AI Agents, Productivity Stacks, and Global Inspirationwith Jedidah Karanja | #WxAISocialSaturday

What’s Powering Your AI Practice?

This #WxAISocialSaturday invited the Women x AI community to respond to three energizing prompts:

• 📸 Show us your day — A no-pressure peek into your Saturday routine

• 🛠 What’s in your AI productivity stack? — Tools that help you learn, build, or ideate

• 🔭 What’s one emerging AI trend you're watching? — From agents to interfaces to policy shifts

These questions unlocked global insights into how women are building intentional, empowered AI careers—while also sharing dog walks, birthdays, and joy in between.

Meet the Host: Jedidah Karanja

Jedidah Karanja brings deep knowledge in AI product marketing, a passion for education, and a global perspective to her work. As a Women x AI community leader and non-profit board advisor, she’s committed to closing gender gaps in STEM, especially for girls in underserved regions.

With a background in both corporate and mission-driven spaces, Jedidah brings clarity, humor, and sharp strategy to every conversation. Her Saturday session delivered just that—bridging tech insight with human connection.

The Takeaways: What Women in AI Are Thinking About Right Now

1. AI Agents vs. Automations – Defining What We’re Building

One of the session’s most thoughtful threads was the difference between an AI agent and an automated workflow. Jedidah broke it down clearly:

“An AI agent has an LLM at the core of it... it leverages tools (automations) to complete tasks it's assigned.”– Jedidah Karanja

This distinction matters more than ever as AI continues to be embedded in platforms from customer support to knowledge management. Understanding the difference impacts how we build, evaluate, and trust AI.

Community members discussed agent limitations, such as hallucinations and the need for better reasoning skills, as well as the power of hybrid models that blend autonomy with human oversight.

2. Real Productivity Stacks – Tools That Actually Work

The conversation flowed into real talk on AI productivity stacks. Here’s what women are actually using:

“I use ChatGPT to brainstorm and refine marketing content, but Perplexity is better for pinpoint research.”– Dhivya Vijayakumar

“Gemini helps me power through internal docs and emails—frees up time for strategic work.” - Shreya Kothaneth

Others mentioned Claude for long-form summarization, Notion AI for organizing ideas, and GPT-based dashboards for internal documentation.

The underlying message: AI tools aren’t one-size-fits-all. The most effective stack is one that complements your workflow and enhances—not replaces—your creativity.

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3. Personal Vibes: Global Moments, Real Life

From Nairobi to San Francisco to Bangalore, women shared snapshots of their lives. These glimpses remind us that behind every AI paper, prototype, or policy doc is a person. All with a strong desire to grow and learn AI in community.

4. Emerging Trends Women Are Tracking

The range of trends on everyone’s radar was impressive—and intentional:

• AI agents and autonomy — What tasks can be handed off? Where is human input essential?

• Multimodal AI — How will image, audio, and video inputs reshape interfaces?

• AI policy and governance — How are global conversations shaping rights, transparency, and trust?

• Agentic design thinking – reframing how users collaborate with intelligent tools

• Invisible interfaces – designing AI that disappears into the background but improves outcomes

• Sustainable AI infrastructure – reducing energy demands of large models

  
  

This diversity of focus highlights the multidimensional way women in the community approach AI—not just from a technical lens, but through ethics, accessibility, and real-world use cases.

Why #WxAISocialSaturday Matters

This isn’t just a social check-in. It’s a living archive of how women in AI are learning, teaching, and leading. Each week adds another layer of mentorship, vulnerability, and brilliance.

For More from Jedidah

Check out her recent appearance on Revenue Remix with Summer Poletti:

Want to Join the Next Conversation?

You’re invited! Every Saturday, we gather online to share, learn, and lift one another up. Whether you're new to AI or a seasoned builder, there’s space for your story.

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