First mistake: If you meet a talking dog in the street and it makes a few grammatical errors or speaks with an accent, you don’t use a few errors to dismiss the fact that this is an actual talking dog. It’s amazing. It might even be worth having it join your team.

Second mistake: If a talking dog tells you something, that doesn’t mean it’s true. Check the work.

Even if your dog’s name is Claude.

What should we do now? As creatives, freelancers and impresarios gaze at the incoming AI revolution, it’s tempting to turn away and get back to work.

But what if this is the work?

There are plenty of caveats that come with the talking dogs of AI. Not just the hallucinations or the dislocations. There are issues of climate, of control and of access. But, as in all the past technology revolutions we’ve faced, highlighting the problems and walking away is probably not the best way to have influence or impact.

Just because candidates have flaws doesn’t mean you shouldn’t vote.

I’m launching a short new Udemy course on how I’m thinking about AI and how you might shift your perspective to put it to work. This is the biggest shift in our world since the invention of electricity, and you’re either going to work for an AI or an AI is going to work for you. Only one of these is a good option.

The course is discounted 40% for the next five days. It won’t give you any tricks or tips, but it might open your eyes to a different posture for dancing with the talking dog.