AI Usage Framework and Personas
- AI usage involves: context switching, prompting, reviewing output, and fixing AI-generated results.
- Three personas introduced for effective AI use:
1. Efficient Edith: Use AI when the total time (switching, prompting, reviewing) is less than manual effort.
2. Frequent Felix: Invest time to build reusable AI workflows/tools for repeated problems, which pays off over time.
3. Quick Quinton: Use AI for small, quick tasks that save time without heavy context or editing.

Efficient Edith Use Cases
- Writing lint rules (example: converted a 4-hour task into 4 minutes by prompting AI to write code plus tests).
- Creating one-off scripts for tasks like generating failing file lists for linting; these scripts save large amounts of manual work.
- Diagramming: Convert text into system diagrams using Excalibur AI or Mermaid syntax for proposals and technical docs in minutes.

Frequent Felix Use Cases
- Repetitive data transformation: Using AI to generalize SQL query adjustments over many queries, reducing hours to minutes.
- Building internal tools: Example of a testing tool that generates accurate tests from code context, saving weeks of work and thousands of engineering hours.
- Creating UI tools for repeated tasks like Markdown to HTML conversion accessible to all engineers.
- Reusable prompts like writing coaches and documentation generators to improve text quality and speed.
- Managers benefiting from tailored AI feedback tools for their engineers to streamline review processes.

Quick Quinton Use Cases
- Fast, small help on shell commands: AI-assisted creation of complex shell commands and helper functions to automate common workflows.
- Debug statements generation: Adding comprehensive logs automatically saves debugging time.
- Library and ecosystem exploration: Using AI to find appropriate libraries and quickly learn unfamiliar technology stacks to expedite contributions.

Recap and Final Advice
- AI is transforming workflows with potential 2x to 100x productivity gains depending on task.
- Encourages viewing work through the lens: “Can AI get me most of the way there?”
- Know when to apply AI using personas for maximum value.
- Sharing knowledge and tools boosts team productivity.
- Jordan offers to discuss AI further and shares resources via LinkedIn and slides.

Actionable Items / Tasks
- Evaluate your tasks to identify which fit Efficient Edith, Frequent Felix, or Quick Quinton personas for AI application.
- Use AI to automate cumbersome coding tasks like lint rule writing, scripting, and diagram generation.
- Build or adopt reusable AI-powered internal tools for repeatable tasks.
- Create reusable AI prompts, e.g., for documentation and writing quality improvements.
- Use AI as a quick assistant for shell commands, debugging, and exploring unfamiliar codebases.
- For managers: consider developing or adopting AI tools that assist engineers in self-service feedback to improve review efficiency.
- Continuously assess your workflows for AI integration opportunities to achieve time savings and productivity increases.