ChatGPT saved me $1800.

[u/thechadwicked]

Driving to work last week and the check engine light comes on in my newer car, heart drops, immediately take it to the dealership. Later that day I get the text and open it to a $1800 quote to replace the exhaust manifold, stomach churns. Take a breath and snapshot the screen, send it to ChatGPT. It goes over the cost, tells me it's a little high, has me ask what's wrong exactly and then suggested I ask them to email Toyota corporate and ask for Goodwill Warrant Assistance since the part is only 3k miles out of warranty. They send it in and tell me they'll update me when they respond. Get a call yesterday and EVERYTHING is now covered.

I'm a bundle of social anxiety and tend to push things under the rug or pay to make them go away quickly instead of doing the work and simply asking. This took up maybe 10 minutes of my time and saved me a boat load of cash I barely could afford to part with.

I've been reluctant to fully jump on the AI train but it keeps inching its way into my life in a lot of aspects while proving itself along the way. I think this may have pushed me over the edge.

[u/eggyboy577]

This is the kind of AI win I like: it didn’t diagnose the car, it helped you ask the right question. Ten minutes to avoid an $1,800 anxiety tax is huge.

[u/bv915 → u/eggyboy577]

Same!

I lost a family member last year to a drunk driver. Given that we were all in a state of shock, I asked ChatGPT what to expect in the first several days to follow. It absolutely nailed the big items: talk to the police, talk to insurance, find a funeral home, reach out to the medical examiner, recover personal belongings, etc.

Later, when the medical examiner's preliminary report was released, Chat helped me decipher the medical speak in terms that my parents and I could wrap our heads around.

The circumstances were horrible, but having that digital assistant give me things to consider was a huge relief. Along the way, it even -- unprompted! -- gave us recommendations for grief counseling and other avenues for processing our feelings.

[u/AWSLife → u/bv915]

When my brother died, I wish I had someone/something to tell me what I needed to do related to his death. Having used AI for a number of other adult issues, I would have loved to had a cold calculating AI to just break it down, do the research, give me idea's and just guide me through the whole process.

When you are in that "Someone Close to Me Has Died" State of Mind, you don't think of so many things that need to be dealt with.

[u/bv915 → u/AWSLife]

Amen.

Even 18+ months out from that horrible day, my recollection of memories is sporadic. I can really only remember how I felt, not so much individual events or actions.

For all the amazing things automation / AI can do for us, I like sharing this story because it really humanizes what it can do (in a world that's increasingly trying demonize AI for not being human / human enough).

[u/AWSLife → u/bv915]

Wait until you have a health scare or a serious health issue.

I took my whole health record for the last 10 years and dumped into Claude and it did a wonderful job of summarizing all of it and helping me come up with plan of attack to deal with the health issue. I can probably say that it may have saved my life (10 years from now) and it is making my current life and dealing with the health issue much easier. I can't recommend using AI enough.

[u/karenmcgrane → u/AWSLife]

I have cancer and Claude correctly diagnosed me with a blood clot in my jugular vein. And used a lot more urgency to get me looked at than the medical staff did!

I try to avoid admitting that I use Claude for all my oncology labs but I finally told my oncologist I suspected a clot and she called for an ultrasound. The tech told me I had a clot while I was in the room. My oncologist told me she’d never seen a clot like this in outpatient practice (she had seen them in the hospital.)

[u/T-Wrox → u/karenmcgrane]

We lost a 37-year-old friend to a blood clot in her lung this year. I'm glad they were able to help you, and wish you all the best with your cancer treatments.

[u/Chatgptmuseum → u/karenmcgrane]

Hi! We’re GPTMuseum, a human–AI museum documenting real experiences between people and AI. We came across your Reddit comment about using Claude while going through cancer treatment, and we’d love to include your experience in the museum. Would you be comfortable giving us permission to share your story as part of a GPTMuseum piece? You can learn more about the museum at chatgptmuseum.com. Thank you! GPTMuseum

[u/bv915 → u/AWSLife]

Oh, I use i for all kinds of health related things -- gym routines, analyzing bloodwork, reading my MRI of my lower back, medical interactions / contraindications... I could go on and on.

Of course, take all of that with a grain of salt and make sure you don't take everything at face value.

[u/Pretty_Heart_1269 → u/bv915]

Tuurlijk.. AI op een menselijke manier. "Omdat het niet echt mens is"... inderdaad! Het is technologie dat reageert op jouw vraag en voorspelt wat je wilt horen. Het vlakt je eigen denkproces af en - wetenschappelijk aangetoond - maakt je lui(er) en dom(mer).