AI can hold on to outdated versions of you, producing polished but irrelevant suggestions. To stay useful, it needs to reflect your current context—requiring an “AI hygiene” routine, a set of simple practices to keep your digital assistant up to d...
The other day my AI gave me a polished answer concerning a product design except it was riffing off an old project I’d worked on months back. The audience assumptions were off and the ideas weren’t that relevant.
Funnily, it reminded me of 50 First Dates, where Adam Sandler has to reintroduce himself every morning because Drew Barrymore forgets him overnight. With AI, the problem is reversed - it doesn’t forget, it just clings to outdated versions of you.
Like a barista still making your cappuccino with regular milk when you switched to almond milk a few weeks ago. If you want AI to be useful, it has to know you as you are today. For which, you need to have an AI Hygiene routine - a set of simple rituals to keep your digital relationship vibrant. Here it is:
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