I’ve been thinking about each of these roles myself, nicely put.
The diagnostic is so important, in my world (marketing), everyone is scrambling to use AI regardless of its compatibility. Last week, I had a conversation about automating a process with AI that didn’t need to exist. So many examples of this happening and it’s only going to get worse.
The people saying AI is ‘taking jobs,’ in a fear spiral also seem to miss the point that it’s dissolving responsibility from the humans making those decisions. Of course, some industries and use cases are going to create a competitive need to outsource to AI, but there are other examples I’m seeing first hand where people are outsourcing to AI based on incremental profit, removing creative skill for a weaker result. Is that AI taking jobs or people choosing to place AI in the job to save a few dollars and is/where is the line on management responsibility?
Thanks, Claire! Really appreciate your feedback. I would enjoy reading an essay on your anecdote about integrating AI into a process that didn't need to exist. Curious to know where (specifically) people think having AI is important, but learn later on that it's not important.
…i think this is really sharp observation Adam and a good way to lessen some of the doomerism around the future of work…
I’ve been thinking about each of these roles myself, nicely put.
The diagnostic is so important, in my world (marketing), everyone is scrambling to use AI regardless of its compatibility. Last week, I had a conversation about automating a process with AI that didn’t need to exist. So many examples of this happening and it’s only going to get worse.
The people saying AI is ‘taking jobs,’ in a fear spiral also seem to miss the point that it’s dissolving responsibility from the humans making those decisions. Of course, some industries and use cases are going to create a competitive need to outsource to AI, but there are other examples I’m seeing first hand where people are outsourcing to AI based on incremental profit, removing creative skill for a weaker result. Is that AI taking jobs or people choosing to place AI in the job to save a few dollars and is/where is the line on management responsibility?
Something I’ve been pondering on.
Anyway, great essay
Thanks, Claire! Really appreciate your feedback. I would enjoy reading an essay on your anecdote about integrating AI into a process that didn't need to exist. Curious to know where (specifically) people think having AI is important, but learn later on that it's not important.