Shanen J. Boettcher is a technology leader with a proven track record of operationalizing strategy and developing global award-winning products in iconic Fortune 500 companies, privately-held startups and nonprofits including AI21 Labs, Responsible Innovation Labs, Microsoft, Netscape, Accenture, FRDM.co and SeeYourImpact.org. Shanen has built and scaled product management and marketing teams, led engineering teams, acquired and integrated technologies and talent, and published and defended several U.S. patents.
In 2016, he went back to school after a fulfilling 25-year career to research the then nascent technology of generative artificial intelligence and explore its potential impact on human-machine communication. In 2023, he received a Ph.D. from the University of St Andrews. This book is based on his doctoral research and findings.