Should I use AI for this task?

At SXSW x Sydney last week, about 50% of the sessions had AI in the title. And those that didn’t probably mentioned it several times.

So what does this mean for you?

For me, this quote from world-renowned futurist Professor Brian David Johnson summed it up perfectly:

“AI is not taking your job - it is a human who is using the AI who is taking your job.”

How did you feel when you read that? Did your brain respond with:

a) I am a prompting like a BOSS. I educate myself daily about how to get the most of AI for the job that I do. And I use Gen AI to augment my work literally every single hour.

b) I am using it a bit, but I’m not sure that I’m getting the best output from it that I possibly could.

c) I used it to write my partner a clever limerick for their birthday, but that’s about it.

If you answered A, delete this email now. Continue on your merry way.

If you answered B or C, I think I might be able to help.

Because it's frustrating, isn't it? You see others effortlessly churning out work, while you're still figuring out how to ask ChatGPT for help. You're working harder, not smarter, and it's exhausting.

Here's the kicker: this gap is only going to widen. As AI tools get better, those who know how to use them will zoom ahead. You could find yourself stuck, watching others climb the ladder while you're left wondering what happened.

Over the next 5 days, I'll show you how to transform your relationship with AI (yep – I’ll be overdosing you with practical tips for the next few days).

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Today’s tip: How to find the sweet spot for Gen AI usage

One of the things that people often find confusing is answering the question: Is this a task for AI?

I love the below model (courtesy of Deloitte) for answering this question simply:

Here’s how four real examples that have been mapped onto this model:

1. Creating a joke: Takes effort to craft well, but easy to validate by simply reading it.

2. Drawing an elephant under a palm tree: Significant effort to create, but validation is simple - just look at the image.

3. Drafting a contract (without legal expertise): Very high effort and difficult to validate - a challenging use case.

4. Drafting a contract (with legal expertise): Still takes effort to generate, but much easier to validate with expertise.

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Tomorrow, I’ll be sharing with you my favourite AI tools.