This presentation explores how generative AI technology can be leveraged to enhance mental health and build sustainable mental peace in high-pressure work environments, particularly for achievement-oriented and neurodivergent individuals. By hacking energy-draining tasks and smoothing non-technical aspects of work, AI can help create a more vibrant and productive professional and personal life. The talk will share insights from personal experiences and provide practical strategies for implementing AI-based solutions to support well-being and productivity.
Key Takeaways:
- Learn to identify and mitigate daily struggles faced by neurodivergent individuals in the workplace using AI-powered tools. (And we all face these struggles sometimes!)
- Discover strategies for leveraging generative AI to streamline energy-draining tasks and focus on fulfilling work.
- Gain practical techniques for using AI as an "always-available therapy" to stay grounded and regulated throughout the workday.
Interview:
What is the focus of your work?
I'm working on tooling for automated library migrations across all of our microservice fleet, using GenAI and ASTs.
What’s the motivation for your talk?
My passion is making people's lives easier through technology (especially at work). I also have ADHD and have been using ChatGPT since it came out to fill some of my mental Executive Functioning gaps. I'm very excited to share these discoveries and creations with a wider audience.
Who is your talk for?
If you're neurodivergent (especially ADHD), you'll likely enjoy this talk. If you're a high achiever that works until burnout, you'll probably enjoy this talk. If you're empathetic and want to learn about what's going on in the brains of some of your coworkers, check out the talk as well. The content will be independent of work function and level. Anyone from IC to C-Suite is welcome to attend!
What do you want someone to walk away with from your presentation?
- Learn to identify and mitigate daily struggles faced by neurodivergent individuals in the workplace using AI-powered tools. (And we all face these struggles sometimes!)
- Discover strategies for leveraging generative AI to streamline energy-draining tasks and focus on fulfilling work.
- Gain practical techniques for using AI as an "always-available therapy" to stay grounded and regulated throughout the workday.
What do you think is the next big disruption in software?
I think we really haven't scratched the surface yet in applying GenAI to real world problems (other than copilots). The next stage of GenAI disruption is likely when the engineering harnesses around it get better at creating valid, pseudo-deterministic output.
Speaker
John Gesimondo
Senior Software Engineer @Netflix
John Gesimondo is a software engineer with 14 years of experience, currently at Netflix for the past 5.5 years, where he focuses on using AI to automate challenges like client migrations and documentation updates. Before Netflix, John worked at various tech startups across industries such as food delivery, recruiting, and even sports betting and cryptocurrency arbitrage. A certified ADHD and uncertified autistic individual, he taught himself to code in his parents' basement, holds a business degree, and has learned an alarming amount about therapy and mental health from his life journey thus far. Outside of work, John is a chronic hobby rotator, with kite surfing being his latest passion.
Find John Gesimondo at:
Date
Monday Nov 18 / 03:55PM PST ( 50 minutes )
Location
Ballroom BC
