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What AI Gets Right (And Embarrassingly Wrong)
AI solves a few problems.
Bad search experiences
No more wading through dozens of websites to find out what to watch on Netflix or how to turn yesterday’s leftovers into today’s dinner. Ask ChatGPT, and it’ll distill the best of the internet for you. It can even provide recommendations based on what it knows about you.
Coding
AI transforms plain language into functional code, bridging the gap between your vision and technical implementation. You develop the idea, and AI will build it for you. No degree in software engineering is required.
Last week, I built a fitness calculator for triathletes using AI. And I’m not a coder. I wrote about my vision for a fitness calculator in detail, and AI generated the appropriate code and helped me publish it.
Translations and transcriptions
A few years ago, I paid a human transcription a dollar a minute for transcriptions. Now, I upload voice notes to ChatGPT and Claude and ask it to transcribe what I said or interpret it. AI has cut my content creation by 50% and saved me hundreds of dollars.
Mainstream media loves beating its chest about the dangers of AI. They said the same about streaming services and even downloadable MP3 files.
