AI use by Derek Sivers

AI usage

As of today, March 29, 2026, here is how I use generative AI/LLM tools.

I use OpenRouter.ai to direct my questions to any variety of LLMs.<br>Usually on the command line, using the llm tool.

For programming, I ask it how to do things I don’t know how to do.<br>Then I use what I’ve learned in my own code.

I never have it do the coding for me.

I never use AI to write as me.

No emails.<br>No sentences in my articles or books or even comments.<br>Nothing pretending to be me.

I enjoy the challenge of writing myself.<br>It’s organized thinking.

It’s the doing I want, not having it done.

See my article “It’s about being, not having” for more thoughts on this.

While I’m writing, I often ask it the kinds of things I would ask a friend sitting next to me.<br>Like, “What are examples of different ways of seeing life that are impossible to prove or disprove?”<br>Or, “What professions most use a physical toolbox?”

But again, the real point of this page is to let you know that nothing claiming to be written by me is written by an AI .

If this changes in the future, I’ll update this page at this permanent URL:<br>sive.rs/ai

This page is suggested by Damola, here.<br>(Check out his blog. He’s great.)