The importance of self-care

Having a support system of self-care is crucial when dealing with the wear and tear of a career in AI PM (and any PM role really). As we’ve seen with the first two sections of this chapter, there are many hats to wear in this line of work and a long list of recommended actions to take to meet the needs of these various roles. Without the proper infrastructure to maintain capacity, productivity, and inspiration, people can burn out very quickly because it’s often a role with high visibility, expectations, and stress.

This is largely because the investment in an AI PM is high. A lot is at stake for the business and they need to find someone that’s truly up to the task. Remember that as an AI PM, you’re responsible for the organization’s ingestion and understanding of AI, the AI program itself, the product strategy and vision, the execution of that strategy, and, of course, user adoption and satisfaction. These would...