Tag: AI

In early 2025, I was almost too late in reading CO-INTELLIGENCE. The book was completed in late 2023 when ChatGPT was the undisputed king but the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Large-Language-Models (LLM) in particular is evolving so quickly that it often sounds dated. However, it has value in the long-term perspective that we all need when adapting to the changes in work and society brought about by AI. For that, I’m glad that I took the time to read it this week (March 2025).

The first valuable observation, and one that’s now almost trite, is that the AI you use today is the least capable AI you’ll ever use. I’ve seen several technology revolutions, and AI is the one that develops the fastest, with changes coming every week. PCs, LANs, and the internet all evolved with new changes every few months or years. Now, there is new material to absorb every week.

The most important element of the process that isn’t changing is us: the human. The book adds the most value by defining the human-AI interaction. All of us will have to find ways to work with the new AI tools. They are changing rapidly; we are not.

My most important takeaway from CO-INTELLIGENCE is the breakdown of tasks into four groups:

Just-Me Tasks – that need to be handled by a person

Centaur Tasks – A part human/part-machine combination hands the task from one to the other

Cyborg Tasks – Where the human and AI merge into one entity

Automated Tasks – That can be handled by just the AI

The most important chapter is the sixth, where these distinctions are drawn. In using AI, I’ve seen all four types of tasks and the breakdown is going to help me as I approach each new job.

CO-INTELLIGENCE: Living and Working with AI is worth the read. At least for now. In a few years or months the field will evolve and we’ll need a fresh analysis.