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.
How Do You Actually Use AI? | 32 Types

Query in. Relevant information extracted. Tab closed. That's the entire relationship. No extended conversations, no idle exploration, no asking AI how it's doing. The metric for AI is simple: how accurately and quickly does it return what you need? Anything beyond that is noise. You already have solid information systems in place — documentation, colleagues, reference materials — and AI slots in as one more lookup tool. Efficient, bounded, and completely under control.
You don't ask AI what a relationship moment means — you think it through yourself or talk to the actual person. Reliability and consistent behavior are what build trust for you, and no algorithm has figured out how to shortcut that.
You verify AI-generated content against primary sources before it goes anywhere. AI is useful for fast drafts and summaries; anything important gets double-checked. That extra step is where a lot of errors get caught.
AI subscriptions are kept minimal and audited regularly. Anything not earning its place gets cut. Monthly cleanup is already on the calendar — it's not even a conscious decision at this point, just maintenance.
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