Woods: Treat AI outputs as first drafts rather than final results
Geoff Woods · How to Use AI to Make Money, Grow Your Business, and Be More Productive | Geoff Woods · Jul 15, 2026 · at 3:24
Geoff Woods shares best practices for interacting with generative AI models during business problem-solving.
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“This is another one of the mistakes people make with AI. They're getting an answer, and they're choosing to believe it as the final result. They're judging it. View it as a first draft.”
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