This is fascinating Paul. I hadn’t heard of “techno-stress” before, but I can definitely see how it could be a real thing. The challenge is that you can’t rely 100% on AI. Just think about the automated phone systems we’ve all gotten frustrated with—they can’t handle complex issues.
I was also asking ChatGPT a question the other day, something math and physics-related, and it kept getting it wrong.
I had to ask five or six times before it gave me the right response. If I didn’t know better, I would have just believed the first thing it spit out.
I hear you, Bette. I do find the better the prompt, the better the result. Over the years, I've learned to hone my prompting skills quite a bit and am amazed at the returns. There are times, however, when ChatGPT and I have a "failure to communicate." But that's why they call it "Chat" GPT. We have a conversation.
That is the perfect way to put it - failure to communicate. I find that when they do upgrades, sometimes it changes how it receives the prompts so you need to modify a bit. But you and I know this, so we are better positioned to understand when it might be feeding us some bologna. Others won’t though and that is the concerning aspect and why they need to start teaching about this now.
"You know all too well that AI has transformed how we work. It promises efficiency, automation, and enhanced decision-making. "
Promised, yes. Delivered, no. What we got instead: time-wasting "hallucinations", unreliable agents, and fake reasoning. But stress from tech is real, I'll give you that. We need to unplug more and remember that tech is a choice, not a necessity.
AI Therapy - it feels like something we’ll all need sooner rather than later.
My article next week will be about tools lol.
I love setting "AI pause times" and creating boundaries. It’s a small but effective way to push back against the always-on culture.
But getting this to work in places where the pressure to adopt AI is sky-high has been challenging. There seems to be a fine line between leveraging AI and letting it take over.
It is a fine line, isn't it? I can't imagine what AI adoption is like in a corporate setting -- I just know that, at some point, it can become overwhelming. That's a topic I want to address more and more. Thanks, Neela. I hope you're having a good day.
This is fascinating Paul. I hadn’t heard of “techno-stress” before, but I can definitely see how it could be a real thing. The challenge is that you can’t rely 100% on AI. Just think about the automated phone systems we’ve all gotten frustrated with—they can’t handle complex issues.
I was also asking ChatGPT a question the other day, something math and physics-related, and it kept getting it wrong.
I had to ask five or six times before it gave me the right response. If I didn’t know better, I would have just believed the first thing it spit out.
I hear you, Bette. I do find the better the prompt, the better the result. Over the years, I've learned to hone my prompting skills quite a bit and am amazed at the returns. There are times, however, when ChatGPT and I have a "failure to communicate." But that's why they call it "Chat" GPT. We have a conversation.
That is the perfect way to put it - failure to communicate. I find that when they do upgrades, sometimes it changes how it receives the prompts so you need to modify a bit. But you and I know this, so we are better positioned to understand when it might be feeding us some bologna. Others won’t though and that is the concerning aspect and why they need to start teaching about this now.
"You know all too well that AI has transformed how we work. It promises efficiency, automation, and enhanced decision-making. "
Promised, yes. Delivered, no. What we got instead: time-wasting "hallucinations", unreliable agents, and fake reasoning. But stress from tech is real, I'll give you that. We need to unplug more and remember that tech is a choice, not a necessity.
💯 Jim. Thanks for the comment.
AI Therapy - it feels like something we’ll all need sooner rather than later.
My article next week will be about tools lol.
I love setting "AI pause times" and creating boundaries. It’s a small but effective way to push back against the always-on culture.
But getting this to work in places where the pressure to adopt AI is sky-high has been challenging. There seems to be a fine line between leveraging AI and letting it take over.
As always, thank you for the conversation, Paul.
Happy Thursday to you.
It is a fine line, isn't it? I can't imagine what AI adoption is like in a corporate setting -- I just know that, at some point, it can become overwhelming. That's a topic I want to address more and more. Thanks, Neela. I hope you're having a good day.
so far so good - Thank you Paul :)