One of the ideas that makes generative AI so powerful is that it takes me exactly the same amount of time to create a 250-word summary, or a 1000-word summary of a document. For example, if I want to share an overview of a report I’ve written, or a lecture or presentation I’ve given, the amount of time I need to spend on writing that summary is dependent on how long I want it to be. Generative AI means that I can scale up what I want to produce, without it taking me any more time.
Another thought that occurs to me is that you can also create multiple types of output based on the same source (e.g. “write me an academic abstract”, “write me a series of tweets”, “write me a blog post”) with very little additional input. You could upload a single PDF, and with one well-structured prompt, create a wide range of content that you could use to share in multiple formats.
Where else in your life does output scale so much with no extra input?