You’re Probably Using AI Wrong

I think most people are looking at consumer AI wrong. They're focused on finding products that solve a problem or meet a clearly articulated need. But when you look at runaway hits like Midjourney and Character AI, the "use case" is just people having fun.

The first step is to understand the fundamental difference between humans and AIs. We are analog, chemical beings, with emotions and feelings. Compared with machines, we think slowly—and we act too fast, failing to consider the long-term consequences of our behavior (which AI can help predict). So we should not compete with AI; we should use it. At... See more