EP 388: The Duality of AI Productivity – Can It Be a Bad Thing?

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Can we be too productive with GenAI? Yeah, we're getting more done—but what are we losing in the process? And when does efficiency start to harm creativity and well-being and what can we do about it? Yen Anderson, Copilot Champ, Azure and AI Microsoft, join us as we dig into the duality of AI productivity.

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Topics Covered in This Episode:
1. Training and evolution of AI use
2. Practicality and use of AI in daily tasks
3. AI adoption, productivity, and deep insights
4. Highlight of Copilot’s utility

Timestamps:
02:20 Daily AI news
04:30 About Yen and her role at Microsoft
05:36 Microsoft's Copilot Studio announcements create significant buzz.
08:35 AI reduces meeting overload, improves efficiency.
11:27 Delegated tasks to Copilot; improved workflow efficiency.
15:24 Balancing tasks between humans and AI efficiently.
18:19 Using Copilot for insights, energy management, brainstorming.
21:46 Check out WorkLab podcast by Microsoft for insights.
23:17 Experimentation is key to advancing chatbot capabilities.
28:27 Balance productivity with rest, family, and joy.
30:33 Start small, improvements compound, learning curve eases.
32:22 Constantly sharing knowledge and receiving feedback.

Keywords:
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