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“You're going to learn every edge case”
What It Means
Manual work reveals the complex exceptions and special cases that automated systems must handle
Why It Matters
Edge cases are what make or break AI implementations - they're invisible until you experience them firsthand
When It's True
When building automation for complex business processes with many variables
When It's Risky
When you think you can understand a process without doing it yourself
How to Apply
Document every unusual situation encountered during manual work
Build AI systems that can handle the edge cases you've personally seen
Test AI performance specifically on edge cases, not just happy path
Example Scenario
“Building AI for expense report processing, you discover through manual work that 15% of receipts are handwritten, some are in foreign languages, and corporate cards sometimes have weird merchant names - all edge cases your AI must handle.”
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These are magic words. You might want to screenshot this
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