Darren GoonawardanaChief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Collectiv · Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder at Collectiv

AI Is Not Just Faster Work

24 Sept 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief monologue, the speaker argues that the primary mistake in adopting AI is treating it merely as a tool to accelerate existing tasks—such as drafting emails, generating summaries, or producing reports. While these speed gains are useful, they are not transformative. The speaker urges a deeper reconsideration of work design now that AI can read, summarize, reason, predict, and act across systems. They suggest that some workflow steps may become obsolete, decisions could be moved earlier in the process, and employee roles might shift from executing tasks to managing outcomes. The core message is to move beyond asking how AI can make current work faster and instead ask what work should look like in an AI‑augmented world.

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The biggest mistake with AI is using it only to speed up the work you already do. Faster emails, faster summaries, faster reports. Useful, yes. Transformational, not always. The bigger question is this: if AI can now read, summarize, reason, predict, and act across systems, should the work still be designed the same way? Some steps may disappear. Some decisions may move earlier. Some roles may shift from doing the task to managing the outcome. Do not just ask how AI makes old work faster. Ask what work should look like now.