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Most AI tools focus on making AI easier and faster to use. use less AI does the opposite: use less AI encourages you to take a mindful pause and think before prompting AI. When you visit tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or other AI assistants, use less AI asks you to reflect on what you've already tried and whether AI is the right tool for the task. The goal is not to completely block AI, instead we aim at intentional use of AI and help people avoid overreliance.
Hi everyone, we're Jan and Antoni, the creators of use less AI.
Recently, we noticed ourselves reaching for AI before even attempting to solve problems. We did not just use AI for difficult problems but for things we could have figure out ourselves if we had given it just a little more thought. We were getting worried about our future and asked ourselves what would happen if AI just didn't exist tomorrow. Could we do the same tasks without AI?
So we came to the conclusion to build use less AI, a macOS app that adds a moment of reflection before using AI tools like ChatGPT or Claude. Instead of blocking AI apps entirely, use less AI encourages a more internal use and asks users to think about what they've already tried before prompting.
With our usage analytics dashboard, use less AI locally tracks how much you are using AI and how often you actually do not need it.
This is great for you getting insights into your usual AI usage.
We are not anti-AI, we use it ourselves everyday. But we believe that there is a difference in using AI to support thinking and using AI to replace thinking.
use less AI is available for free for macOS at our website: https://use-less-ai.com
This is our first public release and we'd love your feedback:
- Have you ever felt yourself becoming overly reliant on AI?
- Where do you think the line is between helpful assistance and over dependence?
- What features would you like to see us develop in a tool like this?
Thanks for checking out our small little tool.
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About use less AI on Product Hunt
“Think before you prompt.”
use less AI was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 0 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #154 on the daily leaderboard. Most AI tools focus on making AI easier and faster to use. use less AI does the opposite: use less AI encourages you to take a mindful pause and think before prompting AI. When you visit tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or other AI assistants, use less AI asks you to reflect on what you've already tried and whether AI is the right tool for the task. The goal is not to completely block AI, instead we aim at intentional use of AI and help people avoid overreliance.
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