Her World: From AI evangelist to strategist | How Dr Ayesha Khanna is helping people navigate the AI era

As part of Her World’s Women of The Year celebration, the Her World Hello Possibilities award is presented in collaboration with Singtel and recognises inspirational female game changers who have made it their business to improve the lives of women and society at large through their company’s impact, creativity and clever use of technology.

Eight years ago, Ayesha Khanna set up Addo AI, an AI advisory and incubator designed to help corporations, governments, and start-ups use AI to improve their services. Today, with the explosion of this technology, the landscape has changed.

“It’s fascinating. We’ve gone from explaining what AI is to helping people navigate a world where it’s everywhere. When I co-founded Addo AI, we were evangelists. Now we’re interpreters and architects. The explosion isn’t just about ChatGPT going viral; it’s about AI becoming personal. Everyone suddenly has a relationship with AI, whether as a writing assistant, photo editor, or coding companion.”

It’s an exciting time to be in AI, and this is something Ayesha is wholeheartedly on board with. Three years ago, her clients were asking whether they should start using AI, but now the conversation is more about strategy, governance frameworks, and ethical use of data. “We’ve moved past ‘Will AI work?’ to ‘How do we make AI work for us?’ and ‘How do we use AI responsibly?’ That’s a fundamentally different conversation.”

Read the full article here: https://www.herworld.com/pov/people/ai-evangelist-strategist-how-dr-ayesha-khanna-helping-people-navigate-ai-era