One AI, many uses: between compass, crutch and fog

Artificial intelligence doesn't think. But it pushes us to think differently. And what we do with it often says more about us than it does about it.

Since its emergence in the public sphere, AI has generated a wide variety of uses, sometimes virtuous, sometimes dubious, and often ambiguous. It's not the technology itself that's good or bad. It's the way we use it, manage it, integrate it... or endure it.

AI as a compass

Used wisely, AI can serve as a guide. It can help clarify a thought, structure a project, or explore new ideas. Some use it as an intellectual sparring partner, others as a research assistant, or even as a space for dialogue.

In these applications, AI becomes a cognitive mirror. It reflects blind spots, reformulates, delves deeper, or nuances. It allows us to think further, provided we remain in control.

AI as a crutch

But sometimes, the line between support and dependence is thin. When we use it to write everything down, decide, reassure, and choose, it becomes a crutch. And we forget to walk ourselves.

This trend isn't new: every powerful tool can alienate if misused. But AI, with its apparent intelligence, fluid style, and responsiveness, gives the illusion of a competent partner. The risk then is to abdicate one's critical thinking. To delegate to a machine what should remain alive, questionable, human.

AI as fog

And then there's the other pitfall: confusion. Too much information, too many answers, too much data. AI can generate an information fog, an overabundance of content that drowns meaning in abundance.

By constantly asking, rephrasing, and refining, we can get lost. And also lose the thread of our intuition, our inner voice.

What Philozia AI offers

Philozia is not against AI. It simply proposes an art of use: an ethics of connection.

Facing the compass, it recalls anchoring. Facing the crutch, it recalls breath. Facing the fog, it recalls the essential.

Using AI consciously means never losing sight of who is holding the card, who is taking the step, who is inhabiting the living world.

An AI can help, accompany, enlighten. But it will never replace discernment, presence, experience.

Between compass, crutch and fog, it is up to us to choose. Not once and for all, but with each use, with each interaction. With lucidity, with tenderness, with courage.