Gitwit’s Mike Noshay issued a friendly warning to a Tulsa Regional Chamber-led gathering of aerospace companies on March 28.

Embrace artificial intelligence or be left behind.

“We know one thing for certain,” said Noshay, Gitwit operating partner and a guest speaker at the Chamber’s Aerospace Council meeting at the Broken Arrow headquarters of CymSTAR. “Tomorrow will look less like today than ever before. The speed with which these tools are completely transforming industries is profound.

“…It’s transforming industry after industry. The question I lay before you is are you going to be on the leading edge or the lagging edge of that transformation?”

About 30 people attended the Aerospace Council meeting, which was sponsored by Arvest.

The Tulsa Regional Chamber launched the Aerospace Council in 2020 to provide a forum to share best practices within the aerospace and defense industry, and to provide networking opportunities for industry professionals.

The Council meets quarterly at local aerospace employers and educational facilities.

Noshay is head of partnerships at Tulsa-based Gitwit, which provides consulting, marketing and product development for businesses.

“The next great aerospace/AI company should come from somebody in this room,” he said.

Noshay stressed AI is a way businesses can redefine workflow and increase efficiencies.

“You have the expertise of what the real-world challenges are in your operation,” he said. “None of this work happens without that. Anytime you see a highly repetitive portion of your employees’ days, it deserves a look.

“You bring a beginner’s mindset…you will lead the pack. Dream big. You don’t have to have everything figured out. You can start small. Assume there are portions of your business that can be quickly redefined.”

Noshay maintained AI is not a job-killer.

“We don’t sell to that, ever,” he said. “We don’t talk to it. It’s exclusively about enforcing human efficiency to allow humans to do what they are uniquely good at. Be creative. Have human connection. The more you do that allows an opportunity to improve throughput and revenue opportunities.”

For more information about the Aerospace Council, please call Brien Thorstenberg, the Chamber's Vice President of economic development, at 918-560-0231.