AI IS CHANGING ME

Time to reflect. I've been thinking a lot about how artificial intelligence—especially tools like ChatGPT—is subtly and gradually changing the way we think, ask questions, learn, and communicate. These shifts are small, almost imperceptible in daily life, but they’re definitely shaping a new way of interacting with knowledge and technology.

I honestly believe most of these changes are for the better. And what’s interesting is that they don’t happen through big breakthroughs, but through small, repeated behaviors. One of the clearest examples is how I ask questions. To get good answers from a model like GPT, I’ve had to learn to ask better: more clearly, more precisely, more concretely. At first, it takes effort—you can’t just throw in a vague “what do you think?” and expect magic. But that effort becomes a habit. Before you realize it, you start thinking more clearly, identifying what you actually want to know, and how to ask for it. And this carries over into real life: I speak more clearly, I write more clearly, I think more clearly.

I’ve also noticed a shift in how I relate to knowledge. When I interact with an AI that replies quickly and precisely, I’m forced to revisit my assumptions. I question myself more often. I’ve become more comfortable with not knowing, and with realizing there’s always another perspective I hadn’t considered. That constant curiosity, that ongoing learning process, starts to become second nature.

But what’s even more fascinating is the conversational aspect. I’ve learned that the best way to get value from GPT isn’t to dump all my questions at once, but to have a real back-and-forth. Start with something simple, then go deeper, explore, clarify, iterate. As the conversation flows, GPT refines its responses—and I refine my questions. It gets better at understanding me, and I get better at understanding what it needs from me to respond effectively.

That has a name: empathy. Putting myself in the place of another—even if that “other” is a machine. What context does it need? What’s missing for it to understand me better? How can I help it help me? It’s ironic, but real: interacting with AI is helping me practice something profoundly human. I’m learning to listen (even in text), to pay attention to nuance, to be more mindful of how I phrase things.

I can't say for sure whether this way of interacting is better or worse than before. I don’t have a firm conclusion. But I do know that something is shifting. GPT learns from me—how I ask, the context I give, the tone I use—but I also learn from it. It pushes me to think better, express myself more clearly, and pay more attention. And to me, that’s already a meaningful change.