I enjoy working with AI. Even though I'm strategist, I still need (and want) to understand how coding with AI works, and it makes my job easier.
For example, I have a recurring issue where my client needs to extract information from different systems. It means generating scripts to scrape webpages. Instead of writing the scripts by hand, it would be nice to have an AI generate the scripts. My client's problem is that the quantity of data makes it hard to upload it to an AI. They need so many scripts generated.
So, in the shower, I got the idea to get AI to write a tool which can take html files, plus flexible queries, and generate the scripts. Almost an "AI lite."
I worked with Grok for a couple of hours, iterated through some attempts, and got what I wanted. Also, I was using the free versions!
I hear people complaining that AI can't generate code but, in my case, with 30+ years of experience, I have experience coached less experienced programmers. I treat AI just like a jr programmer. I tighten my descriptions, create examples, rephrase, etc.
This is not "chill out vibe coding." This is analysis and design thinking. Responding to feedback. This is the skill that will keep people employed. You need to be able to understand both the problem and what the AI thinks the problem is. You have to spot the miscommunication. It's analogous to working with third party vendors or remote teams.
This is the "language simplicity" component of my Strategic Simplicity® Framework (CLOUD) for digital transformation and project management success and productivity.
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