What Happens When AI Becomes Everyone's Second Opinion?

I noticed something strange about the way I use AI.

I don't always ask it to do things for me.

Sometimes I just ask it what it thinks.

That's a very different habit.

I might read something online and think, Is this actually true?

Before looking for another article, I open ChatGPT.

If someone says something that doesn't quite make sense, I ask AI about it.

If I'm confused about a decision, I sometimes type out both sides and ask what I'm missing.

And I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one doing this.

AI has quietly become a second opinion for a lot of us.

Not necessarily the first opinion.

But the one we check before making up our minds.

We Already Had Second Opinions

Getting a second opinion isn't new.

We ask our friends.

We call our parents.

We search Google.

We read reviews.

We watch someone explain the same thing on YouTube.

The difference with AI is that it doesn't make you feel like you're interrupting anyone.