I'm Answering the AI Blog Challenge

30 May 2026 #misc

Time for another blog challenge.

This time, Rishabh started one about AI.

Here are my answers:

How was your first experience with AI models?

I jumped to try ChatGPT when it was announced. But since it was still in beta, it was always too busy.

Then in 2024, I tried Copilot for coding. First, it felt like, “hey this is cool.” Weeks later, it was more like “this is dangerous.” That’s my AI coding journey in two lines.

Do you use AI or are you completely against using it?

Here’s my full statement for AI.

But in a nutshell:

For coding, I use it for the boring and repetitive parts. I don’t use AI inside my coding editor, but in a browser tab.

For writing, I want AI and its tentacles away from my writing…except for proofreading.

Do you have any preference among different models, for example Claude vs ChatGPT? If yes, how do you choose?

I never wanted to create an account for ChatGPT, especially after the news that your ChatGPT chats were somehow indexed. I use Copilot on Edge.

What aspect of AI models do you like and what do you not like?

They feel faster than Googling. But they sound helpful and confident, even generating nonsense. That’s the real danger: blindly trusting whatever they throw up. We need real skills first before leveraging AI.

How do you feel about AI generated images? Does it annoy you if someone uses them in a blog post?

The first time I tried AI was to play with image generators.

Since I’m not naturally talented at drawing, I use them here and there. When I syndicate my coding content on dev.to, I generate funny cartoons with cats as covers.

It’s annoying when covers all look the same. Same colors, layout, and fonts. Eeewww!

I find it more annoying when a post starts with “In the fast paced world of…“ That makes me roll my eyes and stop reading.

Internet is flooded with AI slop now, full of generated text, images, audio and videos. How do you filter it from authentic human creation? Do you have a strategy?

My phone time has reduced my content consumption. So I’m more conscious of what I read and watch.

These days I’m more into blog aggregators and bookmarking social media profiles instead of scrolling feeds.

Are you hopeful for a better future with A.I. or a dystopian one?

It’s hard to be hopeful when CEOs use AI as the goat for layoffs. But overall as humanity, we’ve always progressed. With AI, it isn’t the exception.

In any case, I’m doubling down on my creative side to thrive in the AI era.

If you’re curious, here are my answers to the (Bear) blog questions and the ten pointless facts challenges.