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Command Redefined: Neural-Adaptive Leadership in the Age of Autonomous Intelligence
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Raul Ionuț Riti
Raul Ionuț Riti
Raul Riti received his BSc degree in Automation and Applied Informatics from the University of and a [...]
Raul Riti received his BSc degree in Automation and Applied Informatics from the University of Petroșani and his MSc in Human Resources Management from Babeș-Bolyai University. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Engineering and Management at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca. He worked as Project Manager at WeltPixel between 2019 and 2021, followed by roles as Senior QA Engineer at Endava (2020–2021) and Project Manager at Cognizant (2021–2023). In 2023, he joined Blankfactor as a Program and Delivery Manager. His research topics mainly include project governance, AI-assisted leadership, delivery management, and sociotechnical systems in agile environments.
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Claudiu Ioan Abrudan
Claudiu Ioan Abrudan
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Laura Bacali
Laura Bacali and
Nicolae Bâlc
Nicolae Bâlc
Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Robotics, and Production Management, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, 400114 Cluj, Romania
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AI 2025, 6(8), 176; https://doi.org/10.3390/ai6080176 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 20 June 2025
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Revised: 24 July 2025
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Accepted: 27 July 2025
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Published: 1 August 2025
Abstract
Artificial intelligence has taken a seat at the executive table and is threatening the fact that human beings are the only ones who should be in a position of power. This article gives conjectures on the future of leadership in which managers will collaborate with learning algorithms in the Neural Adaptive Artificial Intelligence Leadership Model, which is informed by the transformational literature on leadership and socio-technical systems, as well as the literature on algorithmic governance. We assessed the model with thirty in-depth interviews, system-level traces of behavior, and a verified survey, and we explored six hypotheses that relate to algorithmic delegation and ethical oversight, as well as human judgment versus machine insight in terms of agility and performance. We discovered that decisions are made quicker, change is more effective, and interaction is more vivid where agile practices and good digital understanding exist, and statistical tests propose that human flexibility and definite governance augment those benefits as well. It is single-industry research that contains self-reported measures, which causes research to be limited to other industries that contain more objective measures. Practitioners are provided with a practical playbook on how to make algorithmic jobs meaningful, introduce moral fail-safes, and build learning feedback to ensure people and machines are kept in line. Socially, the practice is capable of minimizing bias and establishing inclusion by visualizing accountability in the code and practice. Filling the gap between the theory of leadership and the reality of algorithms, the study provides a model of intelligent systems leading in organizations that can be reproduced.
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Riti, R.I.; Abrudan, C.I.; Bacali, L.; Bâlc, N.
Command Redefined: Neural-Adaptive Leadership in the Age of Autonomous Intelligence. AI 2025, 6, 176.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ai6080176
AMA Style
Riti RI, Abrudan CI, Bacali L, Bâlc N.
Command Redefined: Neural-Adaptive Leadership in the Age of Autonomous Intelligence. AI. 2025; 6(8):176.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ai6080176
Chicago/Turabian Style
Riti, Raul Ionuț, Claudiu Ioan Abrudan, Laura Bacali, and Nicolae Bâlc.
2025. "Command Redefined: Neural-Adaptive Leadership in the Age of Autonomous Intelligence" AI 6, no. 8: 176.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ai6080176
APA Style
Riti, R. I., Abrudan, C. I., Bacali, L., & Bâlc, N.
(2025). Command Redefined: Neural-Adaptive Leadership in the Age of Autonomous Intelligence. AI, 6(8), 176.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ai6080176
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