AI is quickly transforming the way companies and CEOs are approaching their businesses and the strategies that take them forward. Amid that rapid transformation, Adtalem Global Education
CEO Steve Beard said there is a “threshold question” that he keeps coming back to.
“That question is, is AI a complement for what you do, or is it a substitute for what you do?” said Beard. “I think the answer to that question informs your strategy on how to best leverage the technology. For us, we’ve got a high degree of conviction that it’s a complement for what we do.”
The health-care education provider is now “experimenting with a whole host of use cases, he said.
From AI tutors helping students with learning, to automating enrollment tasks so more friction is taken out of processes like transferring credits and finding financial aid, and piloting tools that help employees increase their productivity, Beard is keen on the company leaning in. At the same time, Beard is thinking about how AI is changing the health-care landscape, and how it can better prepare students for an industry that is also rapidly changing thanks to new tools.
