AI Ready Women

AI is supposed to make us more productive.So why are so many of us using it all day… and finishing work feeling completely mentally fried?In this episode of AI Ready Women, Georgie Hubbard and Lou Compagnoni sit down with behavioural scientist Angela Bliss to explore what our increasing reliance on AI could be doing to the way we think, work and make decisions.Angela has spent years studying human behaviour and decision-making, including completing a Master’s in Behavioural Science at the London School of Economics, where her research explored how humans build trust with chatbots.And her message is one every ambitious woman using AI at work needs to hear:The goal isn’t to stop using AI. It’s to become much more deliberate about what you outsource to it.We unpack the emerging phenomenon of AI brain fry, the cognitive overload that can come from prompting, checking, comparing and managing multiple AI outputs at once, and why being able to produce more work doesn’t necessarily mean we’re doing better work.We also explore cognitive debt, automation bias, why AI can feel so addictive, and what happens when we start outsourcing judgment, creativity and independent thinking alongside the menial work.In this episode:What “AI brain fry” actually is and why knowledge workers are starting to feel itWhy using AI can sometimes increase cognitive load rather than reduce itThe hidden problem with AI producing work faster than humans can properly evaluate itWhy hyper-productivity could be changing expectations of employeesHow automation bias can cause us to trust AI outputs too easilyWhy AI feels so compelling — even when we know there may be a costWhat “cognitive debt” means and why it matters for your careerWhy creativity and your best thinking often happen away from the screenHow AI could change the way we make decisionsWhy organisations need to rethink productivity in an AI-enabled workplaceWhy women may be particularly vulnerable to the pressure to do even more with AIAngela’s advice is simple but powerful:Get AI to remove the menial work. Don’t hand over the skills that are building your expertise.Because being AI ready isn’t about using AI for everything.It’s knowing where AI can make you better — and where you still need to do the thinking.——✨ 60 Day Bold Move Career AcceleratorLearn more here 👉 https://www.georgiehubbard.com/bold-moves— —Connect with Georgie:🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard♦️ Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com— —Connect with Lou Compagnoni:🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loucompagnone/— —Connect with Angela Bliss:🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-bliss-behavioural-design/

Women make up just 20% of Australia’s highly technical workforce. After age 40, that drops even further. So what is happening at the exact point when women’s experience should be becoming more valuable?In this episode of AI Ready Women, Georgie Hubbard and Lou Compagnone are joined by Adair Robins, former Head of Diversity and Transformation at the Tech Council of Australia, to unpack why women are leaving technical careers mid-career, what AI could mean for that trend, and why the next few years could also create a huge opportunity for women.Adair shares insights from the Women in Highly Technical Occupations research, including the finding that women leave highly technical roles at almost twice the rate of men during mid-career.We also talk about what happens when career progression collides with caring responsibilities, why flexibility and workplace culture still matter, and why women need to be part of the teams designing, leading and implementing AI.Plus, Adair shares the story behind Back in the Code, a full-day agentic engineering course designed for parents currently on or recently returned from parental leave.Resources mentionedBack in the Code — Melbourne, 24 Septemberhttps://events.techcouncil.com.au/agentic_ai_course_cohort2Back in the Code — Future Cohort Waitlisthttps://events.techcouncil.com.au/agentic_engineering_waitlist_formTech Careers Hotline Podcasthttps://techcouncil.com.au/tech-careers-hotline-podcast/Women in Highly Technical Work Reporthttps://techcouncil.com.au/research/✨ 60 Day Bold Move Career Acceleratorhttps://www.georgiehubbard.com/bold-moves📚 The Bold Movehttps://www.theboldmovebook.comConnect with Georgie:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbardWebsite: https://www.georgiehubbard.comConnect with Lou Compagnone:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loucompagnone/Connect with Adair Robins:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adair-robins/

You don't need to be technical to break into AI. You need to understand what makes you irreplaceable.___________Connect with Georgie:🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard♦️ Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com___________✨ 60 Day Bold Move Career Accelerator ✨Learn more here 👉 https://www.georgiehubbard.com/bold-moves___________Connect with Lou Compagnone:🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loucompagnone/___________Only 1 in 5 AI leadership roles are held by women. Only 13% of women hold C-suite roles in AI, across 27 countries. We're still chasing our tail on the gender pay gap, still fighting for more women in leadership, and now AI is reshaping the entire workforce with women's voices dangerously underrepresented before the wave has even properly started.This episode is for every woman who's applied for AI roles and heard nothing back. For every woman who thinks she's too far behind, or not technical enough, or doesn't have the right experience. For every woman who's kept her head down doing excellent work and hoped that would be enough.It's not enough anymore. The old playbook doesn't work. The women who get chosen for AI roles aren't always the most technical. They're the ones who are visible, connected, and strategic. They understand AI is a people problem, not just a technology problem.Lou and Georgie catch up after a few weeks apart. Lou's just back from Stanford, where she completed the AI-Powered Organisation course. Georgie's back from the UK, where she noticed something striking: AI is everywhere. Her parents are using it. Her nan is using it. And her brother, a professional golfer with zero technical experience, built himself a website using Claude in three hours flat. He then built one for the new owners of his golf club too, made himself impossible to overlook, and he's now in discussions about a promotion.This conversation is about what happens when you stop waiting to feel ready and start positioning yourself for what's next. Why the most successful AI agent at Stanford wasn't built by the most technical person in the room. Why hurt people hurt people, and how Lou handles the trolling that comes with being a woman speaking publicly about AI. And the one mindset shift that changes everything. Don't try to become someone else. Add AI to what you already know.If you've been waiting for permission to start, this is it.If this episode gave you a takeaway, tell us about it on LinkedIn. The future belongs to the women who are ready for it. Let's make sure that's you.Georgie and Lou 💜

AI certifications from Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, Harvard and 20 other providers, 36 of them completely free, with a certificate you can put on your LinkedIn.Get the full list → https://www.georgiehubbard.com/ai-courses___________Georgie and Lou are taking a short break from AI Ready Women. Georgie's back in the UK with family and Lou is travelling for work, and they'll be back on the mic together again soon. Rather than go quiet, they've left you the library. Georgie sends to senior women who know they need to get current on AI and have no idea where to start.Don't start with 45. Start with three.Georgie's shortlist — about seven hours all in:1. Generative AI Explained (NVIDIA) — one hour, no code, free digital badge at the end. The fastest way to stop feeling behind.2. Career Essentials in Generative AI (Microsoft & LinkedIn) — three to four hours. This certificate posts straight to your LinkedIn profile, where recruiters are actually looking.3. AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations (Anthropic) — three hours. Built for women who lead teams rather than build things. How to make AI decisions, not how to write code.One honest note: 36 of the 45 are completely free with a certificate. The rest are free to study but charge for the certificate — they're marked on the page.Why this matters more than it sounds like it shouldThis isn't about becoming a data scientist.After 12 years inside recruitment, the pattern Georgie sees is this: the women who get approached for the roles that matter are not the most technical women in the room. They're the most legible ones, the women whose profile makes it obvious, in seconds, that they've kept up.A named certificate does that before anyone has read a single line of your experience.So pick one. Start it this week. Let confidence catch up.___________🎓 The AI course library — 45 certifications, 36 free👉 https://www.georgiehubbard.com/ai-courses___________✨ Bold Move Career Accelerator — eight weeks, small cohort, for senior women ready to make the move rather than read about it👉 https://www.georgiehubbard.com/bold-moves___________📚 The Bold Move (the book) 👉 https://www.theboldmovebook.com___________One thing before you go.If this series has been useful, the single best thing you can do while we're away is send this episode to one woman who's been putting off getting to grips with AI. Not a list. One woman. You'll know who she is.Back soon, with some phenomenal guests lined up.Georgie 💜

You don't need to be technical to break into AI. But you do need to understand what makes you irreplaceable.This episode is for every woman who's been applying for AI roles and hearing crickets. For every woman who thinks she's too far behind, or not technical enough, or doesn't have the right experience.Georgie and Lou sit down with Erin Ashton, AI Enablement Lead at EY, whose background is organisational psychology, not code. Erin has spent her career solving messy people problems. And it turns out that's exactly what AI needs right now.This conversation is about why bad AI output is the result of human judgment added too late. It's about why organisations can't train their way into a new way of working. It's about the three layers of AI roles, and why the translator layer is where the real opportunity sits. And it's about why the women who feel most uncomfortable right now are actually the ones paying attention.If you've been waiting to feel ready before you start, this episode is your permission to begin messy.—————✨Georgie's 60 Day Bold Move Career Accelerator ✨Learn more here 👉 https://www.georgiehubbard.com/bold-moves📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com—————Connect with Georgie:🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard♦️ Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com—————Connect with Lou Compagnone:🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loucompagnone/—————Connect with Erin Ashton:🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/efogg/—————Chapters:02:21 From organisational psychology to leading AI enablement at EY03:40 From "AI is replacing me" to "AI is empowering me"06:22 Eight years of generative AI experience: what companies are getting wrong10:26 Don't make AI the skill you're good at. Use it to enhance what you already do12:15 The three layers: builders, translators, and general users15:51 AI work slop, and why 77% say AI work takes longer to review17:41 Bad AI output is human judgment added too late24:37 Jobs are blobs: how to break your role into tasks32:04 Smart delegation or skill atrophy: where's the line?35:40 You cannot train your way into a new way of working37:53 The reverse Dunning Kruger effect39:10 Toolset, skillset, mindset—————If this episode resonated with you, reach out to Erin, Lou, and Georgie on LinkedIn. Let us know your biggest takeaway. Share what you're doing to break into AI roles without being technical. Tell us how you're using AI to make your work better, not just faster.The future belongs to the women who are ready for it. Let's make sure that's you.Georgie and Lou 💜