In my Sunday Smiles, I argued that most people don’t use AI in ways that maximize its benefits.
The biggest problem I’ve seen is that people use it only to get an answer to a quick question, which is fine and usually gets you what you need, but it only scratches the surface and leaves a lot on the table. Conversely, the people who use AI as a substitute for their own thinking are making a grave mistake for any number of reasons, not the least of which is that AIs are mostly guessing what you want out of a question, which is one of the reasons why you get AI “slop” in response.
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