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In this edition of Technkowledgy, ",[39,40,30],"strong",{},", Service Manager at Mercedes‑Benz.io and AI Ambassador, shows how AI is influencing her daily work, improving service quality, and redefining the balance between human expertise and intelligent support.",[43,44],"toc",{":toc":43},[46,47,49],"h2",{"id":48},"from-manual-effort-to-strategic-focus","From Manual Effort to Strategic Focus",[35,51,52],{},"For Romina, AI has had a noticeable impact on her day‑to‑day work as a Service Manager. It took over many smaller and manual tasks, allowing her to focus on responsibilities that require deeper thinking and experience, such as research, translations, documentation and standardisation, traditionally time‑consuming and mentally demanding, are now significantly faster and more efficient.",[35,54,55],{},"This move has a direct effect on quality and impact. Instead of spending energy on repetitive tasks, Romina can dedicate more attention to complex service management challenges, long‑term improvements and strategic initiatives.",[46,57,59],{"id":58},"improving-core-service-management-practices-with-ai","Improving Core Service Management Practices with AI",[35,61,62],{},"Service Management relies heavily on structured frameworks and standardised processes, such as ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library). While these frameworks provide clarity and consistency, they also involve a large amount of manual effort.",[35,64,65],{},"According to Romina, AI is already simplifying and accelerating several key areas:",[67,68,69,73,76],"ol",{},[70,71,72],"li",{},"Knowledge Management: AI helps translate concepts and processes into structured, standardised documentation. It can suggest relevant knowledge base articles during ticket creation and identify gaps in existing content.",[70,74,75],{},"Problem Management: By analysing support tickets and recurring issues, AI can detect patterns, suggest potential root causes and highlight routing inefficiencies that might otherwise go unnoticed.",[70,77,78],{},"Incident and Reporting Processes: AI supports faster incident handling, improves consistency across services and reduces manual workload for Service Managers and support roles.",[35,80,81],{},"Beyond these areas, Romina also sees strong potential in Major Incident Management and proactive service monitoring, where AI‑driven insights can help teams anticipate issues instead of only reacting to them.",[35,83,84],{},"The outcome is improved speed, service quality, and sustainability for Service Management teams.",[46,86,88],{"id":87},"ai-and-the-future-of-service-management-at-mercedesbenzio","AI and the Future of Service Management at Mercedes‑Benz.io",[35,90,91],{},"Looking ahead, Romina is confident that AI will play a central role in shaping Service Management at Mercedes‑Benz.io as it is already being used in internal tools for root cause analysis, problem management and KPI evaluation. Building on this foundation, the AI Ambassador Programme at Mercedes‑Benz.io was launched to encourage AI adoption across the organisation and to empower colleagues to use AI confidently in their daily work.",[35,93,94],{},"The vision is a future where AI is not seen as an \"extra tool\", but as a natural and trusted part of how teams work. For Service Management, this means less repetitive manual work, faster and more consistent outcomes, and improved quality of analysis and decision‑making. When applied carefully, AI can significantly boost personal productivity and enhance the value of an organisation.",[46,96,98],{"id":97},"finding-the-right-balance-between-human-expertise-and-ai","Finding the Right Balance Between Human Expertise and AI",[35,100,101],{},"One of the most important topics Romina highlights is the balance between human responsibility and AI support.",[35,103,104],{},"As AI capabilities grow, it can be tempting to assume that \"AI will handle it\". However, this approach carries certain risks. While artificial intelligence serves as a valuable support resource, ultimate responsibility and decision-making must consistently be retained by human individuals.",[35,106,107],{},"Romina emphasises that AI depends heavily on high‑quality input where clear objectives, precise instructions and domain‑specific knowledge are essential because, ultimately, the quality of the output directly reflects the quality of the input.",[35,109,110],{},"Investing time in well‑structured prompts, as well as in advanced features such as skills and agents, is where real value is created where AI becomes an enhancement.",[46,112,114],{"id":113},"advice-for-service-managers-starting-their-ai-journey","Advice for Service Managers Starting Their AI Journey",[35,116,117],{},"For Service Managers who are just beginning to explore AI, Romina's advice is practical and encouraging. First and foremost: stay open‑minded. Early challenges and setbacks are part of the learning process, and practice is crucial. We should see AI adoption as a journey, and not a one‑time change.",[35,119,120,121,125],{},"She also recommends starting with concrete use cases by asking simple questions like ",[122,123,124],"em",{},"\"Where can AI support me most effectively in my daily work?\""," we make the entry easier and increase the likelihood of long‑term adoption.",[35,127,128],{},"Finally, continuous learning is key. Training opportunities such as courses, webinars and learning about AI skills and agents help build confidence and support the mindset shift required to work effectively with new technologies.",[46,130,132],{"id":131},"ai-as-a-natural-part-of-service-management","AI as a Natural Part of Service Management",[35,134,135],{},"Romina's perspective highlights that AI is meant to empower Service Managers, not replace them. It reduces manual work, improves consistency, and provides valuable insights, supporting a shift toward proactive, strategic, and human-centred service management at Mercedes‑Benz.io. Programs like the AI Ambassador Programme demonstrate how this change relies on people learning and integrating AI into daily tasks.",{"title":137,"searchDepth":138,"depth":138,"links":139},"",2,[140,141,142,143,144,145],{"id":48,"depth":138,"text":49},{"id":58,"depth":138,"text":59},{"id":87,"depth":138,"text":88},{"id":97,"depth":138,"text":98},{"id":113,"depth":138,"text":114},{"id":131,"depth":138,"text":132},[147],"Techsphere","\u002Fblog\u002F2026-05-12-ai-in-service-management-driving-efficiency-quality-and-impact\u002Fimages\u002Fcover.png","2026-05-12","Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a distant promise in Service Management, it is already reshaping how teams work, think and deliver value. In this edition of Technkowledgy, Romina Muenchow-Centili, Service Manager at Mercedes‑Benz.io and AI Ambassador, shows how AI is influencing her daily work, improving service quality, and redefining the balance between human expertise and intelligent support.","md",{},true,"\u002Fblog\u002F2026-05-12-ai-in-service-management-driving-efficiency-quality-and-impact",{"title":28,"description":150},"blog\u002F2026-05-12-ai-in-service-management-driving-efficiency-quality-and-impact","gGLjIyuR_rv-Vo9nX70D5NE-Ia0YKforPsBS9ggmuDE",[159,273,480],{"id":160,"title":161,"authors":162,"body":164,"categories":264,"coverCredits":3,"coverImage":265,"date":266,"description":267,"extension":151,"meta":268,"navigation":153,"path":269,"seo":270,"stem":271,"tags":3,"__hash__":272},"blog\u002Fblog\u002F2026-04-28-behind-the-engine-how-carl-ai-scales-knowledge-access-at-mercedes-benz-io.md","Behind the Engine: How Carl.AI Scales Knowledge Access at Mercedes-Benz.io",[163],"João Almeida",{"type":32,"value":165,"toc":256},[166,173,176,179,181,185,188,191,194,198,201,204,207,211,214,217,220,224,227,230,234,237,240,243,246,250,253],[35,167,168,169,172],{},"At Mercedes-Benz.io, not every product we build is visible to customers. Some of the most important ones work quietly behind the scenes, shaping how teams collaborate, share knowledge, and build digital products more effectively, ",[39,170,171],{},"Carl.AI"," is one of those products.",[35,174,175],{},"Carl.AI is part of our internal tooling landscape, positioned earlier in the value chain. Its impact, however, reaches far beyond that, by helping teams find the right knowledge faster and reducing the time spent chasing answers, improving how work gets done across the organisation and that improvement flows downstream into everything we build.",[35,177,178],{},"This tool did not begin as an \"AI for AI's sake\" initiative but it emerged from a very real operational challenge: recurring questions, fragmented knowledge, and too much reliance on interrupting the same people for answers that already existed somewhere.",[43,180],{":toc":43},[46,182,184],{"id":183},"the-problem-it-set-out-to-solve","The problem it set out to solve",[35,186,187],{},"Across teams, a familiar pattern kept repeating. Support questions around platform topics, internal processes, and domain‑specific knowledge were being asked again and again. In many cases, the answers already existed, buried in documentation, old message threads, or previous discussions, but they were difficult to locate when needed.",[35,189,190],{},"This created friction on both sides. People asking questions lost time searching or waiting for responses, while subject‑matter experts were repeatedly interrupted with the same requests. Knowledge existed, but access to it did not scale.",[35,192,193],{},"Carl.AI was created to address exactly that gap.",[46,195,197],{"id":196},"how-carlai-started","How Carl.AI started",[35,199,200],{},"The first version of Carl.AI was intentionally small and practical. It was not designed to be a large platform from day one. The initial goal was simple: reduce the pressure on people answering the same questions repeatedly and make existing knowledge easier to access.",[35,202,203],{},"Once this approach proved effective, it became clear that the problem was not limited to a single team. Many teams faced similar challenges with support load and scattered knowledge within their own domains, and that insight marked a shift in direction.",[35,205,206],{},"Carl.AI evolved from a helpful internal bot into a broader internal AI platform, becoming a foundation teams could build on themselves.",[46,208,210],{"id":209},"what-carlai-is-today","What Carl.AI is today",[35,212,213],{},"Today, Carl.AI is much closer to a self‑service workspace than a single assistant.",[35,215,216],{},"Teams can create assistants for specific domains, connect their own knowledge bases, and bring in data from the tools they already use. The platform is accessible not only through conversational interfaces, but also via APIs and more developer‑oriented workflows that integrate naturally into existing ways of working.",[35,218,219],{},"This adjustment allows teams to shape Carl.AI around their own context, personalising their use according to their needs.",[46,221,223],{"id":222},"why-carlai-matters","Why Carl.AI matters",[35,225,226],{},"At its core, Carl.AI exists because support does not scale when knowledge access depends on knowing exactly who to ask. When reliable answers require messaging the right expert and waiting for context, bottlenecks form without intention. Work slows down, interruptions increase, and valuable knowledge becomes underutilised.",[35,228,229],{},"The purpose of Carl.AI is not to \"add AI\" to the organisation but to remove friction. By shortening the distance between a question and a reliable answer, Carl.AI helps teams stay focused, reduces context switching, and enables greater autonomy. In that sense, it is as much an enablement product as it is an AI product because when it works well, people spend less time hunting for information and more time building.",[46,231,233],{"id":232},"what-makes-carlai-technically-interesting","What makes Carl.AI technically interesting",[35,235,236],{},"Carl.AI does not rely on a single standout feature. What makes it interesting is the combination of accessibility and integration.",[35,238,239],{},"Non‑experts can create useful and knowledge‑aware assistants without writing code or building custom pipelines. Self‑service is a key principle: teams define an assistant, connect relevant knowledge, and put something practical into use quickly.",[35,241,242],{},"At the same time, Carl.AI is designed to feel natural for developers. With knowledge bases, data-source integrations, and an OpenAI-compatible API, it connects to existing tools and workflows instead of operating as a separate system.",[35,244,245],{},"The platform is also moving beyond answering questions. Code sandbox workflows and artifact style outputs support more hands-on use cases, helping teams generate prototypes, structured assets, and working outputs directly from conversations and the move towards actionable outcomes is a central part of Carl.AI's evolution.",[46,247,249],{"id":248},"whats-next","What's next",[35,251,252],{},"The next chapter for Carl.AI focuses on widening the platform surface without losing the simplicity that made it useful in the first place.",[35,254,255],{},"If the first phase was about reducing repetitive support, the next phase is about scaling autonomy. The north star remains unchanged: fewer interruptions, fewer context switches, and more time spent building. By continuing to make internal knowledge accessible, practical, and actionable, Carl.AI aims to quietly improve how work gets done across the organisation.",{"title":137,"searchDepth":138,"depth":138,"links":257},[258,259,260,261,262,263],{"id":183,"depth":138,"text":184},{"id":196,"depth":138,"text":197},{"id":209,"depth":138,"text":210},{"id":222,"depth":138,"text":223},{"id":232,"depth":138,"text":233},{"id":248,"depth":138,"text":249},[147],"\u002Fblog\u002F2026-04-28-behind-the-engine-how-carl-ai-scales-knowledge-access-at-mercedes-benz-io\u002Fimages\u002Fcover.png","2026-04-28","At Mercedes-Benz.io, not every product we build is visible to customers. Some of the most important ones work quietly behind the scenes, shaping how teams collaborate, share knowledge, and build digital products more effectively, Carl.AI is one of those products.",{},"\u002Fblog\u002F2026-04-28-behind-the-engine-how-carl-ai-scales-knowledge-access-at-mercedes-benz-io",{"title":161,"description":267},"blog\u002F2026-04-28-behind-the-engine-how-carl-ai-scales-knowledge-access-at-mercedes-benz-io","RYlced5b603Izdyw1EmRdXj6PfOayIp3SsCG30nPYV0",{"id":274,"title":275,"authors":276,"body":279,"categories":471,"coverCredits":3,"coverImage":472,"date":473,"description":474,"extension":151,"meta":475,"navigation":153,"path":476,"seo":477,"stem":478,"tags":3,"__hash__":479},"blog\u002Fblog\u002F2026-04-24-kubecon-cloudnativecon-how-platform-engineering-is-shifting-from-tools-to-intent.md","KubeCon + CloudNativeCon: How Platform Engineering Is Shifting from Tools to Intent",[277,278],"Fagner Jesus","Flávio Moringa",{"type":32,"value":280,"toc":458},[281,290,293,295,299,302,309,312,315,318,322,325,328,331,346,349,352,356,359,362,365,368,371,375,378,383,386,389,393,396,399,403,406,417,420,424,427,430,433,436,440,443,446,452,455],[35,282,283,284,286,287,289],{},"KubeCon + CloudNativeCon is never just about Kubernetes, but more about where the cloud‑native ecosystem is heading next, technically, organisationally, and culturally. This year, Mercedes‑Benz.io was represented by several MB.ioneers, including ",[39,285,277],{}," and ",[39,288,278],{},", who returned with fresh perspectives on platform engineering, AI‑driven operations and what it really means to build platforms that deliver value.",[35,291,292],{},"The main takeaway is that cloud-native platforms are evolving beyond human use and are now increasingly tailored for machines and automated agents as well. But let's dive in!",[43,294],{":toc":43},[46,296,298],{"id":297},"recentring-platform-engineering-around-why","Re‑centring Platform Engineering Around \"Why\"",[35,300,301],{},"For Fagner, one of the most impactful moments came from a reminder of purpose.",[35,303,304,305,308],{},"A keynote by ",[39,306,307],{},"Abby Banser"," brought up something fundamental: platform teams already have powerful technologies and deep expertise, but without a clear why, platforms risk becoming complex systems that serve themselves rather than their users.",[35,310,311],{},"The message was sound and clear: platform engineering exists to help customers build value, not to assemble tools for their own sake.",[35,313,314],{},"This perspective was reinforced by a panel discussion on how platforms can support junior engineers. Rather than replacing engineers with automation or AI, the perspective was on empowerment with guardrails, using intelligent systems to raise the baseline of quality while still enabling learning, autonomy and craftsmanship.",[35,316,317],{},"Together, these sessions contextualised platform engineering as a discipline centred on capability delivery, not infrastructure ownership.",[46,319,321],{"id":320},"the-rise-of-agentdriven-cloudnative-systems","The Rise of Agent‑Driven Cloud‑Native Systems",[35,323,324],{},"Flávio's perspective shift emerged from a recurring pattern across the entire conference: AI agents are becoming first‑class citizens in cloud‑native systems.",[35,326,327],{},"From main stage keynotes to deep‑dive technical sessions, the same idea surfaced again and again, with talks on agentic systems, AI‑driven troubleshooting and automated remediation showing a clear evolution that platforms are moving from passive observability to active participation in operations.",[35,329,330],{},"Instead of humans manually correlating metrics, logs and traces at 3am, emerging systems can now:",[332,333,334,337,340,343],"ul",{},[70,335,336],{},"detect degraded workloads",[70,338,339],{},"correlate signals across telemetry",[70,341,342],{},"investigate potential causes",[70,344,345],{},"trigger or propose remediation actions",[35,347,348],{},"What made this insight click was its consistency. Whether viewed through the lens of platform engineering, GitOps or operations, the direction was unmistakable: cloud‑native systems are becoming increasingly agent‑driven rather than human‑driven.",[35,350,351],{},"Kubernetes is no longer just a platform we operate; it is becoming a runtime where automated actors collaborate alongside humans.",[46,353,355],{"id":354},"when-the-cloudnative-brain-clicks","When the Cloud‑Native Brain Clicks",[35,357,358],{},"For both MB.ioneers, KubeCon highlighted a deeper shift in how platforms are consumed.",[35,360,361],{},"Flávio described a pivotal realisation: modern platforms now have two types of users: 1) Humans, who need great developer experience, and 2) Automated agents, which need structured, machine‑consumable context.",[35,363,364],{},"This reframes many familiar platform building blocks. On the one hand, service catalogues are no longer just developer portals: they encode ownership, dependencies and system boundaries in a structured way. On the other hand, observability data is no longer just dashboards: it becomes input for automated reasoning and decision‑making.",[35,366,367],{},"The reason AI‑driven operations are now viable isn't only better models, but mainly because platforms have matured to the point where they emit consistent, correlated and machine‑readable signals.",[35,369,370],{},"In that sense, today's AI‑assisted operations are an evolution of trends already underway, from autonomous infrastructure optimisation to increasingly self‑healing systems.",[46,372,374],{"id":373},"tools-practices-and-patterns-worth-exploring","Tools, Practices and Patterns Worth Exploring",[35,376,377],{},"KubeCon + CloudNativeCon also surfaced concrete ideas that resonate strongly with the work already happening at Mercedes‑Benz.io.",[379,380,382],"h3",{"id":381},"smarter-kubernetes-control-planes","Smarter Kubernetes Control Planes",[35,384,385],{},"On the technical side, upcoming Kubernetes features such as the EvictionRequest API point towards more deliberate and controllable node lifecycle management, a critical capability for large, dynamic fleets.",[35,387,388],{},"The widespread adoption of tools like Argo CD, Kyverno and Backstage reinforced their role as foundational building blocks for modern platforms that balance autonomy with governance.",[379,390,392],{"id":391},"finops-meets-ai","FinOps Meets AI",[35,394,395],{},"Cost and resource management featured prominently across the conference. FinOps is evolving from reporting into intelligent optimisation, increasingly powered by AI to correlate usage, performance and business value.",[35,397,398],{},"This aligns with a broader trend: platform teams are becoming stewards not just of reliability, but of sustainable efficiency.",[379,400,402],{"id":401},"platforms-as-enablers-not-gatekeepers","Platforms as Enablers, Not Gatekeepers",[35,404,405],{},"From an organisational perspective, Fagner highlighted how encouraging it was to see familiar practices validated by the wider community:",[332,407,408,411,414],{},[70,409,410],{},"Hackathons to drive experimentation",[70,412,413],{},"Communities of Practice to share knowledge",[70,415,416],{},"Golden Paths to guide teams from idea to production and through day‑two operations",[35,418,419],{},"These patterns foster alignment without enforcing rigidity, helping teams move faster while maintaining quality.",[46,421,423],{"id":422},"gitops-beyond-delivery","GitOps Beyond Delivery",[35,425,426],{},"One particularly strong theme was the evolution of GitOps.",[35,428,429],{},"What started as a deployment model is now expanding into closed‑loop systems that include detection of drift or degradation, automated or guided remediation, and policy‑driven safety boundaries.",[35,431,432],{},"Observability platforms are evolving into systems that not only display data but also initiate actions in response to it.",[35,434,435],{},"As automation increases, governance becomes even more critical where policies are no longer just compliance artefacts; they are the guardrails that make safe automation possible.",[46,437,439],{"id":438},"designing-platforms-for-humans-and-machines","Designing Platforms for Humans and Machines",[35,441,442],{},"For Fagner, building cloud‑native platforms means moving beyond assembling tools and instead delivering capabilities that genuinely help customers, including the shift from \"infrastructure for apps\" to infrastructure for AI systems.",[35,444,445],{},"For Flávio, it means designing platforms that are:",[447,448,449],"blockquote",{},[35,450,451],{},"…not only usable by humans, but understandable and actionable by automated agents.",[35,453,454],{},"Catalogues, observability, deployment pipelines and policies all need to be structured, consistent and safe to act on. The next phase of platform engineering is less about adding layers, and more about making existing ones legible, to people and to machines alike.",[35,456,457],{},"Beyond the technology, KubeCon + CloudNativeCon was also a reminder of the human side of engineering. Conferences are learning moments, but they are also bonding moments, opportunities to share ideas, challenge assumptions and build relationships that last long after the talks end.",{"title":137,"searchDepth":138,"depth":138,"links":459},[460,461,462,463,469,470],{"id":297,"depth":138,"text":298},{"id":320,"depth":138,"text":321},{"id":354,"depth":138,"text":355},{"id":373,"depth":138,"text":374,"children":464},[465,467,468],{"id":381,"depth":466,"text":382},3,{"id":391,"depth":466,"text":392},{"id":401,"depth":466,"text":402},{"id":422,"depth":138,"text":423},{"id":438,"depth":138,"text":439},[147],"\u002Fblog\u002F2026-04-24-kubecon-cloudnativecon-how-platform-engineering-is-shifting-from-tools-to-intent\u002Fimages\u002Fcover.png","2026-04-24","KubeCon + CloudNativeCon is never just about Kubernetes, but more about where the cloud‑native ecosystem is heading next, technically, organisationally, and culturally. This year, Mercedes‑Benz.io was represented by several MB.ioneers, including Fagner Jesus and Flávio Moringa, who returned with fresh perspectives on platform engineering, AI‑driven operations and what it really means to build platforms that deliver value.",{},"\u002Fblog\u002F2026-04-24-kubecon-cloudnativecon-how-platform-engineering-is-shifting-from-tools-to-intent",{"title":275,"description":474},"blog\u002F2026-04-24-kubecon-cloudnativecon-how-platform-engineering-is-shifting-from-tools-to-intent","62uLsfcffsIZoXP_jwM8HDapJsOvvUeo5dkrhUn7kx0",{"id":481,"title":482,"authors":483,"body":485,"categories":710,"coverCredits":711,"coverImage":712,"date":713,"description":714,"extension":151,"meta":715,"navigation":153,"path":716,"seo":717,"stem":718,"tags":3,"__hash__":719},"blog\u002Fblog\u002F2026-04-21-beginners-mindset-why-curiosity-is-becoming-a-core-skill-in-the-age-of-ai.md","Beginner’s Mindset: Why Curiosity Is Becoming a Core Skill in the Age of AI",[484],"Ajith Jacob Kanatt",{"type":32,"value":486,"toc":700},[487,494,499,501,505,508,515,518,523,527,534,541,546,549,553,556,561,564,571,574,578,581,586,589,593,596,604,607,612,615,618,626,631,635,638,641,646,649,654,657,661,664,669,672,677,681,684,689,692,697],[35,488,489,490,493],{},"The future of work is explored beyond technology but considering the human behaviours that allow technology to create real value. As Artificial Intelligence (AI) reshapes how teams work, learn and collaborate, one capability is standing out as increasingly essential: ",[39,491,492],{},"the beginner’s mindset",".",[35,495,496,498],{},[39,497,484],{}," highlights why curiosity, openness and the willingness to unlearn may matter more than any single technical skill in an AI‑driven world.",[43,500],{":toc":43},[46,502,504],{"id":503},"why-thinking-habits-matter-more-than-skill-gaps","Why Thinking Habits Matter More Than Skill Gaps",[35,506,507],{},"Discussions around AI adoption often centre on skill shortages. However, large‑scale data suggests that how people think and adapt matters more than what they currently know.",[35,509,510,511,514],{},"A ",[39,512,513],{},"Harvard Business Review study"," analysing 70 million job transitions found that people with a broad base of foundational soft skills were more resilient throughout their careers, particularly during periods of market and technological change.",[35,516,517],{},"As Ajith explains in fast-moving environments, tools tend to evolve quickly and mindsets endure:",[447,519,520],{},[35,521,522],{},"With very strong evidence from data, we can say that foundational habits or soft skills are much more important than skill gaps. Amid massive technological changes like AI, the continued development of these skills becomes extremely crucial for both individuals and firms_.",[46,524,526],{"id":525},"let-curiosity-be-the-default-mode","Let Curiosity Be the Default Mode",[35,528,529,530,533],{},"If there is one idea Ajith wants you to remember, it is this: “",[122,531,532],{},"Let curiosity be your default mode.","”",[35,535,536,537,540],{},"He often references Albert Einstein’s words, “",[122,538,539],{},"I have no special talents. I’m just passionately curious.","” Curiosity, when paired with discipline, keeps people learning for life and supports neuroplasticity, the brain’s ability to form new connections.",[447,542,543],{},[35,544,545],{},"Curiosity and open‑mindedness, applied together with a bit of discipline, can work wonders. It keeps you a lifelong learner and that directly benefits brain health.",[35,547,548],{},"In the context of AI, curiosity transforms uncertainty into exploration rather than fear.",[46,550,552],{"id":551},"when-expertise-starts-blocking-learning","When Expertise Starts Blocking Learning",[35,554,555],{},"Experience is valuable, but it can also become a limitation. Psychologists describe the Einstellung Effect, or rigidity of behaviour, where people rely on familiar solutions even when better alternatives exist. Over time, this creates a closed mindset and discourages experimentation.",[447,557,558],{},[35,559,560],{},"The problem is when we grow too comfortable. We stop exploring new ideas and a closed mindset sets in. It becomes about what you already know, rather than what you haven’t tried yet.",[35,562,563],{},"Ajith argues that unlearning is just as important as learning, especially for maintaining cognitive flexibility. His own career reflects this mindset: starting as an electronics engineer, then moving into computer engineering, and later into animation and visual effects, each transition required letting go of familiar frameworks.",[447,565,566],{},[35,567,568],{},[122,569,570],{},"“They were all completely different ball games. It stretched me in the beginning, but over time I learned to be comfortable as a beginner again.”",[35,572,573],{},"In modern careers, where non‑linear paths are becoming the norm, this comfort with starting over is increasingly valuable.",[46,575,577],{"id":576},"growth-mindset-vs-beginners-mindset","Growth Mindset vs Beginner's Mindset",[35,579,580],{},"While often used interchangeably, growth mindset and beginner’s mindset are not the same. Ajith makes a clear distinction:",[447,582,583],{},[35,584,585],{},"A growth mindset says, ‘I can get better at this.’ A beginner’s mindset goes one step further and says, ‘I am willing to see this as if I’ve never seen it before.’",[35,587,588],{},"Growth mindset focuses on persistence and improvement, while beginner’s mindset focuses on shedding assumptions and expert bias. Both matter but when working with AI, beginner’s mindset often unlocks faster learning.",[46,590,592],{"id":591},"where-people-get-stuck-with-ai-tools","Where People Get Stuck with AI Tools",[35,594,595],{},"From Ajith’s perspective, resistance to AI often shows up in two ways:",[332,597,598,601],{},[70,599,600],{},"A closed mindset: “I’m fine with my current tools.”",[70,602,603],{},"Applying old mental models to new technology.",[35,605,606],{},"Ajith highlights the importance of comfort with failure:",[447,608,609],{},[35,610,611],{},"You can’t approach a new AI tool the same way you approached older tools. You need to be completely comfortable with failure while exploring it.",[35,613,614],{},"Curiosity and mindful engagement, rather than perfection, lead to better outcomes where small shifts in language can also significantly influence behaviour.",[35,616,617],{},"Some examples include:",[332,619,620,623],{},[70,621,622],{},"“I don’t know how to do this” → “I don’t know how to do this, yet.”",[70,624,625],{},"“This tool doesn’t work” → “I haven’t fully explored this tool.”",[447,627,628],{},[35,629,630],{},"We need more optimism and child‑like curiosity, instead of constantly asking, ‘What if I fail?_",[46,632,634],{"id":633},"why-small-habits-matter-more-than-big-goals","Why Small Habits Matter More Than Big Goals",[35,636,637],{},"Large goals can feel overwhelming. Small habits compound.",[35,639,640],{},"Ajith shares a personal example:",[447,642,643],{},[35,644,645],{},"I once set big goals around fitness and failed. This year, I switched to ten minutes of daily stretches and small diet changes and I’m doing much better than expected.",[35,647,648],{},"Consistent 1% improvements, he argues, lead to exponential gains over time. Supporting brain health does not require drastic change.",[447,650,651],{},[35,652,653],{},"Simple habits make a big difference, five minutes of journaling, or ten minutes a day learning something new, can fire new connections in the brain.",[35,655,656],{},"These practices help keep the brain adaptable in fast‑changing environments.",[46,658,660],{"id":659},"how-long-before-habits-change-thinking","How Long Before Habits Change Thinking?",[35,662,663],{},"There is no universal rule.",[447,665,666],{},[35,667,668],{},"It depends on the person and the habit. The real question is how often neurons need to fire to strengthen a new connection.",[35,670,671],{},"Instead of relying on motivation alone, Ajith advises reducing friction and increasing positive reinforcement.",[447,673,674],{},[35,675,676],{},"If it’s worth it, stay consistent. Don’t fall into the willpower trap.",[46,678,680],{"id":679},"the-human-skills-that-matter-more-as-ai-improves","The Human Skills That Matter More as AI Improves",[35,682,683],{},"As AI automates rule‑based work, human qualities increase in value. AI can reduce information overload, allowing humans to focus on real problem‑solving and customer value.",[447,685,686],{},[35,687,688],{},"Empathy, resilience, adaptability, critical thinking, curiosity and creativity will play a huge role going forward.",[35,690,691],{},"While younger generations are digitally native, interpersonal skills still require practice. Particularly in a global and hybrid workplace, social skills remain a critical advantage.",[447,693,694],{},[35,695,696],{},"Many face‑to‑face interactions can be taken over by AI, but building trust and handling tough conversations cannot.",[35,698,699],{},"From Ajith’s perspective, the future of work belongs not to those who know the most, but to those who stay the most open. A beginner’s mindset, grounded in curiosity, humility and experimentation, allows people and organisations to grow alongside AI, without losing what makes them human.",{"title":137,"searchDepth":138,"depth":138,"links":701},[702,703,704,705,706,707,708,709],{"id":503,"depth":138,"text":504},{"id":525,"depth":138,"text":526},{"id":551,"depth":138,"text":552},{"id":576,"depth":138,"text":577},{"id":591,"depth":138,"text":592},{"id":633,"depth":138,"text":634},{"id":659,"depth":138,"text":660},{"id":679,"depth":138,"text":680},[147],"Photo by Sage Friedman on Unsplash","\u002Fblog\u002F2026-04-21-beginners-mindset-why-curiosity-is-becoming-a-core-skill-in-the-age-of-ai\u002Fimages\u002Fcover.jpg","2026-04-21","The future of work is explored beyond technology but considering the human behaviours that allow technology to create real value. 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