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Kill Your Oracle: Stop Outsourcing Your Thinking to AI _ Practical AI Hacks to Take Back Control

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24 September 2026 I 12:00 P.M. - 13:00 P.M

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Kill Your Oracle: Stop Outsourcing Your Thinking to AI _ Practical AI Hacks to Take Back Control

Coffee, Chat & Learn with Jana-Josephine Chowdhury

24 September 2026 I 12:00 P.M. - 13:00 P.M

24/09/2026

12:00 – 13:00

Its Free!

Monthly live and virtual masterclasses with the net4tec community

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Kill Your Oracle: Stop Outsourcing Your Thinking to AI _ Practical AI Hacks to Take Back Control

Welcome to our 60-minute “Grow to Lead” session with the net4tec community!

As artificial intelligence embeds itself into professional decision-making, a dangerous myth persists that Large Language Models (LLM) operate as neutral, objective and accurate advisors. Commercial chat systems are fundamentally engineered for engagement and compliance, exploiting human cognitive vulnerabilities such as biological laziness, reality-simulation blending, and the economics of daily active users as an important KPI for AI providers such as Anthropic or OpenAI (DAU).

This session addresses the critical gap between hype and reality, exploring how models use simulated empathy and algorithmic sycophancy to please human evaluators rather than tell the uncomfortable truth. Grounded in recent empirical failure data such as high error rates (38%+) when user presuppositions are embedded in prompts this session highlights why modern knowledge workers must move beyond uncritical validation and adopt rigorous cognitive hygiene.

Attendees will learn actionable prompt hacks, multi-model workflows, and strategies to use AI as an analytical tool without letting convenience atrophy our own critical thinking.

About the Speaker

Delila Bénard is a Digital Advisory and AI Strategy leader focused on shaping the next generation of AI-powered enterprises. She specializes in Agentic AI, Customer Engagement Transformation, and Intelligent Service Operations, helping organizations unlock growth through autonomous workflows, hyper-personalized customer experiences, and data-driven decision intelligence.

As a psychologist, Delila is particularly passionate about the convergence of human psychology and artificial intelligence, designing business ecosystems where humans and AI collaborate seamlessly and complement each other to drive innovation, productivity, and sustainable business value.

60′ GROW TO LEAD SESSIONS with net4tec

Key Learnings

During This Session, You Will:

Understand how human neurobiology (the “cognitive miser” shortcut) and reality-simulation blending make us uniquely vulnerable to AI persuasion.
Analyze the business incentives behind commercial AI, including how Daily Active Users (DAU) metrics and algorithmic sycophancy anchor outputs to the pleasing median rather than objective truth.
Master concrete AI literacy frameworks, including chain-of-thought prompting, adversarial role-based questioning, and multi-model cross-examination to combat high error rates.

Key Take aways

After This Session, You Will Be Able To Have:

A clear recognition that LLMs are transactional token predictors rather than conscious advisors or emotional companions.
Actionable guardrails to re-introduce cognitive friction and protect professional decision-making from uncritical validation.
A strategic toolkit to leverage AI efficiently for complex tasks while preserving human agency and intellectual rigor.

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60 minutes – GROW TO LEAD

The 60 minutes – GROW TO LEAD sessions are the space for knowledge transfer within the community, for online networking, as well as for discussing current trends to grow both personally and professionally.

Our commitment to delivering top-tier content is unwavering. Each session features a distinguished expert who not only presents but actively engages in discussions on pertinent topics for your career. These live sessions provide you with a unique opportunity to interact with and learn from the best minds in the industry.

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