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        "text": "Start with a small, clearly defined workflow rather than asking AI to build an entire product. For Run My AI Business readers, that could mean outlining a digital product, drafting a simple website specification, or creating a repeatable research task before attempting custom software.\n\nAI-assisted development can produce useful drafts, explanations, tests, and documentation, but it does not replace product decisions or quality review. Community discussions commonly emphasize writing a specification, splitting work into manageable tasks, and checking every change.\n\nKey factors:\n- Define the user, desired outcome, constraints, and edge cases.\n- Decide which work requires human judgment.\n- Establish tests and approval points before generation.\n- Keep credentials and confidential data out of prompts.\n\nPractical guidance: Ask AI to identify missing requirements first, then generate one small component at a time. Run tests, inspect dependencies, and confirm that you understand each material change before using it.\n\nRun My AI Business can help readers understand this focused, human-directed approach through its educational workflows and adaptable assistant examples.",
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