When Not to Use AI
Tue Oct 14 2025
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Welcome back to UXChange, I’m Jeremy — and today we’re talking about something I’ve been wrestling with personally: when should we actually use AI?
We all love what it can do — speed, automation, magic. But at what point does using AI stop helping us think, and start replacing the thinking itself?
In this episode, I share my personal heuristics for using AI at work — not as a researcher, but as a knowledge worker trying to stay effective, curious, and human in an AI-powered world. I unpack questions like:
When is AI genuinely adding value, and when is it just noise?How much control are you willing to give away for efficiency?Where’s the line between delegation and disconnection?I’ll talk about why some tasks must stay human — especially those that shape your understanding, your craft, and your credibility — and how I’ve learned to decide where AI fits in my creative and research process.
🎧 Listen now for a raw, reflective episode about the mindset, trade-offs, and self-trust we all need in this new era of AI-driven productivity.
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Send us a text Welcome back to UXChange, I’m Jeremy — and today we’re talking about something I’ve been wrestling with personally: when should we actually use AI? We all love what it can do — speed, automation, magic. But at what point does using AI stop helping us think, and start replacing the thinking itself? In this episode, I share my personal heuristics for using AI at work — not as a researcher, but as a knowledge worker trying to stay effective, curious, and human in an AI-powered world. I unpack questions like: When is AI genuinely adding value, and when is it just noise?How much control are you willing to give away for efficiency?Where’s the line between delegation and disconnection?I’ll talk about why some tasks must stay human — especially those that shape your understanding, your craft, and your credibility — and how I’ve learned to decide where AI fits in my creative and research process. 🎧 Listen now for a raw, reflective episode about the mindset, trade-offs, and self-trust we all need in this new era of AI-driven productivity. Support the show