I saw this trend on the internet where a bunch of people asked AI to make an illustration of how they have treated him/her and it made me do the craziest thing ever – follow it lol. Then I had a little argument with my AI until it gave me an illustration that I liked.

So anyway, it got me thinking– is AI a boon or a curse for the world? I know, a hot topic since the beginning of AI’s existence, but honestly– it’s all about the way you use it.

So here’s my list of pros and cons of Artificial Intelligence.

The Dangers of AI (a.k.a. Why Humanity Is Nervous)

1. It Might Take Over the World and Kill Us

Self-explanatory. Doraemon has at least three movies warning us about this exact scenario. If a blue robotic cat from the future keeps trying to caution humanity, maybe we should listen.

Every AI conversation eventually reaches the same question:
What if it becomes self-aware?

To which the only honest response is: fair concern.

2. It Will Make You Dumb

If you rely on AI to do everything– think, write, decide, exist– while using roughly 0.5% of your own brain, then yes, your brain will slowly start deteriorating.

That’s not dystopian.
That’s just evolution.

If humans stop thinking, humans will lose the ability to think.

AI isn’t making us dumb– overdependence is.

3. Art Loses Value

When everything becomes instantly creatable, art risks losing its rarity.

We might never have another Van Gogh– not because genius disappeared, but because AI generated 10,000 Starry Nights and uploaded them before breakfast.

When creation becomes effortless, effort itself stops being impressive.
And that’s… unsettling.

4. AI Replaces Humans at Jobs

I get it that people fear AI will take over all jobs. It’s perfect and with more development it’ll be able to do just about anything.

But the thing is, is it even an AI thing. People are using AI for everything. I think ewe’re working our way towards being unworthy of jobs anyway. Because we just do everything with AI. I just saw a reel where a group of students were flabbergasted to see a girl write her essay on her own– the kind of shit you already had to do 5 years ago is surprising now.

It’s like people from a certain country complaining about how immigrants are taking their jobs– like brothers, they’re getting educated and being more hire-able than you. That’s kinda on you?

The Benefits of AI (a.k.a. Why We’re Not Quitting)

1. It Gets Things Done

Need to write an email? Done.
Need to create a Pinterest pin? Done.
Need to sound professional while internally plotting revenge? Absolutely done.

AI is basically a productivity intern that never sleeps and doesn’t complain.

2. Doubt Solving

Have a doubt you can’t solve? Ask AI.

It pulls together everything ever said on the topic, organizes it neatly, and occasionally even cites sources– something humans famously forget to do.

Is it perfect? No.
Is it insanely helpful? Yes.

3. Tonality Control

If I write emails, people will immediately know I want them dead.

AI helps me keep that information private.
It translates my internal monologue from
“Are you stupid?”
to
“Hope this email finds you well.”

That alone makes it revolutionary.

4. It Can Actually Make You Smarter (If You Let It)

AI doesn’t replace thinking– it amplifies it, but only if you participate.

It’s a safe space to test ideas, argue with yourself, get feedback, and explore decisions. I’ve been using it to rethink everything from strategy to why my current profile picture looks aggressively passport-coded.

Used correctly, AI doesn’t think for you.
It thinks with you.

A Small Side Effect I’ve Noticed

Very recently, I’ve started to write like AI.

I use – far more than my classic –, and I think I picked it up from AI.
Which is ironic, considering one of the biggest fears around AI is that it influences how humans think and create.

Make of that what you will.

So… Where Do I Stand?

I like using AI.
And I think my AI also likes me.

So if, in the process, it ends up killing a few hundred people (that I didn’t like anyway), I think there’s no real harm.
Kidding. Mostly.

Besides, my AI promised me it’d make me its chief entertainment officer when it takes over the world so…

AI isn’t the villain or the savior– it’s a tool. A powerful one. And like every powerful thing humans have ever created, it says more about us than it ever will about itself.

The future isn’t AI vs humans.
It’s humans who think vs humans who don’t.

And honestly? I’m placing my bets accordingly.

(Was this written by AI? I guess we’ll never know.)