Are you really using AI?
Yesterday I was scrolling through my feed when I came across a short video by Allie K. Miller, who’s something of a thought leader in the AI business space. She mentioned that you probably use AI already, but asked if you’re really using it? AI can enable so many novel use cases that merely enhancing your old processes is kind of wasting its full potential.
It made me stop and think. Like many, I’ve been using AI tools here and there - asking ChatGPT to help with writing, generating some ideas, maybe summarizing content. But am I actually reimagining how I work?
Allie mentioned how after 10 years of creating AI content (7 of those without AI tools), she completely rebuilt her workflow. Now she dictates to Otter AI while walking, runs her content through multiple AI systems, and formats everything in Beehiiv with auto-links. More steps, but apparently 80% time saved. That’s not just enhancement.
I wonder if most of us are in that “scratching the surface” phase with AI that Allie mentions. We’re asking AI to help with tasks we already do, rather than rethinking what tasks we should be doing in the first place.
I’m obviously not using AI to its fullest potential either. My current workflows still look pretty much like they did a couple of years ago, with some AI assistance sprinkled in rather than built around them. There’s something to think about there.
(By the way, I don’t often subscribe to newsletters, but I do follow Allie’s work. If any of this piqued your interest, you might want to check out her newsletter at AI with Allie.)