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Carlos J Barroso

I explain AI without the jargon, for people who aren't technical. I speak at universities, companies and events across the Americas. CTO at Neurapraxis and author of The AI Leadership Trap.

Carlos J. Barroso
  • 13talks
  • 7cities
  • 4countries
  • 2023since

I've spoken at: AWS · Universidad Nacional del Comahue · América Digital · AWS Community Day

Talking

Talks I give

No jargon-filled slides. Everyday examples, so people leave with something they can use on Monday.

Universities, teachers and students

Learning in the age of AI

How to study and teach when anyone can ask a machine for the answer. What to hand off and what not to.

Companies and data teams

Mature your data with AI

Why AI fails when data is a mess, and where to start fixing it.

Executives and boards

The AI Leadership Trap

Why appointing an AI lead isn't enough, and what has to change in how decisions get made.

Map of the Americas with Argentina, Chile, Mexico and the United States highlighted

Countries where I've spoken

  • ArgentinaNeuquén, Cipolletti, Buenos Aires, Córdoba
  • ChileSantiago
  • MexicoMexico City
  • United StatesSan Francisco

Formats: 30–60 minute talk · half-day workshop · panel or open conversation · Spanish or English · in person or online

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Recent talks

Women in Economic Sciences Day, Oct 2026 · Neuquén, AR
Oct 2026 · Neuquén, AR

Women in Economic Sciences Day

My AI talk at the Comahue Economic Sciences Graduates Association event (in Spanish), alongside a talk on breast cancer prevention.

Learning in the age of AI, Aug 2026 · Neuquén, AR
Aug 2026 · Neuquén, AR

Learning in the age of AI

My talk on learning with AI at FAEA, UNCo (in Spanish), at the invitation of the course team.

Madura tus datos con IA, Jun 2025 · Buenos Aires, AR
Jun 2025 · Buenos Aires, AR

Madura tus datos con IA

Mi charla sobre madurez de dato en las oficinas de AWS Buenos Aires.

All talks and conferences

Book

The AI Leadership Trap

The AI Leadership Trap book cover

The AI Leadership Trap

Firing your Chief AI Officer is just the first step

English · 1st edition, 2025 · Kindle

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Portada de La Trampa del Liderazgo en IA

La Trampa del Liderazgo en IA

Despedir a su CAIO es solo el primer paso

Español · 1.ª edición, 2025 · Kindle

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Selected work

What I think, in writing

Paper

From Grunt Work to Governance

Junior engineers as orchestrators of AI, not just users of it.

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Whitepaper

Human-AI collaboration in design

How people and AI can work together on design decisions.

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Essays

All my articles

Substack, Medium, Blogger and Teracloud, in one place.

Browse writing

Have an event, a class or a team that needs to make sense of AI?

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