"Timothy B Lee, author of the Understanding AI newsletter, recommends using AI tools to brainstorm and break down tasks or projects into achievable steps. Any time you're trying to come up with ideas, it's a good starting place, he says. Catherine Goetze, a content creator and AI educator who goes by @askcatgpt on TikTok, suggests thinking of it as a thought partner, helping to bounce around ideas, break through creative blocks or refine your thinking."
"But it's important that, in reviewing the results, you continue to draw on your own judgment, expertise and taste, rather than letting the AI have the final say. The best tasks for AI are those where you know what the right answer looks like, she says."
"For more complex or intensive research, an AI tool can give you a rundown of what has been published. Think about it as similar to Wikipedia, Lee says. We know it's fallible, and we know how to check citations. Tools such as Claude, ChatGPT and Perplexity all offer some variation of a deep research feature."
Three years after ChatGPT's release, AI usage has polarized into two groups: regular users and those refusing engagement. A 2025 Pew Research survey shows one-third of US adults use ChatGPT, with 58% of those under 30 adopting it. This growing divide necessitates informed conversations about optimal AI use. Experts recommend starting with familiar tasks on your to-do list. AI excels at brainstorming, breaking projects into steps, and serving as a thought partner for creative refinement. For research, AI tools like Claude, ChatGPT, and Perplexity function similarly to Wikipedia, summarizing published information. Critical to effective use is maintaining personal judgment, expertise, and taste rather than accepting AI outputs as final decisions. The best AI applications involve tasks where users recognize correct answers.
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