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My journey with AI started with simple curiosity then it ended up being much more useful in my daily life than I thought it would be.
At the beginning, I just wanted to see if AI tools were useful beyond the hype. What began as a simple test quickly became something that I use on a daily basis. I began with simple tasks like asking AI to tidy up my grammar or summarize an article. Day by day I started realizing how capable this thing is. It encouraged me to learn and try new things more confidently that seemed very tough and vague at the beginning. I started asking for assistance with Python and coding errors, and it often provided working solutions and even simpler code chunks that do the same purpose. I used it also to learn how to make professional websites with seamless animations and UI elements. This extended to tiny things in my daily life like making my daily to-do list, making workouts and meal plans based on my schedule and what is in my fridge. On top of this, you can throw a prompt full of mistakes and inaccuracies and tada 🪄, it understands you, especially if you use it more often and it builds a memory about your usage.
A trend that is funny and magical at the same time not too long ago, is image generators. Typing something like “a chicken wearing a suit and driving a car” and seeing it appear seconds later felt like pure magic. While it is often just for the joy of creation, turning creativity into a game, I also used it for study to generate mind maps.
So in a nutshell, AI tools have incredibly boosted my productivity and creativity in many areas. There is still a huge room for improvement for AI tools, as the outputs can often feel generic or even miss the point completely. Data privacy is a major concern as well. It’s easy for most people to forget that they are sharing data with these tools, therefore we should all be more mindful of what we input. They are like co-pilots but you should always be the one holding the wheel.
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I agree with your opinion. AI can really boost our efficiency and creativity. In my case, AI was mostly used for time-consuming tasks such as summarizing or reading articles. Currently, I use it for daily activities: meal planning and recipes, schedule generator and news. However, I am still wondering if the use of AI has only advantages or also disadvantages. Of course, it is really nice to have a virtual assistant, but let’s imagine a day without it. Would it be a concern?
I definitely agree that using AI has a lot of benefits! I can particularly relate to the benefit of using AI in coding. With all different coding languages and tools, it’s hard to always correctly structure lines of code. AI can debug small errors quickly, which saves up so much time and energy. For these kinds of activities, I think AI is a very useful. However, for other types of activities, such as writing an essay, I think that it might be less advantageous. Many students over rely on the tool, which often lead to less creative outputs, like you mention more ‘generic’ outputs. I also agree that data privacy is a big concern, where people need to be educated on.