You may already use AI to find information, solve problems, make plans, or obtain advice. But have you experienced what happens when you engage AI as a participant in your thinking, rather than simply asking it to provide answers?
You don't need special knowledge, technical expertise, or a particular AI application. You only need something you would like to think about. It might be a question, an idea, a problem, a possibility, or something in your life that you would like to understand more clearly.
This experience is free. There is nothing to purchase or sign up for.
We invite you to undertake a short, guided encounter with an AI of your choosing. Rather than asking AI to solve something for you, you will explore what becomes possible when you think through something together. The experience unfolds through five Movements.
Begin a conversation, as you would with a friend. Don't start with a command or conventional prompt.
Instead, make a Gesture.
A Gesture is simply something you offer to begin an exchange. It might be a question, an observation, an idea, a concern, or something you have been thinking about. You don't need to know exactly where the conversation will lead. Express yourself naturally, in your own words. Allow the AI to respond, and consider what it offers. You can clarify, elaborate, disagree, or introduce something new.
Every question carries assumptions. Some are obvious. Others may be difficult to recognize. Ask the AI to help you identify what you may be taking for granted. Consider its suggestions carefully.
The AI may introduce assumptions you never made, misunderstand your circumstances, or offer interpretations that do not fit. Correct it when necessary. You are learning to distinguish your own understanding from what the AI contributes.
Now broaden the inquiry. Invite the AI to suggest alternative perspectives, approaches, or interpretations. Consider possibilities you might not have encountered on your own. You need not agree with them. Some may be useful. Others may be irrelevant or mistaken.
Continue the conversation. Challenge what seems questionable. Ask for clarification. Introduce new information. Explain what resonates with you and what does not. Notice whether your understanding is changing. Are you seeing something differently? Have new questions emerged? Has something become clearer—or more uncertain?
That, too, can be a valuable outcome.
Consider what has emerged from your encounter. Perhaps you have a better question, a clearer understanding, an interesting possibility, or a provisional conclusion. Perhaps you have developed a plan, an outline, or something you can put to practical use. Or perhaps you have recognized that you need more information before proceeding.
You do not need to force an answer. Ask the AI to help you summarize what you have explored, distinguishing what you know from what remains uncertain. Then decide for yourself what, if anything, deserves further attention or action.
Thinking With AI can be rewarding, but the encounter deserves your attention. AI can make mistakes. It can misunderstand you, invent missing details, and offer persuasive explanations that are not well supported. It may also agree with you too readily. Treat its contributions as possibilities to examine, not authorities to obey.
For consequential decisions, seek appropriate evidence and perspectives beyond the conversation, including qualified professional guidance when warranted. Most importantly:
Your judgments, commitments, and actions remain your responsibility.
You can explore freely without surrendering that responsibility.
When you have finished, consider the experience itself.
These questions are not a test. They are an invitation to notice something that is easily overlooked:
That is why the manner of participation matters.
You have now had an opportunity to experience Thinking With AI for yourself. If you are curious about what sustained participation can make possible, continue to Part 2 or continue exploring on your own.