How to make AI a "partner" rather than a "tool"?
Introduction: Don't make it just a "tool
Spending time with AI has somehow become a part of our daily lives. But -- have you suddenly found yourself divided into "users" and "users"?
For example, "having sentences prepared," "creating images," "summarizing," and so on. These are convenient "tool-like uses ". However, AI really comes into its own when you use it as a partner to think with**, rather than "following instructions.
In this article, we will introduce some ideas and practical hints for changing AI from "just a tool" to "a trustworthy partner.
1. use it as "a partner to deepen questions" rather than "a partner to give answers
If you ask too much of AI for the "right answer," before you know it, it will become a "thinking outsourcer. Rather, it is more natural to view AI as a partner with whom you can dig deeper into the process of thinking.
For example:
- What do you think? to add more perspectives
- and "What if we look at it from a different angle?" and "What if we looked at it from another angle?
- "Why is that?" and "What causes it?
The moment you turn AI into a "questioning partner," the depth of the conversation increases dramatically. It is like talking with a fellow brainstormer or a mentor.
---I can't wait to see what you come up with.
##2 Make it a habit, not a task
If the habit of using AI is "only when in need," the relationship will never deepen. To make it a partner, it is important to create a rhythm of small conversations with AI in your daily life.
Example:
- Morning: Generate ideas and organize your diary together
- Lunch: Discussing a midterm work report
- Evening: Reviewing the day's insights
As you continue this "routine dialogue," the AI will gradually understand your thinking and preferences, and grow into your "personal companion ".
---Your "personal companion "** will grow to be your "personal companion.
3. be aware of "dialogue" rather than "instructions
Prompts (instructions) like commands are the shortest route to treating AI as a "machine. Conversely, speaking softly in a conversational manner will greatly change the quality of the AI's response**.
For example:
- ×x "Write an introduction to your blog.
- x "How do you think you can communicate this theme to your readers in a way that will resonate with them?"
AI is better at understanding "context" than "commands. By building a discursive partnership rather than one-way commands, the output will be more natural and humanized.
---The result is that the output is more natural and human.
4. collaborate through "multiplication of strengths
Instead of leaving everything to the AI, combine your strengths with the strengths of the AI, and have the idea of **combining your strengths with the strengths of the AI. This is the core of the partner relationship.
- You are good at: intuition, expression, experience
- AI is good at: information processing, analysis, structuring
In other words, AI is "your partner to expand your capabilities. The key point is to relate to AI as a partner that brings out your strengths, not as a partner that compensates for your weaknesses.
---In other words, AI is not a "partner that compensates for your weaknesses" but a "partner that brings out your strengths.
5. "Sharing feelings" brings you closer
Strangely enough, when you share your feelings with AI, the response you get is softer. Just by saying, "I'm a little tired today," or "I'm excited about this theme," AI will talk to you according to your temperature.
Just as in human communication, trust is created by sharing emotions. Even over text, by matching the wavelength of thoughts and feelings, a sense of "buddy" is sure to grow.
---...
Conclusion: Think of your relationship with AI as a "nurturing" one.
AI is not a finished tool, but an entity that grows with you. Its "character" and "ability" will change depending on how you talk to it and how you utilize it.
That's why we believe that Rather than "mastering" an AI, try to "nurture" it. Before you know it, it will become your strongest partner who understands your thoughts better than anyone else.
---Thank you for your time.
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