There is soooooo much noise about AI flying around right now. With so many discussions, so many people, and so many viewpoints, it can be hard to know who to trust or what to believe.
So as someone who’s been building AI tools as a full-time job this year, I thought I’d write a simple, clear, one-paragraph description of what it can do and how to use it in a productive way in your own life. You don’t have to take my advice or even listen to it, but I can promise you that I have more experience in real-world AI than 95% of the people you hear talking about it right now. Here’s the paragraph:
What To Do
AI is not an overlord, and it’s not a savior. It’s not going to upend the entire world today, but it’s also not just a fad. AI is what technology always becomes after the initial shock: a tool. When properly built and properly prompted, a custom genAI tool can save you hours, days, or weeks of time per year by automating certain things that you would normally do manually. All you have to do is understand what AI is good at, identify those types of things in your life or your job, and then build a customized AI tool to specifically help you with those things, resulting in real gains in time and quality. That’s it. Do that, and you’ll be getting a 10x return on your investment, and be ahead of the rest of the world on AI as it stands today.
How To Do It
I say this all the time: the secret is, there is no secret. This technology is accessible to anyone. All it takes is twenty bucks a month to get in and start playing around, building your own custom GPT agents using human language instructions – you don’t even have to know a coding language. Earlier this month I wrote a detailed article on exactly how to build a Youbot that will massively improve your productivity and quality in any area you want: AI That Works: How To Build A Youbot.
I do understand that many people don’t have the time or the desire to learn how to use this technology, but the reason I repeat it is that I don’t want to be a gatekeeper. I’m not trying to learn this tech and then hide it from everyone else to maximize my own profits. If you have the desire to do this for yourself, I’m happy to point you in the right direction and share tips along the way. You’ll find plenty of examples and free utilities here on my site.
If You Don’t Want To Do It Yourself
At the end of the day, if you can’t do it yourself for whatever reason, I’m happy to help. I don’t run a big software shop – I have a happy little lifestyle business where I operate as a freelancer, building custom AI tools for you or your business.
I’m also different than most providers in that I’m not trying to lock you into my tech or my services. I will come into your business, work with your team to identify low-effort, high-impact areas where AI tools will make the most difference, and then I’ll build them on your own technology stack and AI accounts. If you assign a point person, I will teach that person how AI works as we go. When I’m done building, you own the tool going forward. You’re free to edit it yourself, copy and customize clones, or spin off new tools.
My job is not to corner you into a contract, but to educate and empower you to expand your capabilities on your own. If you’re interested in working together, you can get started here.
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