Make the most of AI’s opportunities

Today’s update has two parts. First, I worked through problems I noticed in yesterday’s blog post and improved the instructions I give AI for research. Second, I tried the revised instructions on some questions I had raised yesterday. The answers seemed much better to me.

Next I plan to retire my old trading assistant and replace it with a new Gemini Gem tailored to the job. Today’s work was mostly setup; I still need to test the approach in practice over the next few days. A clearer direction makes the next steps feel steadier. It also helps me see which tasks are unnecessary. I have always liked handing repetitive work to AI so I can spend my time on what matters.

For tomorrow, I have three tasks:

• Improve the trading assistant.
• Improve the blog home page—perhaps its background, introduction, video upload, comments, or other interactive elements.
• Ask the important questions again using the new Gem.

The list has suddenly grown. Does that mean AI has made me less efficient? I do not think so. With a more capable assistant, I want to revisit old questions thoroughly, starting with the most important ones. A mistaken conclusion could distort many later decisions. When I asked the revised Gem to research the effect of yesterday’s Google computing paper news on Micron, its answer seemed clearer and more experienced to me. I wonder how much improving that research could affect my trading system—and my results.

I will still need to make decisions from what the research shows. But if it helps me avoid long detours, it gives me time for the things I care about. That time feels like a part of life saved.

I do not want to dismiss the opportunities AI offers.