Fire Anyone Who Can't Keep Up With ChatGPT

Or help level them up to become Superhuman

The AI Conference yesterday at the Fiesta Haraya Bai in Cebu got me pumped up about the future of humans and AI.

I was invited to speak at a panel on Co-creating with Machines. We were asked 3 questions on co-creating with AI around these themes: prompting, parenting, and the progress of the development of AI. I can expound my answers in the next post, but I loved the interactions, the debate, and the insights gained from that talk.

For now, I am pumped up to write something related to the song I’ve just listened to from Mr. Worldwide — Fireball — “I saw, I came, I conquered“.

I believe this is what tech-savvy managers are feeling about AI. Admit it: We’re running around like headless chickens, trying to wrap our heads around this emerging tech and urging our team to upskill.

EVERYONE, at this point, knows ChatGPT.

But let’s think about that for a little bit.

When you give instructions to your team like how you would prompt ChatGPT, it is a SIGNAL -- you expect humans to perform like AI: fast, tireless, knowledgeable, responsive, etc.

Perhaps that should be EXACTLY the aspiration we as humans need in a time where MEDIOCRITY is no longer an option.

The expectations may be unrealistic, but it's now crucial that we:
- Question our comfort zones (AI doesn't have it)
- Reduce procrastination (AI doesn't struggle)
- Be more aware of quality & precision (AI relies on its training only)
- Embrace lifelong learning (AI relies on its training only)

It's now more important than ever that we also evolve along with this emerging tech and focus on the strengths of being "human": critical thinking, cultural awareness, and emotional intelligence (through mentoring/training).

Then, if and when we achieve that superhuman version of us, imagine complementing artificial intelligence with that? Oh, the greatness humanity can achieve.

The choice is yours: Fire them, or fire them up.

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