We know the value of content is diminishing – the proliferation of nil/neutral cost materials means there is a significant oversupply. The quality of this content is, however, highly variable.

I was looking at an article the other day about how multi experience platforms would help digital transformation. It seemed a valid topic for discussion but about three sentences in I realised I was reading a bland and anodyne piece.

The arguments were weak, the content non-descript with little specific information. I’d expected to see use cases and proofs of concept, but all I’d read was non-committal bland prose. I thought I’d check it out so went to my current favourite tool to test whether text has been written by AI – GPTZero.

The results were unsurprising.

Your text is likely to be written entirely by AI

GPTZero

We keep hearing AI will replace jobs and in some sectors it will. However, the people losing their jobs will be those who fail to understand how to use AI. This was succinctly described on the HBR Ideacast episode ‘How Generative AI Changes Productivity’.

And many computer scientists have said, machines aren’t going to replace humans. Humans with machines will replace humans without machines. I think now it’s true.

Karim Lakhani

The role of the learning professional should be to work WITH AI tools to improve the learning experience for people, not to replace the human elements. As I’ve said before, you can’t automate nuance and the learning professionals who ‘get’ how to use AI tools as part of the suite of technologies available, will be at the leading edge of the profession in the future.

How are you using AI tools like LLMs and algorithms to support your learning approaches, design and delivery? Let me know in the comments.