❌ You Might Be Doing AI All Wrong

AI's In Its Slop Era and Seal "Kiss From a Rose" is the Bop for When Markets Drop

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Katie Perry
March 11, 2025

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The Big Story: The People Who Use AI Best Aren’t Actually Working Less

We might be drowning in AI junk.

While 40% of U.S. adults have used Gen AI tools, only 9% have embedded them into their daily work routines. As individuals, we tend to associate AI with getting to outcomes faster. But companies aren’t viewing it this way. They’re using AI to improve quality and optimize outcomes. It’s time we start thinking more like the companies.

When I first started digging into Gen AI tools, my mindset was to deploy them as an efficiency hack. How to do the same task in less time. But over time, that mindset shifted. Now, I’m looking to do that same task better. Rather than short-cutting the skills I’ve already mastered, I’m using AI to learn and apply new skills.

Have you ever experienced the feeling when you try to let AI manage something you’re strong at, only to realize that it doesn’t actually save you much time, and/or the output isn’t up to your own standards?

The dream of cramming an 8-hour workday into a 30-minute GPT session just isn’t real. Because the reality is, if you’re doing it right, you’re likely spending just as much — or more — time in the work, but the work is becoming deeper, more accurate, and more evolved.

McKinsey refers to this as “superagency in the workplace.” AI’s real potential goes beyond automation. At the organizational level, companies that integrate AI effectively aren’t just working quicker; they’re working smarter — using the technology to refine insights, uncover patterns, and even accelerate scientific discoveries. As individual users, we’re not quite there yet … though, we are adopting these tools at an alarmingly fast rate by historical standards.

It feels like we’re still at the phase of consumer adoption where a prevailing viewpoint is to use AI to generate as much shit as possible, as quickly as possible. But the more “AI slop” that floods our lives, the more important quality becomes. 

We used to think AI would make work effortless. Now we’re realizing it makes work limitless. So the real question isn’t how much time AI can save — it’s what you do with the time it gives back. 

Descartes says “self-awareness” is the defining trait that makes us human. If you’re using AI right, you’ll at once be made aware of all of the things you’ve yet to learn and cannot understand — and at the same time, empowered by all that’s suddenly within reach. Hope is a beautiful thing!

Daily Rip Live Recap: Did the Globalists Tank the Market (and Temporarily Break X)?

Every weekday, Shay Boloor and I run down the biggest market news and events LIVE on Stocktwits’ morning show, The Daily Rip Live. Here’s what we recently covered:

  • Markets in the Red: Stocks are down, and my co-host Shay is getting “defensive.” As a Southern Italian, I don’t need a sell-off to get defensive! 🇮🇹

  • Rocket Mortgage $RKT ( ▼ 2.51% )  Buys Redfin: The $1.75 billion all-stock deal sent $RDFN ( ▼ 0.65% ) stock up 70% in the pre-market, but could this actually be bearish for the housing market? 

  • The White House Crypto Summit Could Have Been an Email: Seriously, it lasted 21 minutes. And why was FIFA there? Michael Saylor also might have flipped off one of the Winklevoss twins. (I’m not even going to pretend to know which.) $BTC ( ▲ 1.95% )  $MSTR ( ▲ 5.24% )  

  • Music to Get the Mood Up: Shay shared his desire to listen to orchestral suites and “breakup music” when the markets are down. Me? I’m either going for YG or Seal “Kiss from a Rose.” Little column A, little column B.

  • X was in and out of service all day on Monday. Elon Musk says they are the victim of an ongoing cyberattack by someone with a lot of money. Bloomberg’s Katie Griefield jokes that maybe it’s the globalists.

Hear Shay and I yap about the markets every weekday at 9 a.m. ET on X (@stocktwits), YouTube, LinkedIn, or in your Stocktwits app. Follow me there — I’m @stocktwitsKP!

Now Here’s a Chart

Buy Now Pay Later juggernaut Klarna is expected to IPO as soon as this week. Take a look at just how embedded BNPL is into the shopping habits of Gen Z-ers. 

Oh! And I’ll be interviewing Affirm CFO Rob O’Hare for Stocktwits later this week! $AFRM ( ▲ 1.85% )  

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Tuesday Thursday Saturday is written by Katie Perry, owner of Ursa Major Media, which provides fractional marketing services and strategy in software, tech, consumer products, professional services, and other industries. She is also the co-host of Stocktwits’ Daily Rip Live show.

Disclaimer: The contents here reflect recaps and summaries of pre-reported or published data, news, and trends. I have cited sources and context for the information provided to the best of my ability. The purpose of the newsletter is to inform and educate on larger trends shaping business and culture — this is NOT investment advice. As an investor, you should always do your own research before making any decisions about your money or your portfolio.