The person who taught me to optimise AI was not an engineer or writer.
6 months ago, I stared at ChatGPT like a threat.
After all, it could:
* Write like a mid-level copywriter.
* Do it 10x faster.
* Never complain.
For someone who had left corporate life to pursue writing, the advent of AI wasn’t just disruption.
It was an identity crisis.
What use am I in this world if my hard-earned skills become obsolete?
But the world doesn’t stop for existential threats.
So I did the only thing I could: I adapted.
I went on Youtube, learned about AI and explored new tools.
I had no idea if I’d catch up in time, but I knew doing nothing would be worse.
3 months later, I started using AI in unexpected ways.
* When grief couldn’t wait: when I was asked to write a eulogy in under an hour, I panicked at the tight deadline. From my notes, AI helped me refine my final draft, but the family’s gratitude reminded me that the most impactful words come from a human, not a machine.
* I can now draft copy for any format in half the time (or less) with AI doing the initial plan and research. But the strategy comes from human intuition.
* For workshops and presentations, I generate slides using AI, but the real value comes from empathy – understanding the human pain points.
Then there’s my friend Desonny Tuzan of Charlie’s Cafe in Taman Desa.
When I first told him about AI, he hesitated. “Isn’t that for writers or engineers?”
But he tried anyway.
What happened next shocked me.
With zero technical background, Sonny used his creativity and empathy to use AI to design marketing collaterals for his cafe.
Two weeks later, he was teaching ME AI tricks! (Thanks Sonny!)
Here’s what Sonny and I discovered:
💡AI mirrors our humanity.
💡It generates ideas, but can’t know which ones will resonate.
💡The magic happens at the intersection.
When curious minds ask “What if we tried …?” instead of “What will we lose?”
Your job title doesn’t matter.
Writer, engineer, or entrepreneur. Your greatest asset isn’t your skill set – it’s your curiosity.
So stay hungry.
Keep asking questions.
The future belongs to those who never stop learning.
