Growing up, we all have days where we would want someone else to choose for us or tell us what to do and how to do it. I decided to make this dream a reality and allow ChatGPT to take over my daily decisions for one day. So, for 24 hours, big or small decisions, I asked AI for advice and ultimately AI had the final say.
When I woke up in the morning the first thing I did was to ask for a focused study schedule. ChatGPT did surprisingly at this task, as it generated a realistic plan for me with breaks and clear goals for what I needed to get done. There were even suggestions for breathing exercises during the break that would help me focus. After having tried many different structures for approaching studying over the year of my studies, this plan surprised me as I was more productive than usual.
However, during the day AI did not perform as well. When it came to asking for lunch recommendations, it suggested for me to have a quinoa salad with roasted vegetables, a healthy option but not one with common ingredients that I would have in my house. Later, when I got offered to hang out with some friends, AI advised me to stick to the plan it had constructed for me to be able to “maintain consistency”. Even though this made me more productive, it did make me feel a bit disconnected.
After a long and productive day following the carefully curated plan made from ChatGPT, I was quite tired and had some personal worries. To continue my 24 hour mission, I asked AI for advice with my personal matter, and to my surprise, the response I got made me more calm, as it gave me structured steps on how to handle what I was feeling. The response was quite comforting, making me feel a bit eerie about how easy it was for the software to mimic emotional support.
Looking back at the day I spent using AI as my personal decision maker, I realized it can be a great tool for planning, getting motivation and even emotional support, but should never have this much control. I saw that I missed using my own intuition to make decisions, which made me feel more disconnected with the people around me. I believe this level of spontaneity cannot be replicated by an algorithm. For this reason, I would not outsource my daily choices to AI but I would use it as a digital advisor as part of my toolkit.
Would you ever let an AI software guide you day?
References
Google. (2025). A split image showing a person interacting with a holographic study schedule on one side, and a stylized wireframe brain with glowing connections and decision-making icons on the other, separated by a prominent question mark, symbolizing AI-guided decisions and human intuition. [Generative AI image].
That’s a great idea! Now I wan’t to do it but it recommending actual all fun things to do in 24 hours instead of studying haha. Jokes aside, I resonated when you said it felt a bit eerie how it can mimic emotional support.
I think this might become a big issue. People who are not as mentally stable might start taking a chat’s advice as their normal, and that raises a real question about whether this is good for society. Those who already struggle could spiral further because of this LLM-reliance. After this experience, do you think you would be susceptible to this? Or can you think of some groups that might be especially susceptible to this? We only got ChatGPT in our late bachelor fase (for me atleast). But imagine all the people in highschool or even elementary school right now who are not going to know anything else.
What a fun and creative idea! I’m happy that you tested it out so I won’t have to do it haha. No, it sounds like you had a productive day and I believe that ChatGPT can actually contribute to your day by making a planning and even help you during breaks like you said regarding the breathing exercises. However, when it comes to (negative) feelings it can get quite tricky I believe. A couple of weeks ago I even read an article that if you say to ChatGPT that you are not feeling good mentally it advises you to contact the suicide emergency number in The Netherlands, quite shocking. I think this could scare a lot of people, especially the you children, who nowadays also make use of ChatGPT a lot. The fact that ChatGPT doesn’t always give you the right information can be challenging in any context, but I think especially for people who experience mental instability. In this case they can validate their harmful thoughts, or maybe see ChatGPT as professional help and delay/do not seek is elsewhere.
In conclusion, I think you did a great experiment by letting ChatGPT dictate your day for ones. I think it provided a thoughtful insight and I will be using ChatGPT more to make a planning for my studies for example!
This really resonated with me! When I’m overwhelmed, I often do the same thing. I’ll pour everything that’s on my plate into ChatGPT and let it help me sort and optimise my schedule. It’s amazing how clearly it can break things down and show me priorities I hadn’t even noticed.
At the same time, I completely relate to what you said about feeling a bit disconnected. Even though AI can help me plan and give me structure, there’s something about making my own choices and leaving room for spontaneity that feels essential. For me, the sweet spot has been using it as a tool for clarity rather than as a decision-maker.