AI can make you look more experienced than you actually are. But if AI does the work you used to learn from, how do you develop the judgment you'll eventually be paid for?

In this episode of the Young Professionals Survival Guide, Lisa Larson shares five practical ways early-career professionals can use AI at work without outsourcing their critical thinking, judgment and professional development.

AI can analyze millions of data points, summarize documents, create presentations, research, write and generate answers in seconds. But faster output doesn't automatically mean better thinking.

You'll learn:

• Why you shouldn't outsource the learning that builds experience
• How "garbage in, garbage out" creates polished AI slop
• Why you should never confuse polished AI output with correct answers
• How to develop judgment, intuition, nuance and human connection
• Why getting into the room and observing experienced professionals still matters
• How to use AI as a challenger and thinking partner instead of simply asking it for answers
• The questions to ask before submitting AI-generated work

Lisa also talks about a conversation with an experienced legal professional about using AI but relying on something it can't replicate: asking a client what matters most, listening to the answer and using years of experience to understand the nuance behind it.

Don't avoid AI. Use it. Experiment with it. Get good at it, but don't become so dependent that you skip the experiences that build your judgment.

Use AI to accelerate your work. Just don't outsource the experiences that are building your career.

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