Mariya DelanoNov 14

I’ve been testing a theory: many people who are high on #AI and #LLMs are just new to automation and don’t realize you can automate processes with simple programming, if/then conditions, and API calls with zero AI involved.

So far it’s been working!

Whenever I’ve been asked to make an AI flow or find a way to implement AI in our work with a client, I’ve returned back with an automation flow that uses 0 AI.

Things like “when a new document is added here, add a link to it in this spreadsheet and then create a task in our project management software assigned to X with label Y”.

And the people who were frothing at the mouth at how I must change my mind on AI have (so far) all responded with resounding enthusiasm and excitement.

They think it’s the same thing. They just don’t understand how much automation is possible without any generative tools.

Show threadIsaac Ji KuoNov 14

@mariyadelano It's because they aren't computer programmers and I define "computer programmers" to be "the laziest people on Planet Earth."

No one else puts so much effort into automating something, to avoid a small amount of effort.

Show thread Antonius Marie ⚧Nov 14

@isaackuo @mariyadelano Meme of person turning away at option A, then pointing happily at option B:

A: Spend three hours Doing The Thing
B: Spend four hours writing a script to automate Doing The Thing

Show threadIsaac Ji Kuo

@melindrea @mariyadelano Yep. But from my point of view, it makes sense.

The thing is ... it's not just about the time and the tedium. It's about actually doing the task correctly. If I'm doing the same thing over and over for three hours, how likely is it I'm going to do it 100% correctly with no mistakes?

I'm more confident of the script getting it done right.

Nov 14 at 3:55pmWeb
Show thread Antonius Marie ⚧Nov 14
@isaackuo @mariyadelano Yes, agreed on that too. It's a lot likelier that my script to, say, "copy 500 bits of data from here to there" won't make a brain fart, whereas when I'm getting to bit 100 *my* brain will be looking for any distraction.