Maintaining connection: Using emotionally engaged thinking to enhance artificial intelligence initiatives in agricultural domains

In today’s changing landscape of artificial intelligence, agricultural leaders and professionals need to be equipped with strategies to help them navigate the adoption and implementation of these tools. Understanding the technical implications of AI is critical to how one communicates and engages with others; however, it is but a piece of the puzzle when considering the complex nature of working with people. In order to be truly effective, agricultural leaders and professional also need to be prepared to use behaviors of emotional intelligence and critical thinking to help mitigate concerns people may have about the impacts of AI in their work. Through emotionally engaged thinking, agricultural leaders can be ready to address the human-centered concerns about the adoption and implementation of AI tools.