What I Don’t Use ChatGPT For (At Least Not Yet)
After sharing how I’m using ChatGPT thoughtfully, a few people asked a fair follow-up question:
“So what don’t you use it for?”
With all the excitement around AI, it’s tempting to use it for everything. But I’ve learned that just because something can be automated doesn’t always mean it should be.
Here are a few areas where I personally slow down or choose not to rely on ChatGPT — at least for now.
Anything I Don’t Fully Understand
If I can’t explain something in my own words, I’m not comfortable publishing it. ChatGPT can sound confident very quickly, and if I don’t understand the topic well enough to catch mistakes, that’s a sign to pause.
Publishing Without Verifying Facts
AI is great at being fluent — not always accurate. Anything factual or instructional still gets checked and re-read. Speed is helpful, but accuracy matters more.
Cold Outreach Without Heavy Editing
ChatGPT can help with structure or tone ideas, but I don’t send AI-written emails or DMs without significant rewriting. People can usually tell when something feels automated, and trust is hard to rebuild once it’s lost.
Advice in Niches I Don’t Know Well
If I’m not familiar with a space, I don’t rely on AI to fill the gap. Context and nuance still come from experience, not prompts.
Anything That Could Mislead Beginners
Beginners tend to take advice at face value. I try to be careful about shortcuts or oversimplified explanations that could create unrealistic expectations.
A Simple Line I Try to Keep
This isn’t a rulebook — it’s just where I draw the line right now.
For me, ChatGPT works best when it supports judgment, not replaces it. It helps me think more clearly and explore ideas faster, but the responsibility for what I publish still sits with me.
I’m curious where others draw their own boundaries.
Are there things you avoid using AI for — or areas where it’s surprised you in a good way?
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I resonate with this a lot. I mostly use AI for corrections and clarity, then I go back through it carefully and make my own adjustments. Most of the time, you still have to, because context, tone, and intention matter. For me, AI is a support tool, not a substitute for discernment.
I've been using our AI Writer for articles. After I have the draft, I go through every paragraph to replace frases I would never use. I then add personal experiences, sometimes it is a sentence and sometimes it is a paragraph. I am hoping that is enough to make my posts authentic. I also make sure data is up to date. MAC.
Personalizing and verifying is the key to using AI for article creation. Also if you train your AI to fit your personality that helps a lot.
You are so right! Chat gpt is definitely complex, very hard to understand sometimes! Always give a human touch to the content it produces, before publishing! Thank you for sharing!
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That’s a strong and very grounded perspective.
What stands out is the restraint. In a moment where AI rewards speed and confidence, you’re choosing understanding and accountability instead. That’s not hesitation — that’s judgment. And the distinction you draw between fluency and truth is one that more people should sit with.
Your line about AI supporting judgment rather than replacing it really gets to the heart of it. Used well, it sharpens thinking. Used carelessly, it may sound convincing while skipping over the hard parts.
That thinking is also what led me to create my WA blog website myairobotfriend.com — a place focused on helping people understand both the potential and the risks of AI, especially for those just getting started. Not hype, not shortcuts — just clearer footing.
The boundary question you end with is the right one to keep asking, well said.
....Steve
Hi Steve,
Thank you — I really appreciate that perspective.
You nailed something important with the distinction between restraint and hesitation. A lot of the conversation around AI frames slowing down as fear or resistance, when in reality it’s often just responsibility catching up to capability.
The fluency vs. truth point is exactly what I keep coming back to as well. AI is incredibly good at helping us express ideas, but it still relies on us to decide whether those ideas deserve to be expressed in the first place.
I also like how you framed AI as something that can sharpen thinking when used deliberately. That’s been my experience so far — it’s most useful when it forces better questions, not faster answers.
Appreciate you sharing your site and the angle you’re taking with it. Helping people get clearer footing instead of chasing shortcuts is a conversation worth having, especially for those just getting started.
Thanks again for the thoughtful reply — this is the kind of discussion that makes these posts worthwhile.