Oh I love this. I’ve turned my AI into a contrarian that steelmans the opposing point of views for me, but I love the idea of having it prompt me with questions!
This is such a wonderful sounding use case for AI, one that cuts to the core of the problems I’ve had with AI systems lately. I’ve been using them for professional development, but feel like I’m running in circles because the LLMs will create fantasy scenarios that seemingly meet my needs, but that aren’t practical in real world application. I’ve taken back to pen and paper because of this. I’ll give these prompts a try today and see how they work :)
Socratic AI’s value lies in holding up a mirror: we often chase ambitions that aren’t even ours. That moment when AI asks "Why does this matter to you?" isn't just about better choices; it's about reclaiming what's worth pursuing in the first place.
This Socratic AI approach is brilliant! Shifting AI from answer-giver to questioner forces deeper reflection and uncovers hidden assumptions, turning problem-solving into genuine learning rather than just quick fixes.
I’m sure it will be :) I have been trying for a while to get it to ask me clarifying questions, and had not figured out yet how to bypass its lack of reason skills.
I just created this GPT for myself. While I think I'm good at questioning my own assumptions, I can also be too critical. This GPT is certain good at picking those apart as well.
I love this approach! It really speaks to anyone who are genuinely open to digging deeper and challenging themselves. It would be especially helpful for tackling those tough, long-standing questions that don’t have easy answers.
This is such a great approach Wyndo. Socrates would be proud. 🙏
I hope he doesn’t mind I use AI to extract his thoughts :)
Smart. My RhinoGATOR_ai LLM is curated on both the prompts and results.
Better Questions — Better Answers™
I love this approach, Wyndo. It's a way to get AI to improve our thinking instead of getting AI to DO our thinking. :)
Exactly! Who says AI makes us dumber? :)
Love it, Wyndo! It clicked right away. Bookmarking to give it a proper read this weekend. :)
I’m curious to try it for topics I want to write on.
Looking forward to see what u come up with!
Socratic questions are the key.
Socrates himself saw writing as a doom for human memory and thinking.
What would he say about AI? I’m sure he wouldn’t answer… without asking you the next question 😅
Haha indeed. “What makes u think AI is good for humanity?”
Oh I love this. I’ve turned my AI into a contrarian that steelmans the opposing point of views for me, but I love the idea of having it prompt me with questions!
Contrarian is also my fav to strengthen the argument, but this one is like extracting deeper thoughts that make us wonder for more.
This is such a wonderful sounding use case for AI, one that cuts to the core of the problems I’ve had with AI systems lately. I’ve been using them for professional development, but feel like I’m running in circles because the LLMs will create fantasy scenarios that seemingly meet my needs, but that aren’t practical in real world application. I’ve taken back to pen and paper because of this. I’ll give these prompts a try today and see how they work :)
Following up - Prompt worked. Was one of the more productive AI sessions I've had in recent memory :)
Great to know it’s useful! :) it’s good for self-reflection!
Thanks for the article. I tested with one topic that's baffling me a lot recently : AI browsers. The conversation was indeed interesting.
great to know that! esp it works with the thing that keeps bothering us a lot, glad u find it useful!
Socratic AI’s value lies in holding up a mirror: we often chase ambitions that aren’t even ours. That moment when AI asks "Why does this matter to you?" isn't just about better choices; it's about reclaiming what's worth pursuing in the first place.
Exactly! The more I use it, the more I realize what's the truth inside my mind and it helps me to differentiate signal from the noise.
Loved these. Lost an hour and absolutely loved it
Losing an hour on this is actually a sign u love it :)
Totally 😁
This Socratic AI approach is brilliant! Shifting AI from answer-giver to questioner forces deeper reflection and uncovers hidden assumptions, turning problem-solving into genuine learning rather than just quick fixes.
Thats exactly why socratic is such a game changer because it forces to uncover hidden thoughts and question our assumptions
Super useful. Thanks Wyndo
Really fascinating Wyndo. Thanks for putting this together and sharing it! Saving this and will be trying it out :)
Thanks Peter! :) Hope it will be useful in any of your cases.
I’m sure it will be :) I have been trying for a while to get it to ask me clarifying questions, and had not figured out yet how to bypass its lack of reason skills.
I just created this GPT for myself. While I think I'm good at questioning my own assumptions, I can also be too critical. This GPT is certain good at picking those apart as well.
I love this approach! It really speaks to anyone who are genuinely open to digging deeper and challenging themselves. It would be especially helpful for tackling those tough, long-standing questions that don’t have easy answers.
Indeed!
Sometimes the best answer comes from taking step back to understand the underlying problems without an agenda to find solutions right away!