"Just Ask Claude" Is a Rare and Valuable Skill
This article explores the social dynamics of using AI to perform tasks for others, framing it as a form of 'moral arbitrage.' The author discusses the technical literacy required to effectively prompt AI models like Claude and ChatGPT.
Why it matters
It reflects on the shifting role of human intermediaries in an AI-driven economy and the ethical implications of delegating cognitive labor.
I feel weird when someone asks me to figure something out for them, and I ask AI, and it succeeds. On the one hand, the recipient of “my” help is every bit as helped. On the other, I feel silly taking credit; I’m a stereotypical aristocrat who, when asked to prepare dinner says “Jeeves, prepare dinner!” and then falls onto the fainting couch.
Me after a hard day asking the computer for fresh video games to my taste But in fact most of the time, whoever I’m helping couldn’t have just asked their own AI. For one of several reasons.
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