AI can analyze data, automate tasks and accelerate decisions.
But as organizations adopt AI more broadly, one question continues to surface: What role do humans play?
During the opening session at SAS Innovate 2026, SAS CTO Bryan Harris put that tension plainly when he asked, “Will people matter?” He described a growing “crisis of confidence in human ingenuity” as AI becomes part of more decisions, workflows and everyday experiences.
We took that question beyond the stage and asked attendees:
Do humans matter?
Watch the video below to hear what they had to say.
The conversation doesn’t end here!
