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Not all ideas about artificial intelligence need to be predictions—some just raise the right questions. A recent podcast episode proposed a hierarchy of AI utility, from productivity to generation to strategy. But what if that ladder is upside down? In a world still figuring out what AI even is, placing strategy at the top might be missing the point. Maybe it’s the foundation. If we’re still sorting out how and why we use these tools, can we really expect them to make us more productive yet.
By Brant SteenNot all ideas about artificial intelligence need to be predictions—some just raise the right questions. A recent podcast episode proposed a hierarchy of AI utility, from productivity to generation to strategy. But what if that ladder is upside down? In a world still figuring out what AI even is, placing strategy at the top might be missing the point. Maybe it’s the foundation. If we’re still sorting out how and why we use these tools, can we really expect them to make us more productive yet.