Most People Using AI Are Using It Wrong

By Cliff Potts, CSO, and Editor-in-Chief of WPS News

Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines — June 6, 2026

A lot of people try AI once, get a bad result, and quit. Then they say it does not work.

The problem is not the tool. It is how they used it.

Most people give AI very little to work with. They ask short, unclear questions and expect perfect answers. When the answer is weak, they blame the AI.

But AI works better when you give it more direction.

If you tell it what you want, who it is for, and how simple or detailed it should be, the results improve fast. You can also ask it to fix or rewrite what it gave you. You are allowed to go back and forth.

That is how you get good results.

Think of it like talking to a person. If you give poor instructions, you get poor work. If you explain clearly, you get something useful.

This is the skill most people miss.

AI is not just about getting answers. It is about learning how to guide the tool.

The people who learn that will get much better results than everyone else.

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