‘AI could help us solve some of the huge problems we’ve built up over time’

How much time do you approx. save daily by using AI tools?

It's hard to put a number on it—maybe an hour a day? AI definitely helps me get more done in the same amount of time, especially when coding, which is where I use it most. Writing with AI (usually) saves me time. I’ll draft something quickly, then let the AI fix my grammar before I do a final pass. One area where AI clearly saves time is research. For example, when I moved to Berlin, I used ChatGPT’s Deep Research feature to compare banks—it helped me skip the grunt work and allowed me to focus on making a decision.

Do you prefer: ChatGPT or Gemini? If other, please elaborate

I try to stay brand-agnostic when it comes to LLMs—there’s so much change happening that I don’t want to get locked in. I like ChatGPT the most for general use because the user experience is better. Most of my day-to-day questions aren’t that difficult, so any major model usually does a decent job. But when I'm coding, I want the best performance I can get, and right now that’s Google Gemini Pro.

What area should AI enthusiasts keep an eye on in the near future?

Agents have been a hot topic in the AI world for a while, but until recently, most have been too unreliable for real use. That’s starting to shift—some newer agents seem more stable, and people are finally getting them to do useful things. What’s exciting is their potential to connect with external tools through frameworks like MCP. If that ecosystem keeps improving, agents could move beyond just answering questions and start doing things—like sending emails or updating calendars—on your behalf. Here’s to hoping that 2025 will be the year of the agents.

Any tips, tricks or hacks regarding the use of AI?

It's nearly impossible to keep up with everything happening in AI—it moves too fast. It’s easy to feel like you’re constantly behind, spending more time trying to stay informed than actually focusing on your own goals. My approach is to follow a few AI influencers or newsletters who help filter the noise. If I hear about the same model or tool multiple times over a couple of weeks, that’s usually a sign it’s worth digging into. At that point, I go back to the original publications and read those.

What AI tool should be invented for you?

I'd love a voice-first personal assistant—something like Siri or Alexa, but one that actually works well. Right now, they feel clunky and mostly just end up Googling things instead of being helpful. With how far LLMs have come, I’m shocked that we don’t already have something better.

Love or hate: Technology smarter than humans aka AGI?

Love. So far, AI has been a net positive for us—it’s made a lot of tasks easier, faster, and more accessible. Most of the fears people talk about—like mass job loss or a Skynet-style takeover—are still in a hypothetical future. That said, AGI could change the game entirely, and I’m ready to shift my view if things start to go sideways; knock on wood.

Do you believe AI will bring a bigger technological revolution than the internet?

Maybe the internet was the bigger game changer—it totally reshaped the world. What’s exciting about this AI boom is that it’s happening right now, and we get to be in the middle of it.

Who'll make the race for spearheading AI in 10 years?

I think the biggest winners from AI will be the large tech companies—or possibly new players that emerge with access to the right data and infrastructure. I think AI will become increasingly political. As it starts to affect more aspects of everyday life—especially through automation and job displacement—governments will inevitably get more involved. So while tech has led the way so far, I think public opinion and politics will play a bigger role in the future.

Is AI more of a chance or a challenge for humanity? Why?

I’d say it’s a big chance for humanity. AI could help us solve some of the huge problems we’ve built up over time—things like climate change or global resource distribution. The real existential risks, like AGI going rogue, still feel far off. What concerns me more are the near-term issues: job displacement and power concentration within the (tech) elite.