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Sam Illingworth's avatar

Thank you, Elena and Vadym. This is an excellent dialogue and really helps to bring to light the roles of the product designer and product manager. For me, the most interesting part is definitely the discussion around efficiency vs. creativity. What part of the workflow are we willing to hand over to AI? And what part should we always keep human? Thanks for making us think about this.

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Elena Calvillo at Product's avatar

Thank you, Sam! That's the core question, isn't it? That's exactly the tension we wanted to explore: where to draw that line between efficiency and creativity.

It's not a static answer either, I think it'll keep shifting as we figure out what AI actually does better vs. what loses something essential when we automate it. Really appreciate you engaging with it!

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Suhrab Khan's avatar

This conversation nails the core challenge: AI accelerates execution, but real value comes from human judgment, taste, and strategic thinking, skills no algorithm can replicate.

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Vadym Grin's avatar

Exactly that! But we will continue to keep an eye on how AI develops and progresses. And maybe soon we will all need to have another deep dive into these topics, as everything changes so fast today.

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Dennis Berry's avatar

Choosing to slow down when everyone else is going fast changes everything 🧡

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Vadym Grin's avatar

Yes, even though it's a hard choice to make sometimes.

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Elena Calvillo at Product's avatar

It does! 💯 👍

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havenpointconsulting's avatar

This is exactly it. AI gives answers quickly, but human judgment, context, and deciding what actually matters is still the real work. Used intentionally, AI gives us time back instead of replacing purpose.

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Brian Schneider's avatar

This seems like a key factor in Substack raising it’s recent round…

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