# So... How does one actually use AI?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-does-one-actually-use-ai/1027842
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Tags:** ai
**Created:** [February 20, 2026, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-does-one-actually-use-ai/1027842 "2026-02-20T03:06:13Z")
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### Author: ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2026, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-does-one-actually-use-ai/1027842/72 "2026-02-28T21:17:50Z")

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> [@bump](#):
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> Writing AI prompts isn’t much different. The good part is that you can tell it where it’s wrong and to try again using natural language.
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> But… It’s crap for actual qualitative evaluation of anything. If you ask it which if a group of things is best without clearly detailing the conditions and priorities, it’ll produce unpredictable results.

I tend to read relatively complex papers, and when I run a technical question by it, in its ‘desire’ to produce some kind of answer it’s not even always there (yet) for being factual…but it can be very plausible.

Like your programming example, I really have to break it down into the simplest pieces possible + some guidance.

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