When you want to renegotiate your role around AI skills
The Move
Position AI skills as a multiplier on your existing strengths, not a pivot to a new identity. Make the business case, not the personal ask.
The Script
"I've been thinking about where AI can have the most impact on [team/department goal]. I've mapped three areas where my current expertise plus AI tools could save us [time/cost/quality improvement]. I'd like to propose a 90-day experiment."
Your AI Prompt
I want to propose expanding my role to include AI-augmented responsibilities in [area]. Draft a 90-day experiment proposal: name the business problem, the AI approach, three success metrics, and what I'll need (time, tools, access). Frame this as me leveraging my existing expertise, not learning a new skill. Under 150 words.
Why This Works
Carvajal, Franco & Isaksson (NHH 2024) found the AI prompting skill gap is about practice volume, not capability, and deliberate practice closes it. Noy & Zhang (2023) showed AI augmentation improved writing quality by 18% and speed by 40%. Framing the ask as a multiplier on proven strengths makes it a low-risk investment for your manager, not a development expense.
Research Behind This Move
Will Artificial Intelligence Get in the Way of Achieving Gender Equality?
Carvajal, Franco & Isaksson · NHH Discussion Paper 03/2024 (SSRN:4759218) · 2024 (revised April 2025)
AI in 2026: From Adoption to Agentic
Neeley, Riley, Sadun, Lakhani, Dell'Acqua, Paulson, Groysberg et al. · Harvard Business School Working Knowledge · February 2026
Experimental Evidence on the Productivity Effects of Generative AI
Noy & Zhang · Science · 2023