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Hot take: talking to a retired IT guy made me rethink how I test AI tools
My uncle who worked in IT since the 80s told me he just thumbs through user manuals first instead of jumping into demos, and it hit me that I've been skipping the boring part and missing the limitations. He said 'most AI flops aren't because the tech is bad, it's because nobody read the manual' - now I'm spending 20 minutes reading documentation before I even open a new tool, and it's saving me from chasing dead ends. Has anyone else tried this approach with AI platforms like Claude or Copilot?
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jenny_sullivan971mo ago
Manual skimming is underrated. Your uncle is totally right about catching limitations early. It's boring but beats wasting hours on stuff that obviously won't work.
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schmidt.eva1mo ago
Oh man @jenny_sullivan97 you nailed it. I started reading Claude's docs last week and found out it can't do math properly - saved me an hour trying to force it. Totally boring but worth it.
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