Do you use AI as an assistant or companion?
Yes, Chat GPT. For a neutral perspective on an emotional email I can take out being so caught up in the moment, but I can tell it to keep my voice, my tone. I call it “Chatty” because it’s too chatty. My husband likes to go off on it too, he’ll say “I don’t think so, I think you’re missing the point.”
Jozee Roberto, 51, Yoga Practitioner / Healer
I use it for all kinds of things. I’ll have an idea and ask to generate a logo and it’s going to have some interesting ideas that I didn’t think of. Or I’ll ask what a supplier’s terms of payment should be. I think it’s amazing technology. It’s a great companion for me to work through creative ideas.
Sol Lipman, 50, Owner, Pleasure Pizza Downtown
Sometimes we will tell the Chat GPT what we have in the refrigerator and it will recommend a recipe. That’s pretty much the most useful thing that I’ve found for it. It can help, especially when you don’t know what to do with what you’ve got.
Trisha Wolfe, 36, Operations Manager, Atlantis Fantasyworld
If I have to write an email for work and I don’t have the inspiration for it, I’ll use Chat GPT to help write a response. I think of it as my little assistant. And one time I wanted book recommendations based on a book I liked and it was quite good.
Cora Edwards, 28, Human Rights Worker
I use it sometimes for work. I’m a teacher, so if I need to come up with a bunch of multiple choice questions based on something, I’ll get it quickly. You take a big block of text and paste it in and say “make some questions for me.”
Fraser Nash, 27, Teacher
Chat GPT is the only one I have used, but I’ve seen a whole bunch coming out. I write a lot of essays for school, so I look up quick information and it’ll give me a quick summary so I don’t have to do a long search, then I write the essay in my own words.
Allie Brandt, 21, UCSC History of Art and Visual Culture Major
