"Overcome yourself and AI is an assistant that will help you with that."
This applies to humanity too. It shouldn't be that AI replaces us, but that it helps us overcome ourselves. Copywriters are afraid AI will replace their work. Programmers too. The truth is, it should help them overcome themselves and push them and the world much further.
Imposter Syndrome (And Why It's Pointless)
At first, you feel like a fraud - that someone else did your job. You know this feeling? You give a prompt, AI generates code/text/design, and you feel like you did nothing.
But if it's well communicated and results are good, it's completely fine.
Personally, I don't think it's okay to simplify work thanks to AI and pretend you did it yourself and it took you many times longer. Or that you're so skilled you could do it that fast alone.
Right approach: When work is done faster, calmly continue and do more. Increase delivery and quality reasonably.
My Wow Moments with AI
I definitely have them often at work. But the biggest surprises were practical home uses:
Garden: We worked on garden things - planting trees, flowers, vegetables. We're new to it. AI advised us:
- How to properly plant what in what soil
- At what depth
- When and how much to water
- Which plants go well together
Result? Everything grows, nothing died.
Electricity Consumption Analysis: Claude analyzed our home electricity consumption based on data I downloaded from the utility company. It created a web page with charts and functions so we could see:
- How much solar panels would cost us
- With how many panels
- With or without battery
- ROI for different scenarios
So a person could make an informed decision. A normal person would solve this for days with Excel.
Tool Division by Task
I use:
- Perplexity for research, getting information (roughly 90% of searches)
- Zed+Claude for programming and technical things
- ChatGPT for non-technical things, home stuff, garden and for kids
Each tool has its purpose. It's not about which is "best." It's about which is best for a specific thing.
What AI Still Can't Do (And Why Humans Remain Irreplaceable)
There are topics where enormous context is needed - not in terms of text or content understanding, but life experience.
Example with traffic: AI knows cars use roads and pedestrians should use crosswalks. So when a car approaches and there's a person on the sidewalk looking at the other side, AI evaluates there's risk.
But a human sees more:
- How that person is dressed (maybe under influence)
- That people cross here often
- That there's a shop nearby
- Overall context of situation
AI has all the rules, but doesn't understand space and situation as a whole. Can't intuitively estimate risk based on gestures, place context, surrounding mood.
How to Start Using AI Effectively
Simplest form of training? Use it. Not just at work but at home too.
Whether you're planting a flower, buying something, or going to the doctor. Communicate and learn from each other. That you know something doesn't mean someone hasn't invented it better.
Thanks to communication with AI, you'll easily learn to use it. You'll see how it responds when you write nonsense or when you write what you need.
Universal rules can't be given. It depends on:
- Current model
- Input data
- Data the operator feeds about you to the model
Ideally, use it and try what works best for you. Especially what works at work might not work when using AI at home.
Why AI Should Be Taught in Schools
I think it's important that AI be taught in schools. This will be extremely important in the future, if AI plays the role in our world that's expected.
But let me be clear: AI shouldn't be used to write homework FOR children. Instead, it should help them LEARN and develop their thinking.
My idea: AI with hidden prompt (custom ChatGPT) that subtly pressures students to think deeper and explore further. Like a professor who accepts the assignment but returns it with "And what if it could also do this?" or "Have you considered this perspective?"
The goal is to create a learning experience where AI isn't doing the work for students, but challenging them to think critically, explore more possibilities, and develop their own understanding. AI as a mentor and challenger, not as a replacement for thinking.
Final Thought
AI shouldn't replace your work. It should help you overcome yourself.
If we expect AI to be part of our lives like the internet, we must learn to use it naturally. And it's best done - starting from school.
Copywriters, programmers, marketers, analysts - we all have the same opportunity. Not to fight against AI, but use it to do things we never dreamed of.
What's Next?
If these articles interested you:
- Try some examples in practice
- Start with small tasks, not big projects
- Use AI at home too, not just at work
- Share your experiences - I'd love to read your feedback
Contact: LinkedIn - Oliver Kriska