AI is growing up, making mistakes, and acting surprisingly human. Here is how I learned to manage my new favorite creative partner.
AI is here.
I have worked at companies that made me sign agreements vowing not to use AI in my work. Yet, those same organizations turned around and started combing through the platforms we already used. They wanted to determine whether their AI components were legitimate, worried we shouldn’t use a tool if it had too much AI.
A Great Partner
Corporate restrictions aside, AI has been instrumental in my personal life.
I chair an upstate museum and handle our social media posts. The majority feature my own images—taken with a Nikon and edited in RAW format in Adobe’s suite. I also recently learned Canva. I’m still learning. Or, I should say, fine-tuning. We are all fine-tuning our work. At least, I hope so.
Adobe has added AI, and it does an amazing job when you edit. It has become a great creative partner for brainstorming, and creating custom agents is a huge help.
Verify and “Human” Behavior
As AI keeps advancing, you still need to verify its output. It is growing up, but like humans, it makes mistakes.
When you research multiple topics, it can get confused—much like a human mixing up updates. Just as you might with friends, family, and colleagues, you need to tell it to step back. You might need to reorder the information you send it or ask the questions differently.
When called out, AI often says, “I stand corrected.” It will thank me for the update, then throw up its standard disclaimer that it is a computer-generated model and that you might need to consult a doctor, CPA, or other professional.
Bottom line: AI is a worthy partner. But like any partner, it takes two to make the relationship work.
FYI – AI detectors note no AI was used in this piece. It is 100 percent human.
