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

YouTube, TikTok, Instagram — all checked. Still bored. "Fine, AI, say something interesting." That's the actual bar for entry, and it's pretty casual. You'll use AI at work occasionally, but the main reason you share AI conversations is because something funny came out of it and you screenshotted it to send to your group chat. AI is one of several entertainment options in a long lineup, and it doesn't need to be more than that.
You'll ask AI for date ideas, pick the one that sounds most fun, then improvise everything from the moment you leave the house. The AI suggestion is a starting point at best. The actual date is yours from there.
Stiff presentations are not your thing, so you ask AI to "make this more fun" or "punch this up." Finding the phrase that actually lands in a room — that's where AI earns its place in your creative process.
Great restaurant, live show, spontaneous trip — the wallet opens happily for those. AI free tier handles everything you actually need. The paid plan has come up occasionally, but it's rarely felt necessary for long.
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