After lunch at The One Chinese Cuisine Restaurant (21.04.2026), Julie and I joined a few friends at Tim Hortons nearby Shopper Drug Mart Bayview and Elgin Mills.
Just coffee. Just casual conversation.
But something important came out of it.
A group of us—mostly baby boomers—started talking about AI.
Not in a technical way. Just practical questions:
- How is AI already affecting daily life?
- Will it replace jobs?
- What kind of future will our grandchildren face?
The tone was clear—curious, but more worried than hopeful.
None of us had all the answers. In fact, most of us felt that AI is moving faster than we can fully understand.
At the same time, just a few tables away, groups of students were laughing, drinking coffee, eating donuts—completely at ease.
They are growing up in a world where technology is natural.
We did not.
When we were young, life was simpler—but also harder in many ways. We had little pocket money. Going out like this was rare.
Today’s younger generation has more access, more tools, and more opportunities.
But they are also stepping into a future that is far more uncertain.
That’s when something clicked for me.
If we, as seniors, only sit around and worry about AI, we are missing the point.
We may not need to become experts.
But we do need to stay engaged.
Because AI is not just a “young people’s tool.”
It is already part of:
- how information is created
- how decisions are made
- how people learn, write, and communicate
Including what I am doing right now—writing this blog with the help of AI.
So instead of asking,
“Is AI good or bad?”
A better question might be:
“How can I start using AI in my daily life?”
From my own experience, the answer is simple:
Start small.
- Ask AI a question
- Use it to help write a message
- Let it explain something you don’t understand
You don’t need to master everything.
You just need to begin.
Yesterday’s coffee conversation reminded me of something important:
We may be a fortunate generation.
But staying relevant in today’s world is a choice.
And learning AI—even step by step—is one way to stay connected, not only to technology, but to the future our grandchildren are growing into.
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If you’re curious about AI but don’t know where to begin, I’ve created a simple starting guide based on my own learning experience:
👉 Start Here: AI Basics for Beginners
https://www.ai123.ca/p/ai-basics.html
No technical background needed. Just take the first step.
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2026年4月21日,在 The One 中餐廳吃過午飯後,我和 Julie 到附近 Shoppers Drug Mart(Bayview 和 Elgin Mills 交界)旁的 Tim Hortons,與幾位朋友小聚。
就是喝杯咖啡,隨意聊天。
但這次聊天,卻讓我有一些新的體會。
我們一群人——大多是嬰兒潮一代(baby boomers)——聊起了 AI。
不是什麼技術層面的討論,而是一些很實際的問題:
AI 已經如何影響我們的日常生活?
它會不會取代工作?
我們的孫輩將面對怎樣的未來?
整體氣氛很明顯——大家是好奇的,但比起期待,更多的是擔憂。
其實,我們都沒有明確的答案。甚至可以說,我們大多數人都覺得,AI 的發展速度,已經快到我們難以完全理解。
就在同一時間,幾張桌子外,一群學生在輕鬆地聊天、喝咖啡、吃甜甜圈,笑聲不斷。
他們看起來非常自在。
因為,他們是在一個科技早已融入生活的世界中長大的。
而我們,不是。
我們年輕的時候,生活比較簡單,但在很多方面也更辛苦。零用錢不多,像這樣外出消費並不常見。
今天的年輕一代,擁有更多資源、更多工具,也有更多機會。
但同時,他們面對的未來,也更加不確定。
就在那一刻,我忽然有了一個想法。
如果我們這一代人,只是坐在一起為 AI 擔心,那就有點抓錯重點了。
我們也許不需要成為專家。
但我們需要保持參與。
因為,AI 並不只是「年輕人的工具」。
它其實已經滲透在我們生活的各個層面:
資訊如何被創造
決策如何被做出
人們如何學習、寫作與溝通
包括我現在正在做的事情——用 AI 協助寫這篇文章。
所以,與其問:
「AI 是好還是壞?」
不如換一個更實際的問題:
「我可以如何在日常生活中開始使用 AI?」
以我自己的經驗來說,其實很簡單:
從小地方開始。
問 AI 一個問題
用它幫你寫一段訊息
讓它解釋一個你不明白的概念
你不需要一次學會所有東西。
你只需要開始。
昨天的咖啡聊天,提醒了我一件很重要的事:
我們或許是一個幸運的世代。
但在今天這個世界中,是否能夠保持與時俱進,其實是一種選擇。
而學習 AI——哪怕只是一步一步來——正是讓我們繼續與這個時代接軌的一種方式。
不只是與科技接軌,
也是與我們孫輩正在走向的未來接軌。
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剛接觸 AI?可以從這裡開始:
如果你對 AI 感興趣,但不知道從哪裡開始,我整理了一個根據自己學習經驗寫成的入門指南:
👉 AI 入門指南(Start Here: AI Basics for Beginners)
https://www.ai123.ca/p/ai-basics.html
不需要技術背景,只需要踏出第一步。
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