Chronically Automated - Episode #23 How to Stop Fighting AI and Start Winning With It

This week on The Queen of Automation, I really went all-in on something that’s been bubbling up in every conversation lately, fear. The real, sweaty-palms, am-I-about-to-be-replaced kind. And I didn’t sugarcoat it. I said the thing out loud: yes, the fear is valid. And also, you’re aiming it in the wrong direction. AI isn’t the villain in the movie; it’s the sassy sidekick who shows up with iced coffee and a plan.

Anthony and I unpacked what’s actually happening when people say they’re “afraid of AI,” because let’s be honest, it’s rarely the tech. It’s the loss of control. It’s the unknown. It’s the moment you realize your job, your industry, or even your identity might need to evolve faster than you’re comfortable with. And that’s a lot. I get it. I’ve lived it.

But here’s the part I kept coming back to: your mind gets to decide whether AI is the thing that destroys your momentum or the thing that scales it. I talked about how communication, real communication, is the heart of every relationship, including the one you’re building with AI. If you feed it vague, low-effort prompts, it’s going to mirror that energy right back at you. Garbage in, garbage out. But if you treat it like a capable partner and give it context, direction, tone, expectations,  it becomes a superpower. A multiplier. A second brain that actually listens.

We got into the weeds about prompting, why most people are doing it wrong, why a “long prompt” isn’t wasted time, and how the right structure can get you to 98%-done content every single time. And yes, I admitted that I talk to my AI like a person, with please and thank you and the occasional emotional check-in. And no, I’m not stopping.

We also talked about the bigger picture. About how AI didn’t suddenly show up, it’s been around for years. Zoom transcripts? AI. Your phone finishing your sentences? AI. The stuff everybody was happily using until it suddenly got a name and a spotlight.

And then we wrapped it all in a reminder I probably needed to hear too: you still have control. You control how you react, how you adapt, how quickly you learn, and how willing you are to experiment. AI isn’t replacing the humans who stay curious. It’s replacing the ones who freeze.

If you’re in that fear spiral, this episode is basically me grabbing you by the shoulders, gently, and reminding you that you’re not powerless. You’re early.

And if you want help learning this stuff the right way, with the right systems and the right humans, well… that’s literally what we do.