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That Was the Problem. og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # AI Gave Me the Answer in Seconds. That Was the Problem. **[Medium](https://daily.dev/sources/medium_js)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary An opinion piece argues that as AI makes generating analysis instantaneous, the scarce and valuable skill becomes questioning and evaluating AI outputs rather than producing them. It proposes a 'five-second rule' of asking 'what would have to be true for this answer to be wrong?' and a four-step workflow (initial analysis, assumptions, competing explanations, manual verification) for using AI in business analytics responsibly. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [AI Made Me 5x Faster. 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