The Human Edge in an AI World: Decision-Making with Cheryl Strauss Einhorn

In this episode of AIBiz, host Avik Chakraborty sits down with award-winning investigative journalist and decision-science expert Cheryl Strauss Einhorn. Together, they unpack the role of AI in modern decision-making and explore how humans can lead, rather than follow, algorithmic advice. Cheryl introduces the AREA Method and shares how her latest book, The Human Edge: Decision Making in the Age of AI (forthcoming via Cornell University Press), offers an actionable roadmap for integrating AI as a thinking partner—not a decision maker. This conversation challenges common myths and puts human agency back at the center of complex problem-solving.

About the Guest:
Cheryl Strauss Einhorn is the founder of Decisive, creator of the AREA Method, and author of three acclaimed books on decision-making. She is also an educator at Cornell and Columbia and a former investigative journalist with Barron’s. Cheryl blends rigorous research with ethical inquiry, helping individuals and organizations make clearer, values-based decisions—even in an AI-driven era.

Key Takeaways:

• AI can support but not replace human judgment—it doesn’t know your context, emotions, or goals.

• Cheryl's AREA Method provides an eight-step structure for better, bias-aware decision making.

• Decision-making is a human superpower. Clear thinking before turning to AI improves outcomes.

• Mistakes with AI are learning opportunities—ask why it responded the way it did.

• The myth that “AI knows better” must be dismantled—we must lead AI, not follow it blindly.

Connect with Cheryl Strauss Einhorn:

• LinkedIn: Cheryl Strauss Einhorn

• Website: www.areamethod.com

 

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