Impromptu: Amplifying Our Humanity Through AI is far more comprehensive than any human’s, and future tools will likely be even more comprehensive. Automated content creation is interesting as a way of creat- ing instant first drafts, but I’m skeptical of claims that it can be used without human intervention for important writing—at least for my work. I would want to review and refine any arti- cles or reports it produced, though this could still accelerate my throughput considerably. I’m a bit more skeptical about the remaining suggestions, like automating my communications. People email me looking for decisions and introductions, and I’m not quite ready to let the AI take over those functions just yet. As for making investment decisions, I think AI could help me make more informed investment decisions quickly by prompt- ing thoughts and helping me consider all the potential data points, but labeling this process an “automated investment decision” seems like a stretch. Despite these minor objections, GPT-4 helped me tackle this chapter by generating a reasonable taxonomy of my work, with pointers to where I might dive deeper. Since we’ve already spent a chapter on the transformation of work in the business world, let’s focus on my work as a writer/creator and philanthropist. How will AI transform these non-business worlds? My writing Those who follow my career closely know that I didn’t set out to be an entrepreneur. When I graduated from Stanford, my plan was to become a professor. I wanted to have a positive impact on society, and I thought the best way to do this was to pursue 136
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