Co-Intelligence: The Definitive, Bestselling Guide to Living and Working with AI

by Ethan Mollick

Using AI as a co-intelligence, as I did while writing, is where AI is the most valuable. Figure out a way to do this yourself if you can. As a starting point, follow the first principle (invite AI to everything) until you start to learn the shape of the Jagged Frontier in your work. This will let you know what the AI can do and what it can’t. Then start working like a Centaur. Give the tasks that you hate but can easily check (like writing meaningless reports or low-priority emails) to the AI and see whether it improves your life. You will likely start to transition naturally into Cyborg usage, as you find the AI indispensable in overcoming small barriers and helping with tricky tasks. At that point, you have found a co-intelligence. You also have to remember that AI is changing, and the boundaries between these task types are permeable and will likely shift as AI capabilities improve over time.