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

When you need information or guidance, you go to someone who's actually been there before you go to AI. The knowledge that comes through lived experience and trusted relationships feels more real to you than anything generated on demand. AI handles occasional quick lookups — that's about it. The way you navigate the world is through people and relationships, and that system is well-established, deeply reliable, and not something you want to replace.
Relationship problems go to long-trusted friends or family — not an AI window. "My best friend actually knows me" is the real reason. Advice that comes through genuine care lands differently than advice generated from a query.
Before committing to any new AI tool, you want to hear from someone who's actually used it. You adopt slowly and deliberately — but once something earns your trust, you use it consistently and thoroughly.
You ask around before subscribing to any AI tool. "Does anyone actually use this?" comes first. Once you start using something that's been validated by people you trust, you stick with it and get full value from it.
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