I Want to Use AI
The author expresses a desire to use AI as a beneficial tool rather than a distraction. They emphasize the importance of being an active operator and maintaining control over AI's capabilities. The article outlines various ways to leverage AI for personal growth, productivity, and creativity while avoiding dependency.
- ▪The author believes AI can improve lives if used wisely.
- ▪They want to use AI as a tool to enhance productivity and free up time.
- ▪The author emphasizes the importance of maintaining control and judgment when using AI.
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How I want to use AIMay 30, 2026There's a lot of psychosis around AI. My belief is that as a technology, it can both be used in a way that improves the lives of people, and leveraged in a way that will harm us. Like in the parable of two wolves, the one that wins is the one we feed. So how do we feed “good AI”? Here's how I, personally, want to use it: As a tool. It's here to help me, not to steal my attention or get fed by me (I have a cat for that). I want to be the active operator, not merely a clueless user or an unsuspecting audience. To grow. As a research tool, an infinitely patient tutor who, true, might occasionally be wrong. Not as a crutch to avoid thinking. To remove the grind. Some hard things are worth doing. Some are not.
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Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at Senko Rašić.