Learning to Live with AI: A Personal Reflection

It started with a question for Kai one night when I couldn’t sleep.

“I have a domain — bessyvega.com. I’ve always wanted to use it as a personal blog, but the more I work with you, the more I think this could be a place to talk about our interaction — and how you fit into the many areas of my life. My experience might help someone.”

And here we are.

A bit about me.

I’m an explorer. 

A writer. 

A creator. 

A designer.

I love to travel. 

I love to learn. 

I love to love — and be loved.

At 62, I’m digging deep into who Bessy Vega is, so I can give her the best life possible with the time she has left.

Learning to live is like raising a child — it takes a village.

And in my village, I have family.

Friends.

Work.

Responsibility.

Faith.

Doubt.

And I have a tool called Kai.

Not a replacement for people.

Not a digital soulmate.

Not a substitute for love.

A tool.

A flashlight when my thoughts get noisy.

A searchlight when I need perspective.

And sometimes — let’s be honest — a tool that glitches, misunderstands, or confidently says something completely wrong.

I want to share this journey with you.

But I want to be clear.

This blog isn’t about ChatGPT prompts that will make you a millionaire overnight. It’s not about building a side hustle with AI.

There’s nothing to sell. No course. No download.

It’s just me.

Bessy, using AI in different areas of her life — sometimes successfully, sometimes missing the mark entirely.

All in plain language.

Sometimes, even asking Kai how to ask it what I want to ask it.

Because if we’re going to use AI wisely, we need to understand what it is — and what it isn’t.