How AI-Brained Are You, Actually?
ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini... can't tell if you should ask AI or just text a friend? Six levels of AI dependence — from full analog to full cyborg.
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Midnight idea hits — phone out, AI open, you're off. Long conversation threads don't scare you; you love when one topic spirals into three you never expected. The ideation process gets richer with AI in the mix, and you'll freely admit that without it, something would feel missing. AI isn't just a tool here — it's your best thinking partner, available at 3 AM without complaint. The ratio of ideas generated to ideas actually executed is... a known issue. But the generation part? Flawless.
You text partners multiple "what if" ideas per day and expect enthusiasm back. You've definitely screenshotted an AI conversation to share with someone you're seeing. That's your version of romance — and honestly, the right person finds it kind of amazing.
While one person writes a first draft, you've already explored three different directions with AI. By the time the meeting starts, you've pre-generated every possible pivot. The bottleneck isn't ideation — it's deciding which of the 47 great ideas to actually execute.
New AI tool drops? Trial subscription: purchased. Monthly check-in where you ask yourself "wait, how many is that now?": happening. Cancelling things that still spark curiosity: basically impossible. The bill is real but so is the intellectual joy.
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