{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Why Aimbridge's CIO Says AI Doesn't Work Without Humans","description":" Keryn McNamara, CIO at Aimbridge, told me AI fails the moment it replaces a human instead of freeing one up.  \ud83d\udcb0 She's bringing a labor productivity and forecasting tool to market within weeks, built on Aimbridge's scale and data. \ud83d\udeaa Her go-to comparison: elevator operators disappeared, but new jobs replaced them. She thinks the same thing happens with AI in hotels. \ud83d\udea9 Her test for separating real AI from marketing AI: ask partners who they're integrated with and who they actually know. \u26a1 Her prediction for agentic AI hitting property management systems and point-of-sale: six months, not a year.  Unifocus, Workforce Management Redefined. Visit unifocus.com.  Want the weekly roundup of news, videos, and what you might've missed from  #NoVacancyNews? Text HOTEL to 66866. ","author_name":"No Vacancy Live and No Vacancy News","author_url":"http:\/\/novacancy.libsyn.com\/podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41734875\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/41734875"}