A 2025 survey by the Pew Research Center found that one-third of US adults say they have been using ChatGPT. So how should we approach AI tools? Timothy B Lee, author of the Understanding AI newsletter, recommends using AI tools to brainstorm and break down tasks or projects into achievable steps. Another potential danger is overinvesting in an AI tool’s responses and even becoming reliant. “It shouldn’t be a prison that holds you in, it should be a stepping stone – a way to get out, and do other things,” Hafermalz says.

Source: The Guardian March 18, 2026 12:32 UTC