Extremely well articulated, I think there's also something to be added here on the thinking first before using AI (understanding goals and outcomes as well).
In my mind, this is not only limited to understanding the how (My Thinking, My Review, My Completion) but also extends to having the subject matter expertise to know exactly what your goals are and understand the problem well enough to articulate it with no confusion. I see this as a flexible time period, either in the span of a few minutes, or can be the result of weeks, months, or years of thinking critically about the topic/ goal/ task at hand, etc...
Your three approaches are spot on, though, exactly how I see myself using AI every day and a mental framework I use to course correct when I'm engaging ineffectively.
You are pointing to an important factor, our expertise level in the task we are looking for AI assistance with. Research suggests that less experienced professionals, juniors, should default to their own productive struggle more to build that capability before they outsource it to AI. Apparently, senior, more experienced professionals are less prone to skill atrophy with AI assistance because they have a strong foundation already (which they built with productive struggle before LLMs were available). I consciously omitted this from the article to make it simpler to comprehend.
Extremely well articulated, I think there's also something to be added here on the thinking first before using AI (understanding goals and outcomes as well).
In my mind, this is not only limited to understanding the how (My Thinking, My Review, My Completion) but also extends to having the subject matter expertise to know exactly what your goals are and understand the problem well enough to articulate it with no confusion. I see this as a flexible time period, either in the span of a few minutes, or can be the result of weeks, months, or years of thinking critically about the topic/ goal/ task at hand, etc...
Your three approaches are spot on, though, exactly how I see myself using AI every day and a mental framework I use to course correct when I'm engaging ineffectively.
You are pointing to an important factor, our expertise level in the task we are looking for AI assistance with. Research suggests that less experienced professionals, juniors, should default to their own productive struggle more to build that capability before they outsource it to AI. Apparently, senior, more experienced professionals are less prone to skill atrophy with AI assistance because they have a strong foundation already (which they built with productive struggle before LLMs were available). I consciously omitted this from the article to make it simpler to comprehend.
That's really interesting, I think that builds well on my thesis about discernment eroding in the workplace (if interested: https://open.substack.com/pub/humanatia/p/spotting-and-cultivating-discerning?r=6463x4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web) as indeed juniors don't learn by doing anymore, eroding expertise and judgment.