Be Informed

It’s always good to know what you are talking about. For that reason, make use of AI. Of course it makes errors, of course it’s ridiculous at times and certainly it will take jobs. And those are some of the many reasons to use it and be informed.

Use it.

I use ChatGPT and I use Claude. I use them for research ‘tell me a little about Milan nightlife in the year 1952’. I use them for recipe ideas ‘I was thinking chicken and mushrooms….’. I use them for proofing. A few tips:

Insist on accuracy, sources and that the data has been double checked. For proofing insist that you only wish errors of punctuation grammar and syntax to be flagged. Do not (unless you wish it of course!) allow your AI assistant to mess with your tone, vocabulary, style or emphasis. A poorly briefed AI assistant will cause chaos!

I find with careful briefing an AI assistant can boost my productivity many times. Certainly I am learning a lot about the technology.

Go try it.