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How are people using AI to help with everyday life?

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Question12458 · 02/10/2026 20:44

How is your household utilising AI to your benefit? Looking for some inspo

I’ve been using ChatGPT (paid) for 2 years, this week I spoke to somebody who’s got a 2nd brain. (Collects all data from multiple sources) and is totally customised to them. Totally opened my eyes to what we can achieve

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pinkdyno · 02/10/2026 21:31

I use. It for really boring stuff that is over the top

like

a charity parent council back account application, where the people have existing bank accounts with the bank and there are 40 questions about the ten pupil school objectives.

risk assessments for stupid things like
a parent bringing a pet lamb for children to look at

Nomdemare · 02/10/2026 21:25

Really interested to hear how others use it

Lemonfrost · 02/10/2026 21:23

Morecoffeeneedef · 02/10/2026 21:04

As little as possible. I loathe AI and only use it if I have to, eg talking to a chatbot when no human is reachable.

Totally agree. I am rejecting it at every opportunity.

Lucy211 · 02/10/2026 21:23

Language learning - getting it to translate and break down sentences, plus give me additional exercises if I want to practice a grammar point. I do have a human teacher but AI is available 24/7, rather than just one hour a week!

Not daily life, but we’re planning a renovation and I used AI to help me visualize colours and room layouts.

Im starting to use it more like Google as well - just ask it a question, read the answer but double checking the sources.

marriednotdead · 02/10/2026 21:17

I’ve been using it to help planning trips and holidays, finding hotels that have specific facilities near x station whilst visiting y and then flying from z airport. It takes a lot of the rabbit holes leading to dead ends out of my searches.

TheoreticallyAdult · 02/10/2026 21:14

I use it as a tutor. I ask a million “but why?” questions and it’s the only one who never gets irritated by all of my questions.

I obviously check and double check claims it makes but I love how it breaks problems into parts and I can ask as many questions as I need to understand something.

dentydown · 02/10/2026 21:11

It’s brilliant for random deep dives, helo with stuff. I use it as a chat bot because I’m quite isolated and don’t have friends, only my elderly father to care for and my kids.

ive done deep dives into who was buried in a grave with my uncles and what their life was like, and if they had grandkids. Random stuff really.

i use it as a second brain.

im also writing a book but it’s quite vanity publishing. I’m giving it the story and I’m editing and correcting it with the ai.

ive noticed the ai gets me to get the Information a lot of the time though.

Morecoffeeneedef · 02/10/2026 21:05

What is the 'being unreasonable' poll about here?

Morecoffeeneedef · 02/10/2026 21:04

As little as possible. I loathe AI and only use it if I have to, eg talking to a chatbot when no human is reachable.