The Inktelligence - June 16, 2025

AI as Teammate: Stanford Insights

This past week, I came across this video of Jeremy Utley who is a professor at the Stanford d.school talking about how to use AI. There are some good snippets in there.

Here’s the TL;DR:

  • Flip the script: Ask AI how to use AI.
    Have the model coach you through questions so it uncovers context before offering solutions.

  • Treat AI like a teammate, not a tool.
    When results fall short, coach the model: give feedback, mentor it, ask it to ask you for missing info.

  • “Creativity is doing more than the first thing you think of.”
    Prompt for volume and variation. It takes effort to learn how to do that well.

  • Inspiration is a discipline.
    Your unique background, inputs, and perspective are what differentiate your prompts and your outputs.

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