Where AI struggles: conflicting evidence and strategic recommendations

Gianluca Mauro discusses the mindset and habits for getting the most out of AI tools. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How to avoid the trap of AI “workslop”

2) What you can and can’t expect AI to do

3) The CIDI framework for better prompting

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— ABOUT GIANLUCA — 

Gianluca is the Founder and CEO of AI Academy, an AI education company founded in 2017. AI Academy has trained more than 12000 individuals and teams to harness the power of artificial intelligence for more productivity and better results.

Gianluca has over 10 years of experience consulting and building AI for organizations and currently teaches at Harvard’s Executive Education programs. He’s also the author of the book Zero to AI and the investigation on AI gender bias “There is no standard’: investigation finds AI algorithms objectify women’s bodies”, published in The Guardian.

• LinkedIn Learning Course: Nano Tips for Using Chat GPT to 10x Your Productivity at Work with Gianluca Mauro

• Tool: Epiphany

• Website: AI-Academy.com

• Website: GianlucaMauro.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Study: "Navigating the Jagged Technological Frontier: Field Experimental Evidence of the Effects of AI on Knowledge Worker Productivity and Quality" by Fabrizio Dell'Acqua, et al.

• Article: "AI-Generated 'Workslop' Is Destroying Productivity" by Kate Niederhoffer, et al.

• Tool: Granola

• Tool: Harvey

• Tool: Legora

• Tool: Make.com

• Tool: Zapier

• Tool: N8N

• Tool: Crew AI

• Tool: Whispr Flow

• Podcast: The Copywriter Club Podcast #434: Building a Business Fast with Jon Morrow

• Book: "Obvious Adams: The Story of a Successful Businessman" by Robert Updegraff

• Book: "Ruined by Design: How Designers Destroyed the World, and What We Can Do to Fix It" by Mike Monteiro

• Past episode: 466: How to Get Home Earlier by Automating (Some of) Your Work with Wade Foster

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