Building for Speed without Losing the Human Touch

Join the conversation from Rally Around ReOps 2026. This panel discussion brings together eight experts to explore how research operations can harness the power of AI without sacrificing quality, ethics, or empathy.

Key Discussion Highlights:

• Team AI vs. Team Human: Our speakers debate the potential of AI as an augmentation tool versus the necessity of human agency in research processes.
• Accountability in the Age of AI: Who is truly responsible for AI-driven outcomes, errors, or harm? The panel breaks down the messy reality of vendor responsibility versus user error.
• Underrated Human Skills: Discover why soft skills like empathy, storytelling, and strategic judgment are becoming more, not less, valuable in an AI-heavy workflow.
• Navigating AI Disasters: Real-world stories from the trenches on how to handle AI hallucinations and rebuild trust when automated systems go wrong.

Whether you are a researcher, a Research Ops professional, or a builder, this session offers a candid look at the "messy middle" of AI adoption. Learn how to move past the hype, stop outsourcing your critical thinking, and build a collaborative future where AI serves your team, not the other way around.