When To Use and Not Use AI · The AI Advantage

When To Use and Not Use AI

You have to direct AI, there's no question about it. Think of AI like a wandering mind with no direction unless you give it direction. You must have a clear goal in mind and you can use AI to help you plan towards a goal. Once you've reached a decent plan, stop. Stop the planning phase. Copy your plan to a word file, print it out, and stop the planning phase and start taking action. AI is pretty bad about ruminating and repeating things over and over. Once you've reached a peak in your discussion, end the discussion and take action. This may mean not using AI for an extended period of time in order to consistently take action on your plans. It could mean a few days, a few weeks, or even months before you check back in with AI about your progress. In my case, I'm working on some things and have a plan of action.

I discussed a particular business strategy with AI. Now I will probably go a few days or maybe a week or two before I revisit. You can also let AI play the role of a coach after you've taken some action steps. So, let's say you're in unfamiliar territory. You came up with a plan using AI assistance. You took action. You sent the email and you made the follow-up call. You visited that client. You got a response and have an idea of what to do next but want a second opinion on your plan of action. YOU decide if the feedback from the AI model is helpful. Maybe you take some of what it says and ignore other things. Maybe you take all of it and add it to your next step. Maybe you ignore the feedback altogether. Or maybe what the AI model suggests is something you decide to do much later. You're in control. Let AI be an assistant for planning. But just like thinking, planning using AI will only give you a map. You have to be the one to walk out of the door, start the engine in the car, and start driving to your destination. Think of AI more like a guidance system and less like some kind of magical geanie and you'll gain a lot more from it.

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