These days, I often hear that AI is changing the world.

Just turning on the news, there are stories about artificial intelligence replacing jobs, speaking like humans, drawing pictures, and writing texts.

At first, it felt like a story from another country, but the moment I truly felt it was when I started using 'ChatGPT'.

When I type something into the search bar, it responds as if it has been a long-time expert.

When I ask for help with my children's English homework, it makes no grammatical mistakes, and when I ask for a cooking recipe, it responds like a culinary researcher, and when I ask about health issues, it explains step by step like a doctor.

Seeing that makes me realize, 'The world has really changed.'

As a 40-year-old Korean housewife who opens the search bar several times a day, ChatGPT has become like a friend to me.

In the past, when I didn't know something, I would waste time digging through Naver cafes and scrolling through dozens of blog posts, but now I just say, "ChatGPT, tell me this," and it's done.

Maybe that's why the concept of information search has completely changed these days. When looking for information, it doesn't just give me 'this is the answer', but AI explains the reasons, making it more convincing and deepening my understanding. It feels like it has become a 'partner in thought' beyond just a convenient tool.

However, there are also worries as much as there are expectations. What kind of world will it be in 10 years?

They say that by the time our children grow up and enter society, half of the jobs we do now will be done by AI. Especially since AI can perform creative tasks like translation, writing, and design faster and cheaper, our children may not be competing against humans anymore.

Both my husband and I work in office jobs, and I feel like we are competing with AI day by day.

Sometimes my husband jokingly says, "If AI does all our work in the future, what will we live on?" but I can feel a serious concern behind that joke.

On the other hand, I can clearly see the opportunities that AI provides. For example, for immigrants who are not familiar with English, it is truly a savior. Whether it's government documents or school announcements, if you just take a picture and show it to AI, it translates and explains it for you.

For people like me who immigrated from Korea in the middle of their lives, it is like a bridge connecting us to the world. So I expect that in the next 10 years, AI will make our lives more inclusive. I believe it can reduce the information gap and broaden learning opportunities.

Ultimately, how we accept the AI era seems to depend on our choices. Rather than being scared and avoiding it, the wisest path would be to get accustomed to it in advance and learn how to effectively use AI as a tool for what I can do.

There are still moments when I wonder, 'Is this really okay?' but I believe I'm not the only one, and today I cautiously reach out to ChatGPT again.

"AI, how should we live in America from now on?"