Matthew Goddard

AI First Mindset – AI interactions and user archetypes align.

I had the pleasure of attending one of Allie K. Miller‘s AI First Mindset masterclasses. If you get the chance to attend one, I highly recommend it. Allie is engaging, clear, and incredibly knowledgeable about her craft.

One thing she said that really resonated with me, I paraphrase

“I can give you examples [of specific workflows], but if you don’t learn the fundamental principles, you won’t be able to scale.”

She shared plenty of great examples, but what really stood out were the four 4 AI interaction modes she presented:

AI as Microtasker: Handling discrete, one-off tasks
• Searching for information
• Creating content, marketing copy, and emails
• Generating simple images and videos
• Converting data formats
• Fixing isolated errors

AI as Copilot: Collaborating in real time
• Writing documents
• Coding pipelines
• Brainstorming ideas
• Planning a trip together

AI as Delegate: Taking on complex goals
• Research projects
• Monitoring systems and summarising
• Purchasing and comparing items
• Generating candidate lists

AI as Teammate: Transforming teams and systems
• Enhancing team workflows
• Participating in meetings, flagging issues
• Cross-functional project management
• Consolidating enterprise-wide KPIs

As someone who sees AI as a tool, I focus on the people using it rather than AI as an entity. That’s why I was pleased to see the overlap between Allie’s AI interaction modes and my own user archetypes (Bystander, Conversationalist, Automator, Orchestrator)

You can read more about these archetypes in my article here: https://lnkd.in/eDizXgDF

Here’s how they map to Allie’s AI contexts:
• The Bystander: AI as Microtasker (basic)
• The Conversationalist: AI as Microtasker (basic) and AI as Copilot (advanced)
• The Automator: AI as Copilot (basic) and AI as Delegate (advanced)
• The Orchestrator: AI as Delegate (basic) and AI as Teammate (advanced)

This fusion of frameworks creates a richer understanding of the spread of AI usage across archetypes.

One key realisation:

It’s easy to gauge how AI-first your business is by looking at the dominant archetypes in your organisation.
• Bystanders and Conversationalists tend to focus inward: How does this affect me? How can I improve myself?
• Automators and Orchestrators tend to focus outward: How can this improve my team and my organisation?

From an organisation’s perspective, we want to nurture more Automators and Orchestrators because they are the ones who drive real value.

Curious about how to transition your team from Bystanders to Orchestrators? Let’s chat. Follow me for more insights, or give me a call, and I’d be happy to discuss how we can support you.