AI – The New Love / Hate Story

Well, we all knew it was coming. Artificial intelligence has been talked about for a while now. But before this it was more of a whisper.

You’d hear that it was doing this or that. But there was no real meat to the story.

And now? It is invading not only the workplace, but also in every creak and crevasse worldwide. Pictures. Videos. Translating languages real time during meetings. Excel formulas. It’s everywhere.

It’s exhilarating and scary all at the same time.

And that’s where the love hate comes in. In my mind, it’s a double-edged sword. Here’s why.

AI in the Workplace – The Double-Edged Sword

Before 2025, I’d say it was still just a vision. But last year was an absolute game changer.

All of the sudden, I didn’t have to take meeting notes! (I still love this function). Then, it was translating for me in real time.

Next thing I knew, it was figuring out what I was doing in excel an adding in the formulas for me. Even going through my emails and creating a to-do list and adding who it was assigned to.

Amazing, am I right?! The new possibilities seemed to be rushing at me at an accelerated pace.

But with that, it dawned on me. It is a time saver – there is no doubt about it. The possibilities were endless.

And with that, so were the jobs it would be replacing.

Need notes for a meeting and summary/email after, that could be a project manager’s job. Need live translations… there goes a translator’s job. Need creative ideas and pictures… there goes a marketing/agency job. How about a blog post when you don’t have time… use it to write stories.

And with that realization, excitement turned into anxiety. AI was here, and it could potentially be coming for so many different jobs.

AI Mode is Full Steam Ahead

Now I’ll admit, I have used it for some pictures and to come up with blog ideas (this blog exempt). I’ve even asked it to try to write a few.  Although, it kept asking me if I wanted something ‘snarkier and on brand’ for Ms. Category Management. (That stung a little I have to admit).

And right now, anything chat GPT produces, sounds all the same. The blogs, emails, text messages, pictures/videos even, just aren’t perfect. You can see the cracks and the tone. It has the tone of an AI chat bot. But as fast as things go, I’m sure that won’t last forever.

If chat GPT is already asking me to create something snarky and on brand, eventually it will just do that itself. It will see I always lean towards posts that interest me and it will pick up my style. And then it will just make sure it CAN write those in something that sounds more ‘like me’.

And that’s where excitement, turns into terror. Someday soon – we won’t be able to tell the difference. And that’s absolutely mortifying.

Want to check out other articles about AI? Check these out:

LinkedIn: Navigating My Love-Hate Relationship with AI

Medium: My Love-Hate Relationship With Using AI to Create Photos

Artificial Intelligence – AI and the Future

To end most of my blogs, I like to try and give a little guidance from my experiences, and what’s worked for me. But as you probably have already figured out, I don’t think I can do that with this one.

But this is what I will say. We know it isn’t going away anytime soon. And it maybe won’t replace all these types of jobs as some of them still need the human element. But how long until it can mimic that too?

And with that we have two choices. Love it. Hate it. Either one you pick doesn’t matter. All that does is that you get on board the train. Without that you will get left behind. And I doubt that’s a place that anyone wants be.