A quiet conversation with everyday AI

Where technology whispers rather than shouts, true transformation begins.
Jason Walkow
January 21, 2025

Like morning coffee brewing while you shower (or in my case, desperately trying to remember if I actually pressed the start button), the best technologies work in harmony with your existing routines—even the imperfect ones. They don't demand a complete lifestyle change—they enhance the rhythm you've already created. This is the philosophy that drives PSV's approach to AI integration: meeting people in their natural habitat of daily workflows, rather than asking them to relocate to an entirely new technological ecosystem.

With the help of Spark, I recently transformed my email process from a daily struggle into a fluid conversation with my inbox, as if I were working with a human email assistant. The change wasn't dramatic—I simply started using an AI organization and writing assistant that lived within my email client. I don't feel like I'm doing anything special or dramatically different, except now I have a [digital] partner in the process.

As Melinda Gates once observed, "Innovation isn't always about creating new things from scratch. Sometimes it's about revealing the hidden potential in things we take for granted."

This resonates deeply with how we should approach AI integration in our professional lives.

According to McKinsey's 2024 State of AI report, 76% of successful AI implementations built upon existing workflows rather than replacing them entirely. The most effective AI solutions aren't those that demand we rebuild our professional habits from the ground up—they're the ones that slip quietly into the spaces between our established processes, connecting them in ways that feel natural and intuitive.

Consider the difference between learning a new language and acquiring an accent in your native tongue. The former requires dedicated study and practice, while the latter happens almost imperceptibly through daily exposure. At PSV, we're aiming to make AI integration more like the latter—a gradual enhancement of your existing professional voice rather than learning to speak an entirely new language.

Thanks for reading!

Jason Walkow

Jason Walkow is Head of Design at Plain Sight Ventures. In his free time, Jason enjoys running, eating at the newest spots, and anything coffee-related.

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