Monday, 13 March 2023

Strategy vs AI

Strategy is making future predictions. Then using the results in plotting a course of action for a goal decided by you or a committee. AI does not do strategy - yet.  Why? Goals. Ultimately Goals are decided by people. AI is given goals by people, for example :

  • Drive me to XYZ
  • Present product ABC to customers most likely to buy it
  • Create a picture based on these prompts
Notice the pattern. AI is being told what to. But not how to do it.

As AI becomes more capable these goals will be become more and more abstract

  • Reduce churn by 10%
  • Increase Customer satisfaction by 30%
  • Design a new home for me
AI will devise its own path to achieve your Goal. However, You are still responsible for defining your goals which collectively represent your life strategy

Future Requests to AI engines may look like this :
  • Prepare a plan for me to live my best life
  • Run my business - alert me if there are any huge issues
  • What should I do now?
So the question becomes - will AI eventually decide your strategy for you? Will it give you goals which benefit you.  Or will it give you goals which benefit someone else or itself?