AI Task Force · Samba ATF · Q2 2026
Samba's AI hub · For everyone at Samba

AI at Samba lives here.

Everything you need to use AI well at Samba — the tools you can plug into, the training that's available, who's leading the program, and where to ask when you're stuck. One page. Bookmark it.

If you're new here

Start using AI at Samba in 10 minutes.

Three steps. No prerequisites. Open in tabs and work through them in order.

Step 01 · 2 min

Log in to Claude

Open claude.ai and sign in with your @samba.tv Google account. If you have a seat, you're in. If you're blocked, post in #ai-enablement.

Step 02 · 5 min

Try one painful task

Pick one thing you do every week that drains time — a recurring email, a status update, a deck outline, a data summary. Paste it into Claude and ask for help. Don't overthink it.

Step 03 · 3 min

Find your channel

Join #ai-enablement on Slack — it's where champions and the AI Task Force watch for questions. No question is too small. See all channels →

For every employee

What's available to you.

You don't have to be a champion or an engineer. The full ecosystem is open to anyone at Samba.

100+ skills · marketplace

Tools you can plug into

Connectors (Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Slack, GitHub, Atlassian, Figma), MCP servers (Gemini Vision, Exa search, Samba Slack agent), and 100+ skills across Workspace and design.

All employees · self-serve to deep

Training at three depths

Self-serve via 13 free Anthropic Academy courses; Lunch & Hacks open to everyone; a 10-week structured curriculum + CCA-F certification for champions.

12 leaders · across teams

The Champions Program

Twelve people across MSCI, Marketing, Sales, PAM, Recruiting, and Engineering who'll help you and your team adopt AI well. Plus Wave 2 nominations open in Q3.

Two ways to shape what we build

Have an idea or a tool request? Tell us.

The AI Task Force is here to build for the company. If you see a workflow that needs an agent, or a tool that should be plugged into Claude, submit it and we'll triage it.

For builders & users

Suggest an AI agent or workflow

Have a painful workflow that AI could fix? Tell us. Triaged weekly — high-leverage requests become projects, smaller ones become reusable skills.

For tool requests

Request an MCP server or connector

Want a tool plugged into Claude that isn't there yet (Notion, HubSpot, Linear, internal Samba systems)? Submit a request — IT and ATF review monthly.

The team behind the program

Who's running this.

Day-to-day lead

Sid Dani

Lead AI Product Manager · AI Task Force

Builds the tools, runs the curriculum, owns the relationship with Anthropic. DM Sid for technical questions, tool setup, prompt help, or any "is this possible?" question. Contact info →

Co-Sponsor

Madeline Brown

Chief of Staff to the CEO · Office of the CEO

Co-leads the AI adoption program. Owner of executive sponsorship, manager-track communications, and the path to ELT alignment. Escalation point when org dynamics get in the way.

Where adoption stands · 2026-05-01

By the numbers.

Snapshot from the May 1 BigQuery extract of Claude Enterprise activity. Numbers are directional — directory matching is being refined, so some never-used entries may be stale (former employees, mismatched emails, unassigned seats).

Assigned Seats
336
company-wide
Active Users
284
used Claude in window
Adoption Rate
84.5%
of assigned seats
Champions
12
launching Q2 2026
Anthropic Skills
100+
available today

See the full leaderboard →

For context

The five levers driving adoption.

How we're working — at a glance. Every lever has a clear owner and a clear audience.

01

Champions

12 builders and leaders running peer enablement.

02

Lunch & Hacks

Bi-weekly in-person workshops, food provided, open to all.

03

Communication

The bi-weekly AI Task Force Briefing newsletter + Slack.

04

Accountability

Public leaderboard + monthly team dashboards for managers.

05

Learning

Office hours, 4-module curriculum, CCA-F certification.

What's coming up

Mark your calendar.

May 13
Issue 0 of the bi-weekly newsletter
May 19
Sacramento exec offsite
May 22
First champion sync (closed)
May 28
First Lunch & Hack — open to everyone
Q3
CCA-F certification cohort