Category: AI
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AI and Automation to add YouTube Video Description and Keywords
Here is a short video showing how I leveraged AI and automation to reduce the amount of work I need to do to put out content. In this example I start with a text transcript of a video that I uploaded to YouTube. I ask generative AI to create a description and keywords, then run…
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AI Will Accelerate Your Burnout
If you are already on the cusp of burnout and you simply use AI to do the same things faster, your problem will only get worse. I have noticed more and more people offering consulting services on how to use AI to create better work-life balance. While I don’t know the full extent of their…
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Reading Recap: November 2024
Back on track with five down in November and only five more to go in December to hit my goal of 60 books in 2024! Tribe of Mentors by Tim Ferris The sheer size of this book is intimidating, but I actually found it to be one of my easiest reads of the year. Short…
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Let the machines write for each other
Writing my own words to communicate to another human being is a sacred act. My thoughtful effort and time investment demonstrate that I value to recipient. Generative AI’s writing capability threatens this social contract if we are not thoughtful about how and when we use it. Like many of us, I am figuring out where…
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What do AI headshots tell us about our values?
Observing the recent influx of headshots built by AI tools, I have noticed a preference toward certain physical attributes and styles. We may not be comfortable saying what we think a “professional” looks like, but our AI models are now speaking for us. One of the existential challenges of AI is that it forces us…
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More AI More DIY?
Outsourcing drudgery is a common recommendation from productivity experts and leading entrepreneurs. Tim Ferriss recommended leveraging human virtual assistants as a key strategy to unlock The 4-Hour Workweek. Cal Newport and Laura Vanderkam have sung the praises of outsourcing various chores to enable parents to be both highly productive and live a well-balanced life. Despite…
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A Heuristic for Personal AI Use
When deciding if and how to leverage AI tools in my work, I find it helpful to think about a breakdown of the work’s value between the process and the output. The more biased the value distribution is towards the end result, the more we should utilize AI tools. When the value distribution is primarily…
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Copilot, who am I?
I asked Copilot to tell me about myself based on my linked in profile and recent posts. Here is what it returned. The posts on this page are from Pete Dempsey, a senior manager at Microsoft. The common themes of his posts are:
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Copilot, make me a better presenter
I can’t say the initial PowerPoint demo with Copilot building out a fifteen-slide deck to plan a child’s birthday party resonated with me personally. Perhaps there are people out there doing this, but even the thought of it is beyond anything that will ever happen in my life. That being said, I have found some…
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Do we need tech support anymore?
AI is increasingly going to answer more and more complex questions. The types of questions that technical support organizations field from customers. It is not clear exactly what percentage of questions AI will be able to answer and how soon, but there is no doubt that it is a non-zero number. Every manager who runs…