"No, thanks!"
That was my first reaction to Generative AI. Like many, I wasn't convinced and saw it as a threat to my creativity and expertise. Nothing can replace human touch - I said.
But curiosity got the better of me. I decided to give it a try, strictly on my own - nobody should see me 🙃
The first few attempts were awkward and frustrating. I struggled to express what I wanted, and the results were underwhelming. I was ready to give up.
Certainly, I heard lots of enthusiastic voices, but I could not relate to the use cases. I just wasn't good putting them into practice and I didn't see how Generative AI would work for me.
On top of it, I was really concerned about where the data ends up. Will someone else see my uploaded documents?
But then something clicked - I decided to give it a serious try. At EY, we have a great tool, EYQ, and I don't have to worry about data security anymore. Every new task or problem I started with the question: Can I do this in a different way with Generative AI?
As I experimented with Generative AI, it started to surprise me:
↳ I could 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 by getting insights from documentation
↳ as my 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁, it generated ideas I hadn't considered
↳ gave me a boost on any piece of 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
As I asked you here on LinkedIn in a poll, I got a similar result: 90% of you told me that you got better and faster!
I am still convinced nothing could replace the human touch. But collaborating with Generative AI makes us very efficient and powerful.
Now, I can't imagine my work and private projects without it. Not only has it transformed my work, but it's also opened my mind to new possibilities
Once again, I learnt to let myself be surprised and keep on learning. I know that my great colleague from the Nordics (!), Emanuele Mazzanti also thinks this way and he shares a lot of gems in his learnings. This is why I was so happy to bump into him on the streets of Basel (!) last week.
What about you? Have you had the same resistance with tech?
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