5 Generative AI Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them TL;DR: With respect to generative AI: 1) you can’t ignore it, 2) you can’t fully trust it, 3) you need to maintain “cognitive vigilance,” 4) your own words are still more powerful, and 5) you need to lean in and educate yourself right [...]
Episode 05: How to Analyze Data with the WISDOM Framework Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts! In this episode of The Data Literacy Show, hosts Ben Jones (CEO of Data Literacy) and Alli Torban (Senior Data Literacy Advocate) introduce a structured, tool-agnostic framework for [...]
What the Best AI Literacy Programs Have in Common Note: a version of this article was first published for Forbes Business Council on April 15, 2025. Why are organizations scrambling to design and deploy AI literacy programs right now? Well, some of them are because it’s mandated by law. The EU AI [...]
The All-New Data Literacy Level 2 Course Is Here! By Ben Jones, CEO of Data Literacy Today, we're announcing the launch of our rebuilt and revamped Data Literacy Level 2 on-demand course! This exciting new release follows on the heels of a series of major updates we have made in the [...]
Episode 04: Create Better Data Stories by Testing Early and Often Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts! In this episode of The Data Literacy Show, hosts Ben Jones (CEO of Data Literacy) and Alli Torban (Senior Data Literacy Advocate) introduce a smarter, iterative way [...]
Why True Data & AI Literacy Goes Beyond Technical Training Note: a version of this article was first published for Forbes Business Council on March 5, 2025. Organizations that are racing to become data-informed and AI-enabled often invest heavily in technical training. It makes sense that they’d do this: they need their [...]
Episode 03: What is Artificial Intelligence? Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts! In this episode of The Data Literacy Show, hosts Ben Jones (CEO of Data Literacy) and Alli Torban (Senior Data Literacy Advocate) share the basics of Artificial Intelligence (AI). This is a [...]
AI Literacy: The #1 Fastest Growing Skill in 2025 By Ben Jones, Co-Founder and CEO of Data Literacy and author of AI Literacy Fundamentals It's official: AI Literacy has been named the #1 fastest-growing skill in the United States for 2025, according to LinkedIn's inaugural "Skills on the Rise" report. As [...]
Data Literacy and AI Literacy: Two Sides of the Same Coin By Ben Jones, Co-Founder and CEO of Data Literacy Recently, I initiated a discussion on LinkedIn about the relationship between data literacy and AI literacy. The conversation generated some very thoughtful responses from a handful of the most influential and experienced [...]
AI Literacy Training for Your Organization: Meeting Regulatory Requirements and Gaining Competitive Edge In today's rapidly evolving technological landscape, artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic concept—it's a present reality transforming how organizations operate. As AI becomes increasingly integrated into business processes, ensuring your team has proper AI literacy isn't just beneficial—it's [...]