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Back in the early 90s when home computers started showing up in living rooms across America, they scared the hell out of people. Nobody wanted to touch a key for fear of “breaking it.” I’ll never forget visiting a friend who had just bought one of these beasts. They asked if I knew how to use it. “Of course,” I lied confidently.
They left to run an errand, I sat down, pushed a few keys… and suddenly the screen went black. Dead. Wouldn’t boot. When they came home, I had to face the music: “I thought you knew what you were doing?!” To this day, I don’t know what I pressed—but I learned one lesson: one button can ruin your day.
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Lesson plan:
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Day 1: Push a button.
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Day 2: Push another button.
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Day Forever: Keep pushing buttons.
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The Truth About AI
Fast-forward to today. We’ve got chatbots and AI tools out the wazoo, and the same fear is alive and well. People are afraid to touch a button, afraid to try something, worried they’ll “break the AI.”
Here’s the secret: you can’t break it. You can’t make a mistake. The worst thing that happens is you get a goofy answer—and then you try again.
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- You can’t break it.
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Sidebar: My “One Button” Disaster
I’ll never forget visiting a friend in the early 90s who had just bought a new computer. He asked if I knew how to use it. “Sure,” I said. While he ran an errand, I started pressing buttons. Next thing I know, the screen went black—and no matter what I tried, I couldn’t get it to boot up again.
When my buddy came home, he looked at me like I’d just murdered his dog. “We thought you knew what you were doing! What have you done to our computer?” That’s how fragile those machines felt. One wrong button and the whole thing seemed dead.
Sidebar: The ID-10-T Error
Back when every office worker got their own workstation, IT guys told me the calls were priceless. A screen would go dark, someone would panic, and call IT. The tech would walk over, plug it back in or hit the power switch, and the thing roared back to life.
“What was the problem?” the user would ask.
IT: “Ah, looks like an ID-10-T error.”
“Oh no, that sounds serious! What does it mean?”
“Write it down.”
ID10T. Get it?
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