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Why you should use artificial intelligence at work (before it's too late...)

22:11Marco Montemagno · podcast RSS

Montemagno starts from a quoted figure on limited business adoption of AI to encourage professionals and companies to experiment with tools in everyday work. He describes time spent testing them and uses for content, presentations and ideation, announcing an intention to organise these experiences into a course. He then comments on Elon Musk's statements at the UK AI summit about automation, income, work-related identity and risks. Enthusiasm for opportunities coexists with concerns about economic dependence and concentrated power. The predictions remain scenarios discussed at the time.

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Montemagno starts from a quoted figure on limited business adoption of AI to encourage professionals and companies to experiment with tools in everyday work. He describes time spent testing them and uses for content, presentations and ideation, announcing an intention to organise these experiences into a course. He then comments on Elon Musk's statements at the UK AI summit about automation, income, work-related identity and risks. Enthusiasm for opportunities coexists with concerns about economic dependence and concentrated power. The predictions remain scenarios discussed at the time.

Key points

  • A disappointing first attempt is not considered enough to judge every use of a tool.
  • Montemagno highlights ideation and analysis as areas of his experimentation.
  • Dependence on income distributed by others raises questions about power.
  • Automation is also connected with the personal meaning attached to work.
Open the source: Perché dovresti usare l'Intelligenza Artificiale sul lavoro (prima che sia troppo tardi...)

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Tinkering with tools, apps and settings: trying things out to understand them and build something.

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