Cleverfolks: Why More AI Prompts = Less Work Done
You’ve probably been there: sitting at your desk, carefully crafting the perfect prompt for ChatGPT. You add context. You clarify the tone. You specify the format. You paste in background information. You refine your instructions. Fifteen minutes later, you hit send. The response comes back… and it’s not quite right. So, you adjust. You prompt again. You iterate. You explain what you meant more clearly this time. Another ten minutes gone. By the time you finally get something usable, you’ve spent thirty minutes on a task that should have taken five. And here’s the uncomfortable question: Was the AI helping you, or were you helping the AI?
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Agentic AI vs Generative AI: The Business Leader's Guide to Choosing Your First AI Employee
Here’s the straight answer: Agentic AI delivers 3–5x higher ROI in operations-heavy industries like manufacturing and finance, while Generative AI shows 2–3x ROI in content-driven sectors like marketing and legal. You’re looking at implementation costs from $50K-$500K, with agentic systems requiring 2–3x more upfront investment but delivering stronger long-term returns. But here’s what most articles won’t tell you, choosing between these isn’t really about the technology. It’s about understanding what kind of digital employee you need to hire first. Years have been spent analysing real-world implementation data from companies across various analyzing real implementation data from companies across industries, and the patterns are clear. The businesses succeeding with AI aren’t just buying software, they’re building AI teams. And like any hiring decision, getting the first one right sets you up for everything that follows. Let’s walk you through what has been learnt
The Hidden Cost of Generic AI Tools: Why Free ChatGPT Is Expensive
When ChatGPT exploded onto the scene in late 2022, reaching 100 million users in just two months, the narrative was intoxicating: powerful AI, available to everyone, completely free. LinkedIn feeds filled with productivity hacks, business leaders shared their ChatGPT wins, and suddenly, AI felt democratized. But as Aarshin Karande insightfully argued in his examination of ChatGPT’s hidden costs, “free” is a deceptive label when the price includes surveillance, environmental degradation, and exploitation of low-wage workers screening toxic content. These are costs we should reckon with seriously. Yet there’s another dimension to this story that directly affects how businesses operate today, one that’s less about ethics and more about strategy, efficiency, and competitive survival.
Cleverfolks: What Type of AI is Agentic AI ?
The distinguishing factor of Agentic AI lies in their agentic capabilities, they don’t just respond to commands but proactively identify problems, suggest solutions, and execute multi-step processes with minimal human intervention. This positions them as the next generation of workplace automation, where intelligence meets autonomy in a sophisticated workforce ecosystem designed for modern business challenges.
Cleverfolks: The #1 AI Employee Hire EVERY Agency Needs to Make in 2025
If you've been scrolling through LinkedIn lately, you've probably seen headlines like "Cleverfolks Specialized AI Employees" These bold proclamations are everywhere, promising to revolutionize how agencies operate with AI "employees" that never sleep, never complain, and apparently never make mistakes. But before you start planning your AI employee's desk setup, let's take a step back and examine what's really happening here.