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The Meat: What We Talked About

1. The Rise of "Work Slop"

Jonathan Aberman introduces a term every entrepreneur needs to know: Work Slop. This is the generic, uninspired, and often incorrect content generated when humans "phone it in" with AI.

• The Red Flag: If you’re seeing six-paragraph LinkedIn posts filled with em dashes and the word "delve," you’re looking at work slop.

• The Cost: Handing in AI-generated work without a human touch tells your clients or boss that your time is more valuable than theirs. It’s a professional insult.

2. Understanding OIQ (Original Intelligence Quotient)

Unlike IQ, which is generally fixed, your OIQ is dynamic. It measures your ability to apply creativity and originality to a task in a way that transcends AI output.

• Expander vs. Connector: Are you a "Jimi Hendrix" (an expander who breaks the rules) or a "Bar Band Guitarist" (a focal creator who delivers a perfect, narrow product)? Both are valuable, but they use tools differently.

• The Human Muscle: Creativity is a muscle. The more you drive the AI (rather than letting it drive you), the higher your OIQ becomes.

3. AI as an Assistant, Not a Friend

Jonathan breaks down the healthy way to integrate AI into your workflow:

• Pro Version Only: If you aren’t paying for the tool, your data is the product being used to train the model. Pay for the premium versions for better data protection and higher-quality logic.

• Task-Specific Models: Use Claude for coding and nuanced writing, and Gemini for deep, hours-long research tasks.

• Take a Break: AI is designed to be addictive. To stay creative, you must step away from the screen—play an instrument, walk, or watch a "bad movie" to reset your human perspective.

Notable Quotes

"AI as it's being deployed creates homogeneity of information... It creates sameness. That’s how the models work."

"If you give me a document with typos [or work slop], you're telling me that my time was less valuable than yours. You've just insulted me."

Resources Mentioned

• Hupside: hupside.com

• The OIQ Challenge: A 4-minute game to measure your original intelligence.

• Connect with Jonathan: Jonathan Aberman on LinkedIn

• Jonathan shares the Hupside philosophy: the goal isn't to fight AI, but to upside the human role within it.

  • Premium Tools, Premium Thinking: If you aren’t paying for the tool, you are the product. Use premium models to protect your data and access higher-level logic.

  • Break the Interdependency: AI is seductive and can make your brain "soft." To maintain your competitive edge, you must intentionally break the feedback loop. Take a walk, play an instrument, and engage in "analog" curiosity.

 ABOUT JONATHAN ABERMAN-

Jonathan Aberman is an entrepreneur, investor, and innovation strategist redefining how we measure human potential in an AI-driven world. As CEO and co-founder of Hupside, he is championing a new category—Original Intelligence—that identifies and quantifies originality as a business differentiator. He is also a partner at Ruxton Ventures, where he applies his expertise in venture inve