AI Is a Mirror, Even If You’ve Never Looked
Your opinion about AI reveals more about your relationship with change than about the technology itself.
You don’t have to be an “AI person” for it to be shaping your world.
In fact, you don’t even have to use it, for it to tell you something about yourself.
Think about it—
Before you’ve typed a single prompt, or asked it to write a single word, you probably already have a gut reaction to AI.
Maybe you see it as a threat.
Maybe you see it as the future.
Maybe you’re just trying to ignore it.
That reaction?
That’s the mirror.
What You See, Says More About You Than About AI
I’m not saying your opinion is wrong.
I’m saying your opinion is a reflection.
If your mind jumps to worst-case scenarios—machines replacing humans, deepfakes ruining trust—it might be reflecting your own relationship with uncertainty… or past experiences where “progress” left you behind.
If you’re all-in on AI being the thing that will save us, it might be reflecting a deep optimism about technology… and maybe a hope that someone (or something) else will handle the big problems.
If your instinct is to avoid it, that’s a reflection too.
It might match how you handle other big, complicated issues: I’ll deal with it when I have to.
The Multiplier Effect
Here’s the kicker—
AI doesn’t just reflect your stance… it amplifies it.
In a slower-moving world, the reflections you hold about change might play out over decades.
AI doesn’t work like that. It moves fast. Really fast.
Which means—
If you fear it, you’ll find more and more to fear.
If you trust it completely, you’ll find more and more “proof” to back that up.
If you ignore it, the gap between you and those using it will grow faster than you expect.
It’s Not Just About Technology
How you meet AI, says a lot about how you meet change—in your business, in your relationships, in your community.
That’s why this isn’t just a tech conversation.
It’s a self-awareness conversation.
AI is going to keep holding up the mirror.
And the question isn’t, “Is it good or bad?”
The question is, “Do I like what I see in my reflection?”
One Last Reflection
You don’t have to be an early adopter, to learn from AI.
You just have to notice what it’s showing you.
And once you see it, you can decide whether to keep that reflection… or change it.
