Iâve been Out of the Office
OOO! (Always loved putting that in my work calendar back in my corporate days) itâs like, oooh, Iâm off somewhere nice! Well I have, Iâve been at a 2 day event today and yesterday and heard the speakers discussing a lot of AI and a lot of Personal Brand advice and even a pitch or two for AI products that people are launching. One theme that emerged for me was the negativity that was creating distance the places where AI is being used and the people using it. There IS a possible disconnect between us and the AI we use. I think they are RIGHT! Weâre learning. But itâs almost as if weâre toddlers learning to walk. I didnât know what the heck I was talking about when I first introduced the idea of social media to my bosses when it emerged years ago. I just tried to use it, felt my way and took the journey to learn it. What else is there to do, I thought. This is how Iâve seen AI adoption in the last few months and the gap between the person and the AI being used, is being talked about more and more. Some people are finding it frustrating and some are using it, but saying itâs just for the back end systems; just for being a bit more organised. The more visible side of business not being how they use it because their visible side of their business would be negatively impacted because people want real connection. Connection is a word that comes up a lot. But I thought, what do you mean by saying just?! This is wicked!! You mean youâve tried it and itâs working for some admin and organising your day?!! Thatâs awesome! Thatâs more than 99% of us đ Thereâs bad quality images and video and some basic ads which could have been whipped up on Canva and saved the AI a job (and probably used less energy) đł But what Iâd really love to know is how YOU feel about the client-facing aspect of AI, because so far the technology is pretty good but it still seems like thereâs a LONG way to go. But still, weâre learning. But thereâs so many steps in your personâs journey which are left untouched by this sweeping statement. What about a little bit of automation for follow-up, saying the same thing as you would normally, just like we did with emails?