This is the last time I write about artificial intelligence. Promise. If you look at my recent posts, you’ll notice I seem to have forgotten every other topic. It’s alarming. Even my family and anyone who mentions the subject in passing has to endure my endless monologues about the many changes AI will bring. It’s dreadful — I can barely stand listening to myself.
The excitement and the challenges
I’m increasingly noticing that I’ve turned into a wound-up robot, wide-eyed, going on about all the exciting new possibilities and the enormous challenges. One thing’s clear: I haven’t been this stirred up in a long time about the implications of AI. Maybe because it’s hitting me head-on, with full force.
But I also notice I’m falling back into an old pattern — and that’s exactly what I don’t want. I’d resolved to fully harness AI’s potential. Of course there’s that inner drive to keep reporting on it, evaluating it, dishing out tips and advice. I could offer coaching on AI tools and strategies. I could consult. There’d probably be plenty of takers.
The decision against coaching
But no. I’ve deliberately decided against it, because my experience coaching and consulting on social media taught me that it’s not where I come alive. Why? It doesn’t feel right. I’d be trying to sell people something they’re resisting. I don’t want to sell them a glittering, colourful AI wonderland when they don’t actually see it that way — they’re just going along because it’s the done thing. That’s how I felt about social media, at least. Back then I suddenly became a salesman for the marvellous possibilities of social media, where it’s ultimately all about mutual flattery and “influencing” to sell more.
Fulfilment through doing, not talking
This time I don’t want to sell anything. I want to use it myself instead of just talking about it. Because AI isn’t my topic. At best, it’s a tool that helps me produce more than I consume. If AI helps me think more clearly and express what’s inside me, what moves me — then that’s enough.
I don’t want to waste my time writing on the meta level about AI. I want to write on the content level about things that actually matter to me. So I’m officially stopping my published musings on artificial intelligence. From now on, I’ll be writing about entirely different topics that are much closer to my heart. Look forward to my next posts on completely different subjects — and please remind me if I drift back into meta territory.