AI is a pencil
Ever finish something and then realize what you actually think? This podcast is a space for those second thoughts, the clearer ideas that show up after the pressure’s gone. It grew out of a Substack and early episodes touch on creative work and tools like ChatGPT, but the focus is bigger than any platform. Each episode is a short reflection on clarity, communication, and the gap between what you know and what comes out when you try to explain it. This isn’t advice or instruction. It’s thinking out loud, for people who care about meaning more than noise. Low pressure. High signal. aiisapencil.substack.com
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I had a realization recently that was… equal parts obvious and annoying.
There’s a lot going on in my head when I write to someone. Context. Backstory. Examples. Reasons. Assumptions. Side notes. All neatly connected in a way that makes perfect sense to me.
And then I send the message.
And then comes the back-and-forth.
Clarifying questions. Misunderstandings. “Oh, I didn’t realize you meant that.” Moments where I realize, oh right, no...
Three years.
Three stinking years I’ve been using ChatGPT.
Since the beginning. Since the “wait, this thing can finish my sentences?” era. Since the “oh no, this might actually be useful” phase. Since the “okay, calm down, it’s still just a tool” self-talk.
And it took me until this week to realize something important:
I’ve been way too polite with it.
Not polite in a “please and thank you” way (although… yes, also that). Polite in a pr...
I thought today was going to be simple. I’d open my laptop, update an old Geopats Abroad episode title, sip my coffee, feel productive, move on.
But nope.
Instead, I found myself deep inside one of those prompt-chaining moments where ChatGPT gives you something technically correct… and totally underwhelming. And honestly, these moments have become kind of fun for me. They remind me that I’m not just typing words into a box , I’m resh...
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Intro: The Blog Post I Wrote… And the Conversation I Didn’t Include
Recently, I wrote a polished, helpful, very grown-up article for The Alitu Creator’s blog about using ChatGPT to make podcast episode titles stronger. It had structure. It had examples. It had tidy sentences like “ChatGPT can analyze your transcript to surface keywo...
I am absolutely floored by how well ChatGPT is picking up on my writing tone, my insights, and the way my brain organizes ideas. That is really what I want to share with you today.
This Substack is a reimagining of a ChatGPT based project I paused about a year ago called Chatty and Me. I am bringing it back with a different angle this time, focusing on the ways AI genuinely excites me. There are plenty of other people doing the crit...
Here's a brief dip into how I use AI right now in my daily life. Remember, it doesn't have to be complicated!
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AI is a pencil is a reflective podcast about thinking with AI rather than outsourcing your thinking to it. Through real examples, experiments, and observations, the show explores how AI can support clarity, context, and communication while keeping your voice intact.
If you’ve felt overwhelmed by AI hype but still curious, this podcast offers a calmer, more human approach. Available on all podcast apps, YouTube and Substack at aiisap...
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