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3 Ways to Use AI That Are Not Work-Related

My personal use cases.

5 min readJun 4, 2025

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I use AI (ChatGPT) a lot in my daily life. I don’t use it to replace my “thinking” work, but I think of it as a helpful supplement. Or, in some cases, ChatGPT is running in the background via Zapier, saving me time on everyday tasks.

Additionally, I also have a lot of personal use cases for AI. I still turn to Google for quick answers to common questions. But I also recognize that Google searches have limitations. For example, sometimes I have to wade through an article that is stuffed with useless information, added only to improve search engine optimization (SEO).

In other cases, I know the answer to my question might not be in a single source, and I’d have to wade through a lot of articles (or Reddit threads) to find the answer. That’s where ChatGPT searches come in.

Here are a few fun ways I’ve used ChatGPT.

Note: In these cases, I was using the ChatGPT app on my phone (although I took the screenshots from my desktop).

1. Finding a place to eat at O’Hare Airport

A few weeks ago, I was at O’Hare Airport in Chicago, which is one of the largest airports in the world. I had arrived at the airport very early for an international flight, and found myself…

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Anna Burgess Yang
Anna Burgess Yang

Written by Anna Burgess Yang

Tech Writer + Journalist. Solopreneur Operations Strategist. Career pivots are fun. 🎉 https://start.annabyang.com/