Introduction
AI tools promise to 10x productivity. Most deliver 1.2x. The gap is knowing which tasks AI actually handles well versus which need human judgment. ChatGPT helps with first drafts. Claude handles research and analysis. Perplexity speeds up information gathering. Midjourney generates visuals. But AI can't replace strategy, taste, or customer understanding. This chapter shows you which AI tools actually save time, which tasks to automate versus augment, and how to integrate AI into your workflow without letting it make decisions it shouldn't.
