What AI tools do you actually use day to day? And where do you still find them falling short?

Using AI has really helped me be more productive and improve my work because it makes my ideas better. However, I also think AI can be a double-edged sword; it can either help us or hold us back. Looking back to when AI wasn’t around, I remember being able to write well on my own. Now, I rely on AI so much that I sometimes feel like I’m losing my own thinking skills—facts only lol.

At the same time, AI can be really frustrating, especially when it doesn’t understand what I’m asking. For example, when I ask ChatGPT to give me references or citations for my research, it often links to sources that don’t actually exist when I check them! which is frustrating. On the other hand, Blackbox AI is great for web searches because it gives you references right in the sidebar, which is super helpful. The only problem is that it seems more focused on coding tasks rather than casual use.