AI After Dark: Sleepless Nights & Smarter Machines
AI After Dark is a leadership guide for navigating the real-world impact of generative AI, beyond the hype and into what actually changes. Framed through three “sleepless nights,” the paper explores how AI is reshaping the way software and products are built, how teams are organized and governed, and how leaders balance speed with trust and accountability.
Rather than focusing on tools alone, the whitepaper examines the human, organizational, and risk implications of building with AI at scale, especially as AI evolves from an assistive capability into an autonomous, agentic collaborator.
What You’ll Learn:
- Why rapid AI prototyping is both a breakthrough and a liability
- Why AI output must be treated as untrusted by default
- How to balance speed with trust, and creativity with control
- How AI is transforming team structures and delivery models
- What effective leadership looks like in the agentic AI era
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Meet our whitepaper authors
Jeff Mortimer (#theAgileMoose) is a seasoned product and agile leader in Slalom’s Transformation Practice, where he helps organizations build and scale modern product operating models. With more than 15 years of experience leading product teams, Jeff has a proven track record of guiding successful product and agile transformations. He is passionate about empowering teams to collaborate, innovate, and align around a shared mission—always focused on delivering meaningful value and solving complex customer problems. Jeff is the co-author of multiple thought‑leadership whitepapers on value, innovation, and purpose, and a co-host of the Slalom Impact podcast.
Jessica Smith is an adaptable, results-driven agile and product leader with more than eight years of experience driving product innovation and aligning teams to strategic goals. She brings deep expertise across product management, agile delivery, and program execution, with a track record that includes leading high‑impact SaaS product launches, building comprehensive roadmaps, and streamlining onboarding programs to accelerate deployment. Known for her commitment to accountability and transparency, Jessica is passionate about fostering environments where teams are empowered to innovate, collaborate, and continuously improve while delivering measurable business outcomes.