Hype makes it sound like AI can do everything. Knowing where it stops saves you from the bad surprises.
It produces fluent text whether or not it is true. Check anything that matters.
It only knows what you tell it in the conversation. Leave out a key detail and the advice may not fit you.
It can list pros and cons. It cannot tell what matters most to you or take the consequences of a choice.
If you send an email or sign a document because of what it said, the responsibility is yours.
Unless it can search the web, its knowledge stops at a point in time. Ask for sources and check dates.
Within these limits it is a patient helper for drafting, learning and planning, and the limits are easy to work around once you know them.
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