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ChatGPT: The GLP-1 of Business and the Scandal of "Cheating"

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2024 offered countless headlines like: “So and So celebrity  accused of using Ozempic. This ruffles my feathers to say the least. I mean, is it a crime? Is there a jury?

 

Seems many people are hesitant to publicly board the AI/Chat GPT train for similar reasons. Mountains of work are being produced in the proverbial closet these days.

 

There was a time when using a calculator in math class was considered cheating. Then, society collectively decided that maybe—just maybe—efficiency wasn’t a crime. Today, in a bold return to puritanical self-sabotage, we’ve decided that using ChatGPT for work, writing, or even (gasp) thinking is somehow dishonest.

 

Let’s be clear: calling ChatGPT “cheating” is like accusing a business executive of foul play for using a CRM instead of a Rolodex. It’s like suggesting that email auto-replies are a moral failing. It’s like insisting that one must churn their own butter lest they be deemed unworthy of dairy.  Yes, I know there is a whole sourdough homesteader movement that might think exactly that.

 

And yet, the naysayers persist, clutching their pearls as they manually compose emails that could have been generated in two seconds.

 

The real scandal here isn’t that people are using AI—it’s that some people aren’t.

 

The GLP-1 of Business Productivity

For those unfamiliar with GLP-1 medications (which is apparently no one) they’ve revolutionized weight loss by curbing hunger and optimizing metabolic efficiency. Gone are the days of white-knuckling through calorie counting and self-loathing; science has simply made it easier. And, naturally, this has led to cries of “cheating.”

 

Enter ChatGPT: the GLP-1 of business productivity. Rather than grinding through redundant emails, struggling through uninspired first drafts, or manually synthesizing market trends, people can now… simply do it faster and better. This, according to some, is unacceptable. The idea that technology could remove friction from work is apparently an existential threat to those who believe that true professionalism involves unnecessary struggle.

 

To be good it must be hard right??

 

The Noble Art of Inefficiency

The argument that ChatGPT is cheating hinges on an outdated romanticism of effort. There’s a certain sect of people who believe that the value of work is tied to how much pain it causes. They would have you believe that business is some kind of artisanal craft, where every memo must be hand-chiseled from the marble of human suffering. To these people, delegation is suspect, automation is treason, and leveraging AI is the equivalent of cutting in line at the grocery store.

 

The True Crime: Not Using It

Let’s flip the script. If using ChatGPT is “cheating,” then so is hiring an assistant. So is outsourcing marketing. So is having an accountant instead of manually doing long division on tax day. The reality is, the business world has never rewarded inefficiency—it has only punished those who fail to adapt.

 

The real crime isn’t using AI to streamline work. The real crime is wasting time on things that AI could handle so that you can focus on higher-order thinking. If ChatGPT can write your first draft in seconds, imagine what you could do with the extra hours. (Hint: actual strategy, creative innovation, and maybe, just maybe, a break.)

 

Conclusion: If This Is Cheating, Sign Me Up

The world belongs to those who leverage their tools. ChatGPT isn’t some shadowy backdoor to success; it’s just the natural evolution of how work gets done. Like the GLP-1 of business, it removes unnecessary struggle, allowing people to focus on what actually matters.

 

So, the next time someone gets all morally righteous about about AI use, just remind them: survival of the fittest has always included survival of the most efficient. And if that’s cheating, well, let’s just say I’d rather be a winner.

 

 

May you Live & LeadWell,

 

~E

 

 

PS. I am indeed completely down with Ozempic. Who doesn’t need a leg up sometimes?? I sure do. Ozempic was exactly what I needed last year to drop 30# of perimenopausal weight gain. I’d do it again in a heartbeat.




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