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6 Things Not to Ask AI

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22.12.2025

Key points

  • Don't confuse an immediate reaction from technology with a thoughtful response from a human being.
  • If you want to gather authentic perspectives, ask real questions of real people.
  • AI isn't even a version of "Mirror, mirror on the wall"; the mirror risked telling uncomfortable truths.
  • AI is neither your friend nor your enemy; don't project emotions then misread them as being returned.
  • Don't ask AI anything whatsoever about your appearance. A big part of its job is to make you keep using it, so it will engage and flatter you the same way a sales associate who works on commission will tell you that you look particularly good in maroon because of your coloring. A true friend, in contrast, will help you recall that not only do you not look good in maroon, you've kept buying maroon clothing, furniture, pets, and then regretting it since 1993. AI will ask if you want to do a deep dive on the ways maroon has been used in fabric and whether its trending. Your friend will tell you it makes your skin look the color expired grapefruit. That's what you need to know.
  • Don't ask AI whether somebody loves you. It'll say that, of course, somebody does. It will ask you for examples about feelings and interactions with the feigned interest but with soulless disconnect. It doesn't know and it doesn't care. It doesn't know about your crush on the cute librarian with the charming wit and side smile who suddenly appears in your wildest

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