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Jaideep Parashar
Jaideep Parashar

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AI Isn’t for Techies. AI is for People Who Want Leverage.

As the Founder of ReThynk AI, I want to remove one fear from the beginning:

AI is not for techies. AI is for people who want leverage.

Most people delay AI because they think:

  • “I’m not technical.”
  • “I’ll look stupid.”
  • “I’ll do it later.”

But fluency doesn’t come from intelligence. It comes from a simple habit.

Here’s the habit I follow:

I use AI once a day to solve one real problem.

Not to play. Not to test features.

To solve something practical:

  • rewrite a message
  • plan my day
  • understand a topic
  • prepare for an interview
  • draft a proposal
  • organise thoughts

When I do this daily, fear fades automatically.

Democratisation of AI is not only access to tools. It is access to confidence.

And confidence is built by repetition.

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Jaideep Parashar

Democratisation of AI is not only access to tools. It is access to confidence.

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shemith mohanan

This resonates a lot. The “AI for leverage, not techies” framing is spot on. Using AI once a day for a real problem is such an underrated habit — that’s exactly how fear disappears and confidence builds. Great reminder that fluency comes from repetition, not technical depth.