Who's the bot?
This afternoon I sat on a webinar about how writers should pivot to ensure they can use AI to remain relevant. The presenter is a chief content officer with an AI company. The overall delivery was well thought out - he offered six roles that writers need to consider as they move to embrace AI.
I hated the thought of all six!
I have to admit - it felt defeatist to writers everywhere. I don't want to be a validator, I don't want to bring data to AI and let it write for me. And while I sound like I'm whining - I don't want to do the admin work so AI can do the writing - I want AI to do the admin work so I can do the writing.
Yes, AI sounds fine when you ask it draft something. But there's no soul. There's no experience in the tone. AI is - by its literal definition - artificial. It can only write about what has already been written. And if we stop using people to share experiences - how long before everyone just stops reading?
It's already happening in real life. Attention spans are shorter. Nobody believes anything. Trust has eroded. Heck - I can't even use the em-dash anymore. It's maddening. Don't get me wrong, I think there are a lot of things AI can do for us and I use it all the time. But when thought leaders start flipping the script and asking humans to do the BS so AI can do the good stuff - we've lost the plot.
Ok, enough with the doom and gloom - there are some really amazing things that have been going on in the AI world recently. Here are some cool things I have gotten into this week!
Crushing presentation designs using Gamma. For whatever reason, I've had a TON of training requests come from clients the past few weeks. I am not great at presentation design - but I don't have to be with Gamma!
I am submitting an RFP for a project, and I uploaded the RFP document and asked for a framework to follow as I wrote it up. I got a great outline back and proceeded to fill in the details (not using AI). Then I pushed my proposal back into Perplexity and asked for a review: what am I missing, what seems confusing, what ideas are weak and got a few good suggestions, but mostly kudos for a solid proposal.
Started recording client meetings (yes, I know I am behind on this) so I don't have to furiously take notes. I've resisted this for a while now - not sure why. But I'm all in now and it's already helping me not spend so much time scribbling, when I could be listening and focusing on the conversation. Plus, it pulls out dates and deliverables with ease.
Getting caught up on my AI development class - because the stuff we can learn and do really does matter! I'm so grateful to be part of this cohort using AI as a small business - bonus, I got a year long AI course for FREE because I was part of the class. It pays to show up - literally!
Keep learning, keep trying new things, keeping adding skills to your toolkit!
