Luis Bautista, 82, is actively learning AI skills through prompt-engineering tutorials, Y Combinator company research, and YouTube videos to support ongoing work and creative projects. He balances a tight monthly budget of roughly $2,000, with less than $100 in savings, by continuing paid work as a life coach, business advisor, and tech startup cofounder. He studies AI to help write a book on spiritual living and relies on free online resources and contacts because he cannot afford formal classes. He reports using AI techniques to manage uncertainty, anxiety, and depression and hopes a startup could bring financial improvement. Interviews with more than 130 Americans in their 80s and 90s show varied engagement with AI, including skepticism, fear of job loss, and concern about scams and misinformation.
Luis Bautista, 82, is "learning to speak to AI." He's studying prompt engineering strategies online, reading about the companies accepted into Y Combinator, and watching AI videos on YouTube. "When I turned 80, I asked myself, 'How do I want to finish?'" Bautista said. "The first answer that came to my mind was, 'I want to finish strong.' Then I need to learn AI."
He also needs to keep working. He has less than $100 in savings and lives on a monthly budget of about $1,000 in Social Security and $1,000 from working as a life coach and business advisor, including for a tech startup he cofounded. Bautista is studying AI to help write a book on spiritual living. He can't afford to take classes, so he's getting up to speed using free websites and picking up tips from contacts.
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