by InTrieste
On Friday afternoon, the MIB Trieste School of Management will host a public seminar that examines a question increasingly faced by workplaces across sectors: what happens when artificial intelligence becomes part of the team.
The event, titled “The New Colleague Is Not Human: Working With AI in Hybrid Teams,” will take place on February 6 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the school’s Ferdinandeo campus. The seminar will be led by Giulio Toscani, a professor affiliated with NUCB Japan, Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Bocconi University, and MIB Trieste, whose research focuses on artificial intelligence and digital transformation. Attendance is free, with advance registration required.
Rather than addressing the technical mechanics behind algorithms or software design, the seminar will focus on the organizational and human dimensions of artificial intelligence in the workplace. As AI tools move from the periphery to the center of decision-making processes, Toscani will explore how collaboration, trust, and leadership are reshaped when human workers interact daily with non-human agents.
The discussion will consider how knowledge is shared in hybrid teams, how responsibility is distributed, and how human judgment coexists with data-driven recommendations. Drawing on real-world examples from companies that have integrated AI into their operations, Toscani is expected to highlight both the opportunities and the tensions that can emerge, including questions of accountability, authority, and collective intelligence.
Topics will include forms of distributed leadership, the management of subtle workplace frictions, and the challenge of maintaining cohesive team dynamics when artificial systems contribute alongside human colleagues.
The seminar is aimed primarily at managers, human resources professionals, and those involved in organizational change, but it is also open to a broader audience interested in understanding how artificial intelligence is altering everyday work practices. At its core, the event seeks to frame AI not as a replacement for human labor, but as a collaborator whose presence is already redefining how work is done.
