Allan G. Griffin

Just a quick introduction to the author. Allan G Griffin studied economics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and began his career as a published, award-winning US Government economist before earning his MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. Over the last nearly 30 years he has become a versatile technology executive with vast global business experience leading marketing and sales teams in their launch of innovative products and new technologies with clients and partners in the US, Europe and Latin America at prominent companies like Procter & Gamble, Intel and others. He has also managed his own business development consulting and publishing firms during 15 of these years. Allan considers himself lucky to have achieved many wins in his career, intentionally surrounding himself with people he saw as being smarter or more technically proficient than himself in the dynamic world of technology. Currently, he sees the world at a major crossroads with the advent of the AI revolution and believes that, in many ways, these times call for a new way of thinking, new leadership and an unprecedented level of continuous learning that individuals will need to proactively seek both for their personal and professional lives. As an enthusiastic believer in the positive impact technology can have on the world, Allan hopes that his Smart Book on AI: A Beginner´s Guide to Generative AI for Personal, Creative and Business Use will help readers demystify the evolving juggernaut of AI, overcome their fears or knowledge gaps and spark their own learning journeys by helping them start to confidently use the first generative AI-enabled tools, while having fun along the way.