I introduced a few older family members to it a few months ago. I need to catch up with them and see, how they continue to use it. I know my work flow has continued to shift week to week and is almost unrecognizable from when I first started playing around with it.

> But there’s a third group. They learn to work with AI critically, treat it like a bright, enthusiastic intern that needs to be managed and supported to do their best work.

> The difference? It’s rarely technical ability. It’s curiosity. A willingness to experiment, get things wrong, and figure out what AI is actually good at.

The average Mom and Pop can't get things wrong. They have responsibilities, homes to lose to fire, kids to send to the E.R. when they get less than trustworthy and situationally appropriate advice. That's why we have licensed electricians and doctors.

The average person is not skilled enough to figure what's appropriate (since there can be more than one right answer), nor to provide unambiguous questions and prompts.