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AI for Leaders: Can I Trust AI as a Resource? (Asking for a Friend)

by | Dec 6, 2024 | Asking For a Friend Featured, By Karin Hurt |

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You Want to Use AI, But Can You Trust It?

AI can be amazing… but let’s be real, it’s also a little nerve-wracking. What if it gets it wrong? Sometimes it feels like it’s is just making stuff up (spoiler: it kind-of is).

Today, I’m thrilled to bring you a conversation with AI expert, Dan Chuparkoff, where we tackle those nerves and get real about how to use it productively.

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Here’s the deal with AI:

“AI isn’t a new search engine; it’s a probability machine,” Dan explains. It’s predicting things that might be true—but might not. And the weirder your question, the less likely you’ll get a great answer.

So how do you use it without falling into the trap of trusting it too much? Dan’s advice: Treat it as your recommendation assistant. Ask it what it thinks, but remember—you have knowledge and context AI doesn’t.

Think of it this way:
AI might invent a million recipes, but it doesn’t know what you want for dinner tonight.

A Few Practical Tips to Get Started

  • Edit and clarify: Do you have an email that feels too wordy, too blunt, or just off? Ask your favorite AI tool to make it more concise, neutral, or human-centered.
  • Polish your communication: Use it for grammar, sentence structure, or summarizing your ideas.
  • Keep AI in its place: You have all the ideas. You make the decisions. AI just helps you communicate them more effectively.

Remember this: AI is here to assist, not replace. You’re still in charge.

I’d love to hear from you—how are you using artificial intelligence tools in your work? Drop a comment below and let me know what’s working (or what’s not).

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Karin Hurt helps human-centered leaders find clarity in uncertainty, drive innovation, and achieve breakthrough results.  She’s the founder and CEO of Let’s Grow Leaders, an international leadership development and training firm known for practical tools and leadership development programs that stick. She’s the award-winning author of four books including Courageous Cultures: How to Build Teams of Micro-Innovators, Problem Solvers, and Customer Advocates and Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Workplace Conflict, and a hosts the popular Asking For a Friend Vlog on LinkedIn. A former Verizon Wireless executive, Karin was named to Inc. Magazine’s list of great leadership speakers. Karin and her husband and business partner, David Dye, are committed to their philanthropic initiative, Winning Wells – building clean water wells for the people of Cambodia.

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