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AI modernization isn't
a technical problem.
It's a human one.

AI modernization efforts are being fundamentally misdiagnosed as a software update rather than a structural shock to the meaning of work. By managing this transition as a purely economic or technical issue, leadership overlooks AI's effects on worker well-being, a definitive predictor of organizational productivity. Ignoring the human impacts of AI-driven work isn't a future policy debate — it is the immediate operational threat that will dictate the success or failure of your AI investments.

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Kevin M. Storer, Ph.D. Kevin M. Storer, Ph.D.

Worker Well-Being in the AI Era

Kevin M. Storer, Ph.D. is a writer, speaker, and public scholar studying the psychological, social, and spiritual dimensions of AI-driven work.

Grounded in established organizational psychology and his work as the lead author of the world's first validated model of how organizations succeed with AI-driven work, Kevin helps leaders maximize the ROI of their AI modernization initiatives by centering worker well-being throughout the process.

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A Crisis of Attribution

AI-related job displacement is rarely as extreme as obsolescence and unemployment. Even when workers retain their jobs, integrating AI introduces a layer of abstraction – opaque reasoning, passive processing, and agentic pushback – that makes it difficult to claim ownership over the final work product. This removes many of the psychological, social, and spiritual rewards humans derive from our work, making AI an immediate threat to worker well-being even for those whose jobs are entirely secure.

Keynotes

Public Scholarship & Speaking

Guiding audiences through the existential and practical impacts of AI-driven work.

Protecting Well-Being in AI-Driven Work

Tailored for organizational leaders. AI mandates often ignore the crisis of attribution and its hidden toll on worker well-being. Learn how to intervene before the loss of individuation, contribution, self-connection, and unification derails your top talent and your bottom line.

Finding Humanity in a Post-Work World

A visionary exploration of the existential crisis that awaits when human labor is no longer required. Even if the economic problems of AI-related job displacement are solved, how do we reorient our psychological, social, and spiritual well-being around things that aren't our jobs?

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For Leadership

Executive Advisory

Successful AI modernization requires more than purchasing licenses; it requires managing natural human resistance in a moment of intense anxiety for your workforce. I provide expert guidance to leaders navigating this transition to ensure worker well-being is centered in organizational policy, mitigating pushback, maintaining productivity, and maximizing ROI.

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The Ground Truth

Applied Research

My advisory and keynotes are informed by over a decade of empirical research. I partner with select organizations on dedicated research engagements to diagnose the human friction of AI integration—offering specialized expertise in both internal workplace diagnostics and third-party B2B research.

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