From the Cart to the Car: How Artificial Intelligence and Business Intelligence Redefine Human Efficiency

Artificial intelligence and Business Intelligence tools were not created to replace the human being, but to enhance their ability to produce results more efficiently and quality. Professor Lacier Dias, entrepreneur, specialist in strategy, technology and digital transformation, doctoral student at the Dom Cabral Foundation and founder and CEO of B4Data, compares this movement to the civilizing jump from the wagon to the car: both fulfill the same transport function, but with radically different levels of performance.

According to Lacier, AI follows this same logic. “Technology only makes sense when it improves people's lives. Just as the car has not eliminated the driver's need, but has given him speed and comfort, artificial intelligence and BI do not cancel out the role of the human being, but increase his performance, allowing him to do more in less time.”, AI becomes a productivity amplifier: it processes large volumes of data, organizes information and delivers quick responses, allowing employees to focus their energy on what really generates value.

Still, Lacier recalls that no algorithm replaces the critical, creative and ethical capacity of the human being. Emotions, intuitions and moral judgments are irreplaceable. AI acts as a catalyst, reorganizing flows and reducing bottlenecks, but it needs well-structured and cured databases to function. “An AI without repertoire does not work magic.On the contrary, it can even hinder. But a well-fed AI turns into a true accelerator of results”, he points out.

The central message is clear: just as the transition from the wagon to the car has changed the way we live and work, AI and BI represent the natural evolution of modern corporate thinking.They do not take away human protagonism, but ensure that in the same time frame, people can deliver more, with higher quality and with superior strategic impact.