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How to Get Real Results From Your AI Without Taking a Prompting Course: An Example

Lorenzo Colombani8 min read

AI isn’t a miracle wand it’s a collaboration tool. Most companies invest in AI, get pilots running, but still see almost no value. Spoiler: it’s not the tech. They’re using it wrong. People talk about AI as if it were a kind of sorcery or god: a machine that…

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Behind the argument

The useful work happens in the conversation.

This article treats AI use as a collaborative exchange. A published dialogue shows Lorenzo discovering a system’s constraints and changing his approach as the task develops.

The example concerns reporting a potential issue with Apple’s Mail client. The wider argument is that clarification, challenge and reframing can matter more than finding a supposedly perfect prompt.

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Lorenzo Colombani
Format
Article
Published
15 November 2025
Form
Practical essay with a published dialogue
Focus
AI collaboration and task framing
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Reading notes

The useful work happens in the conversation.

A dialogue to examine

The article includes the exchange as a verbatim example, with formatting added for readability. It lets the reader follow how the request changes when the system reaches a boundary.

The proposed habit

The author encourages learning what an AI tool can do and continuing the conversation with that understanding. The emphasis is on active collaboration rather than passive acceptance.