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But technology is a tool. And a new tool has come along that is really important. AI, LLMs, Chat GPT — the words aren't important — you know what they are. Recently there have been some breakthroughs that change the rules of the game. **I do not know where this is going.** This isn't some warning of coming apocalypse or impending nirvana. I just know tools create leverage, and this one is coming like nothing else before.
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Here's something that feels like a moral imperative for me to communicate: <em class="highlight">the time is now to learn how to use these tools</em>. Your other option is to be used by them — there is no opposition position possible. If you do any kind of knowledge work (research, spreadsheets, anything done on a computer) you need to learn to use these tools. You can also learn how to weld, wire up homes, be a good mother, run an excavator, or be a good therapist. My point is that powerful, greedy people _will_ be using these tools. Fight fire with fire. Learn these tools and wrap your head around them.
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Here's something that feels like a moral imperative for me to communicate: <em class="highlight">the time is now to learn how to use these tools</em>. Your other option is to be used by them — there is no opposition position possible. If you do any kind of knowledge work (research, spreadsheets, anything done on a computer) you need to learn to use these tools. You can also learn how to weld, wire up homes, be a good mother, run an excavator, or be a good therapist — there are lots of places that AI isn't going to have as much of an impact right now. What I want to drive home is that right now powerful, greedy people _will_ be using these tools in all lines of knowledge work. Fight fire with fire. Learn these tools and wrap your head around them.
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I've created this handbook to help you learn how to use these tools. This isn't about automating your job or any specific end result. I want you to wrap your head around this new technology and learn how to use it for yourself. _Learn how to learn_.
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