AI – What Do I Think?
I think it’s exciting. I ran a leadership conference in India at the end of 2023, and their primary learning focus was AI. 300 highly skilled tech people in one place discussing the benefits and costs of AI – fascinating.
I learnt the following:
AI can and should be used to enhance your business. I borrowed an amazing tool, (message me if you want to know more), which I tested last week in a workshop. Our whole 4 hour session was recorded and summarised with Key Points, Next Agenda Items and Action Points. It saved us all time and is easy to reference. I loved it so much that I bought one and will be inviting clients to agree to its use in the future.
AI will not take my job! I knew this anyway but was reminded that EQ and critical thinking is not an AI skillset so I’m safe. It will, however, allow me to process work so that I can invest more time in my relationships.
Love language and use it wisely. Language is very important to me because I am passionate about what it can do. I have been brought up to use it effectively and recognise the benefits of nuance and repetition. AI will not hear tones, understand sarcasm or read body language – all skills that are classified as “human”. It will however write me a checklist or a procedure manual to ensure that we are compliant.
Charisma and presence. AI does not have “presence”. It may provide a list of incentives, but it won’t understand the people well enough to know who would be motivated by what. It will not read the room or see restlessness and respond accordingly.
What do I need to do to embrace AI?
- Improve my simplistic language, understand how to use the tools better and outsource tasks where I can.
- Keep learning, find out what it can do and how it can benefit me.
- Be realistic, it’s not going to give me a whole free day at the beach, but it can help me to manage my time more effectively by driving process.
- Develop my creative and personal skills – this will continue to differentiate Aide de MD from businesses which solely provide formulaic solutions, a consistent strategy.
2024 will be exciting. I can’t wait to see how I feel when I reflect on this article in Jan 2025 and wonder whether I have done enough to take advantage of this new world opportunity.
What are you doing to embrace AI?