AI Is The Bear

I think we need to treat AI like the bear.

You know the story. Two friends are walking in a wood when they come across a bear.

One immediately reaches into her bag and starts putting on running shoes.

Her friend asks, “What are you doing? You can’t outrun a bear.”

“I don’t need to outrun the bear”, comes the reply. “I only need to outrun you.”

Today I came to the conclusion that AI is better at Excel than I am. It’s also better at programming, at writing guidance documentation, and checking if data in a system is correct.

AI has already replaced the workers I was going to hire.

Now it’s replacing the work that I was going to do.

But we all have equal access to AI.

So my only shot is to be better at using it to create value for my clients than my competition.

If you can’t outrun a bear, you really only have two choices.

Move to a place where there are no bears.

Or get really good at not being dinner.