AI will take over
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"AI-powered system" felt exciting a few months ago... Now, it's eye-rolling for many. I recently took a step back with AI:
(I share more about my system ↓ in the P.S.) But I am being honest with you:
And my prediction is: They will keep working for a period in 2026. Until they lose effectiveness. And people will go back to using a human-in-the-loop approach. Now is the opportunity to maximize this until there is ROI. And change things when they stop working. But, whenever I let AI send messages for me… Something always feels off. Both in the actual output and within. I wrestled with it for a while… But I can’t bring myself to use AI-generated messages to build relationships with prospects. It simply does not work for me. Am I leaving money on the table? In the short term, perhaps… But I don’t believe I am in the long run. Here is what I use AI for: 1) Validate my leads 2) Suggest comments that I manually edit 3) Suggest high context DMs that I manually edit It works for me. And it feels right. My takeaway: -AI is a great tool if you use it the right way FOR YOU. P.S. Today I am closing the 9-day trial for my community, where I teach how I use AI to generate clients in <30 minutes a day. All info here: https://bit.ly/9d-conn |
Stef Curcio
Tips about LinkedIn lead generation
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