My greatest reluctance to use it is that I don't want to outsource the practice of finding the right words and concepts to share my human thoughts and experiences. I need that muscle to be strong. It's an important capacity to protect as a public speaker, because you can't rely on AI when you're face to face.
I feel you, Rick! I never use ChatGPT for my newsletters because the process of creating it (from drumming up an idea, to switching ideas, playing with the structure, and doing the actual writing and editing) is why I do it in the first place. I enjoy the process. It's messy but it's fun and all my own.
I had similar issues with my co-founder. He’s a coder and was reluctant to use AI tool (the most popular rn is GitHub Co-Pilot) because it “can’t do anything serious/complex”. Thought he’d never actually tried it.
I had 2 arguments:
1/ Saving time. I said developers with less experience do the same tasks (even if only simple ones) much faster than he does. So he’s at a competitive disadvantage. Plus, maybe it can’t do anything complex fully but it sure can make it easier.
2/ The tool is evolving and by the time it CAN do “serious” things, he won’t be ready because he won’t have any experience with it. I added a bit of FOMO basically.
Still not sure it worked, but I think it’s the right path.
Appreciate you sharing that, Nikita! It's often said two cofounders with opposing perspectives can be the greatest asset to a startup, so long as they can strike a balance and agree to compromise in the best interest of the team and business.
I have a bonus question - how does one get over this "doomsday" scenario people get into when they describe ChatGPT as a proxy for AI taking over the world and what not...?
I bucket it in the same category I do any question regarding a "doomsday" of sorts. If you choose to look for negative aspects of something you'll come up plentiful. You have to be grounded and remember change is constant and there are always positives if you're willing to look for them. A lot of people feared the internet and the Millennium (among other things) but everything panned out well, and I believe most people are good natured and will use AI with good intent so the positives will outweigh the negatives.
My greatest reluctance to use it is that I don't want to outsource the practice of finding the right words and concepts to share my human thoughts and experiences. I need that muscle to be strong. It's an important capacity to protect as a public speaker, because you can't rely on AI when you're face to face.
I feel you, Rick! I never use ChatGPT for my newsletters because the process of creating it (from drumming up an idea, to switching ideas, playing with the structure, and doing the actual writing and editing) is why I do it in the first place. I enjoy the process. It's messy but it's fun and all my own.
Love the topic and your approach to it.
I had similar issues with my co-founder. He’s a coder and was reluctant to use AI tool (the most popular rn is GitHub Co-Pilot) because it “can’t do anything serious/complex”. Thought he’d never actually tried it.
I had 2 arguments:
1/ Saving time. I said developers with less experience do the same tasks (even if only simple ones) much faster than he does. So he’s at a competitive disadvantage. Plus, maybe it can’t do anything complex fully but it sure can make it easier.
2/ The tool is evolving and by the time it CAN do “serious” things, he won’t be ready because he won’t have any experience with it. I added a bit of FOMO basically.
Still not sure it worked, but I think it’s the right path.
Appreciate you sharing that, Nikita! It's often said two cofounders with opposing perspectives can be the greatest asset to a startup, so long as they can strike a balance and agree to compromise in the best interest of the team and business.
I have a bonus question - how does one get over this "doomsday" scenario people get into when they describe ChatGPT as a proxy for AI taking over the world and what not...?
I bucket it in the same category I do any question regarding a "doomsday" of sorts. If you choose to look for negative aspects of something you'll come up plentiful. You have to be grounded and remember change is constant and there are always positives if you're willing to look for them. A lot of people feared the internet and the Millennium (among other things) but everything panned out well, and I believe most people are good natured and will use AI with good intent so the positives will outweigh the negatives.
You're absolutely right, Alexandra. It is our choice. Choosing pessimism never got anyone very far.
This is what I'm going to tell all these doomsday prophets!