Bold claims about AI have been made since LLMs became a dime a dozen.
One such claim was that coding is dead, a statement made by Anthropic’s CEO.
While a lot of people have jumped on the bandwagon, I’ve remained skeptical. Now, even the LLMs are reminding us the importance of human involvement.
A coder was working on gaming code with Cursor AI when the AI tool suddenly refused to generate more code. Not only that, but it told the game designer, they might be better off learning the coding themselves.
I found it a rather ironic response since many people see AI and LLMs as a means to eliminate human involvement in projects and creative arts.
Even a machine with access to the largest known knowledge database to ever exist still thinks it’s best for creators and businesspeople to do the work themselves.
If nothing else, so they have an understanding of their product.
While the origin of this humorous response may have been related to the coder using a free version of Cursor AI and hitting their maximum character limit for the month, it remains a solid reminder to creatives and business people alike that generation does not lead to understanding.
A lack of understanding can become a low quality product when the creators or owners can’t maintain it or improve it because they don’t understand the source material enough to direct an AI tool in the right direction.
When I look at this from a book writing standpoint, I think of the questions authors might receive that they can’t answer because they weren’t an active participant in writing a book or they went with information provided by an LLM rather than their personal expertise and experience.
Have you ever talked to someone who doesn’t understand their product?
I have. We get door to door solicitors all the time in my neighborhood. The sales pitch sounds smooth, but as soon as you start asking real questions, they trip over their own words and have vague answers.
Business books are designed to establish expertise and authority.
But if you don’t understand the content enough to answer questions or talk about it because it was AI generated, the results can damage your brand and the face of your business.
A good ghostwriting works with you to ensure your book is based on your expertise and experience. That it’s a marketing tool you can reference in speaking engagements, build your brand, and company.
Don’t let AI leave you hanging. Work with a human ghostwriter.
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