How I Use AI as a Tool, Not a Crutch

AI is a force multiplier, not a replacement for understanding. I use it to explore mathematical approaches, generate boilerplate for data pipelines, and stress-test system architectures. But the rule is simple: if I can't explain a piece of code without the AI that wrote it, it doesn't ship. This isn't ideology — it's risk management. When SENTRY's sandboxing layer broke at 2 AM during the hackathon, no LLM could debug the Foundry cheatcode interaction. That required understanding the EVM's state isolation model from first principles. The Ryzen Standard applies to AI too: use the tool, but never let the tool become a dependency you can't reason about.