The Surgeon Model for AI Assistance

This article I came across the other day expresses perfectly how I think about rolling out AI in our businesses and jobs:

A lot of people say AI will make us all “managers” or “editors”…but I think this is a dangerously incomplete view! Personally, I’m trying to code like a surgeon.

I really like this mental model. A surgeon is a highly expert surrounded by a supportive team. When a surgeon walks into the operating room, the patient has been prepared, the tools have been assembled, there’s someone watching the vitals, and a whole team to provide the necessary aftercare. All this leaves the expert free to focus on what they do best.

So if you want to adopt AI in your business, ask: What’s your company’s equivalent of a surgeon walking into fully prepped OP with a supporting team at the ready?