We all thought 2020 would be the year that changed our productivity forever. And in a way, it did: It forced us to rethink our old beliefs about what makes people productive. Decades of corporate culture that told us to work from 9 to 18 have been literally swept away. 2020 showed us, despite the pain and emergency, how strong the human soul is: from this awareness small and large consequences were born, from the place to those on working methods, until 2022 which is setting.
By 2023 these consequences will accumulate, and there will be so many to be ignored and not produce even more significant changes.
Don't take things lightly
There is something that many professionals cannot afford to ignore. Many artificial intelligence “tools” are popping up like mushrooms everywhere, but don't let the name fool you. They are not just "tools": they are technical tests of a revolution in productivity. If you ignore them just because you are not convinced of this technology, you will miss a huge opportunity. Don't let distrust hurt you. AI wasn't born this morning, it doesn't need to prove anything to you.
in 2015, first stage of the research has produced algorithms and general methodologies to be used to solve theoretical problems. In the second phase, the first generation of applied AI engineers graduated studying these algorithms. Above all, studying how these algorithms could automate business activities at scale. Within just 7 years, in 2022, we have already reached the third phase: personal productivity. Now, consumer applications of artificial intelligence directly affect our ways of working. They help users to better manage their time and increase their personal efficiency.
The working methods will be new, but the need to change them is the same as always
The scheme is simple, and has existed since the dawn of time. Take someone who has an idea and wants to realize it, but can't. Maybe he lacks the talent, or the skill, or the time it takes. Maybe he can decide to pay someone to help him make it happen, but let's say he doesn't have money to hire people. The last resort remains: automation. Build or program systems that develop more effective ways of working, or that do the work for you. What if he doesn't have enough money to do it? Until yesterday the answer was "amen, end of games". Today, more and more companies are offering this automation at increasingly affordable prices. And the lower the cost, the more people will be interested.
What used to be a possibility that benefited a few coding experts or structured companies could tomorrow benefit the masses. This is, if you haven't figured it out, the real revolution.
Because we will remember this year
2022 was an amazing year for the dramatic displays of productivity we saw. The spread of interfaces based on artificial intelligence has been sudden! DALL E 2 e Chat GPT di OpenAI they offered users the opportunity to experiment with working methods with graphics and writing assistants. Other popular tools that have made waves on social media are midjourney e Lens, which respectively allow you to create illustrations and improve selfies. Also Googlehas, of course, continued to improve productivity tools every year: with Lens our cell phone has become an "omniscient" eye capable of understanding all the languages of the world and knowing the origin of everything it sees.
Yes, the new AI interfaces "for everyone" will revolutionize work methods and personal productivity. Sure. Their popularity these days is just a functional phenomenon: creating "cool" selfies is a means to reach the masses, to make everyone understand what we're talking about. It's just a taste of the coming times, and it will include everything, not just text or images: from automated scheduling systems to personalized virtual assistants. We'll really see it soon.
It doesn't matter if you work in a technical role or not, 2022 has taught us that AI is an elephant and you own the glassware.
Or the glassware itself, it depends on your choices.
