I love this definition of an AI agent today – “Brilliant, but lacks expertise.” This is 100% how I see AI agents today. I found this video interesting, if only because it gave a non-hyped version of agents. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEvIs9y1uog You wouldn’t hire a developer to manage your network, and that’s the same way you should approach the development of your agents – one size does not fit all.
If you want to rank who is an expert in your company from 1 to n, you might be surprised where you land. This happens because we invariably rank ourselves in the context of the skills that we have, and not the skills that we need to have and/or don’t have. I.e., when you rank yourself, you’re ranking yourself against your own yardstick, not everyone else’s. Who sits at the top might surprise you because…
Go outside, run as fast as you can. Then, without planning, spin around as fast as you can and go in the complete opposite direction. What happens? Someone who is a runner might navigate the change well, turn and go, ready for the next challenge. Someone who is an occasional runner might have to slow down, lose momentum, and work to catch up. Someone who isn’t a runner might stop, or possibly fall over, question…
Good news, the debate between generalists and specialists has raged on for decades. Even better news, AI will not change it. If Captain Picard can captain a starship and somehow know how to reprogram the deflector dish, there is still hope out there for all of us. Head down, back to work, ignore the hype.
Your Own Ideas take time. You might not know where they are going to go, but they will take time, time that you are not sure you have or can invest at this time. The goal, as any Instagram account will tell you, is to transform Your Idea into your Your Implementation. Not always the easiest to do. But to take the first step, you have to accept and admit that your idea might not…