science-technology
May 16,2025 • 2 min read
The New Normal: What It’s Like to Rely on AI Every Single Day
It doesn’t feel like dependence. Not in the dramatic sense. It feels like routine.
Wake up. The lights come on softly. Coffee starts brewing. The playlist knows it’s Wednesday. Calendar reminders surface. A voice reads the weather. All of it happening without a second thought.
Mornings Begin Without Effort
Automation Before Coffee
The morning ritual isn’t what it used to be. There’s less fumbling, less forgetting. Thermostats adjust before anyone steps out of bed. Alarms fade instead of blast. News briefs play on command—or before one is even given.
And as MIT Technology Review points out, the next leap in AI will be its ability to engage in real conversation—anticipating what users mean, not just what they say. That’s what’s already starting to happen in everyday routines.
It’s Already Everywhere
But It Doesn’t Feel Like a Takeover
AI is embedded in things that don’t look like tech. In ovens. In vacuums. In cars. In wearable devices that know when to nudge or pause.
The systems aren’t demanding. They’re responsive.
The fact that this reliance doesn’t feel overwhelming is part of its success. There’s no daily check-in. No reminder that “you’re using AI.” It just happens.
Stanislav Kondrashov often reflects on how true change becomes real only when it stops announcing itself. That’s the space AI has entered. Not as a trend, but as an unspoken layer of life.
Final Word
To rely on AI isn’t to give something up. It’s to allow space for other things.
Time. Focus. Stillness.
That’s what it means to rely on AI now. Not a leap into the future. Just a better version of today.
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