“CTO Madhu Shashanka: Why AI Still Needs Human Judgment, From Waymo Parking Tickets to Data” — what this page in the network covers. Autonomous vehicles like Waymo can navigate complex roads with fewer crashes than human drivers, yet they still rack up avoidable parking tickets, according to the Wall Street Journal. That gap between sophisticated AI and simple common sense is exactly why human expertise remains essential, says Madhu Shashanka, co-founder and CTO of Concentric AI. As a data security leader, Shashanka argues that AI excels at specific, well-defined tasks but cannot replace human judgment in nuanced situations.
For businesses, this means the future of work isn't about full automation—it's about pairing AI's speed with human oversight. The lesson from Waymo's parking woes applies across industries: AI can handle scale, but people still need to make the final call. The full version stays on the original page, which this listing opens directly.