Maintaining Momentum: How to Prepare for AI Skeptics Without Dismissing Their Concerns

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I've spent over a decade developing and supporting faculty with adopting emerging technology, and I've seen this pattern before. A promising conversation gains traction, someone raises a valid concern, and suddenly the window for forward movement closes. It's not that the concerns aren't legitimate; they usually are. It's that without preparation, we can lose precious time we won't get back.