What Good is ChatGPT if You Don’t Know How to Use it?

Read these 5 considerations before you attempt to learn AI on your own.

Eric Kerr
8 min readSep 27, 2023

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If you were an old-school lumberjack skilled with an axe, what would you do if I gave you a chainsaw — which you’ve never seen before?

Would you welcome the upgrade or resist the change?

Would you need a tutorial or figure it out on your own? <yikes>

Whatever the approach, it’s hard to deny that the chainsaw is going to increase the amount of wood you would be able to cut in less time — saving your back in the process. Right?

I submitted this question to ChatGPT, and here is the output I received:

I’d approach the chainsaw with a blend of curiosity and caution, arming myself with the necessary knowledge and skills before making it a part of my lumberjacking repertoire. Major takeaway? Always adapt, but do it wisely. Action item: Invest time in training before integrating new tools into established workflows.

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Eric Kerr
Eric Kerr

Written by Eric Kerr

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