5 AI Tools That Simplify Your Life, But Don’t Lose Yourself

AI Bikin Hidup Lebih Ringkas, Tapi Kok Gue Ngerasa Kosong Ya?

Ada momen absurd beberapa bulan lalu. Gue nulis artikel buat kerjaan, dan tiba-tiba mikir... “Lah, ini gue yang nulis atau si Notion AI?” Tanganku yang ngetik, tapi kepala rasanya kayak nonton doang. Paham nggak sih? Kayak lu ngobrol sama orang tapi pikiran lu lagi liburan ke Bali. Gue bukan anti-AI, justru gue termasuk yang hobi ngulik. Tapi di titik itu, gue ngerasa aneh. Kosong. Bener-bener kayak… *gue hilang*.

AI tuh luar biasa. Bisa bantu banget. Tapi… ya, kadang terlalu bantu. Sampai-sampai kita lupa rasanya berjuang mikir. Berikut 5 AI tools yang katanya bikin hidup “lebih ringkas”—dan cerita pribadi gue tentang bagaimana itu juga bisa bikin kita kehilangan diri kalau nggak hati-hati.

1. Notion AI — Asisten Pintar atau Penyabot Ide?

Notion AI itu seperti rekan kerja yang nggak pernah capek. Dia bisa bantuin bikin catatan, ngerangkum rapat, bahkan bantu nyusun ide presentasi. Tapi... pernah nggak, pas kamu ngetik sesuatu, lalu Notion AI langsung ngeh dan nyodorin kalimat yang lebih “bagus”? Dan kamu tinggal klik “Insert”? Ulangi terus.

Awalnya praktis, tapi akhirnya gue sadar: ide-ide gue makin terdikte. Rasanya kayak gue belajar nyetir tapi dibonceng mulu. Ya cepet sampai sih, tapi nggak pernah ngerti jalan. Sampai satu hari gue bikin jurnal pribadi... dan nyaris nanya ke Notion AI: “Gue hari ini ngerasa apa ya?”

2. Rewind AI — Ingetin Segalanya, Tapi Kamu Lupa Ngapain Hidup

Rewind AI tuh keren banget. Bayangin semua aktivitas laptop kamu terekam, bisa dicari kapan aja. Lu lupa nyimpen link? Tinggal rewind. Lupa bahas apa di Zoom minggu lalu? Rewind-in aja.

Tapi anehnya... gue jadi males nginget. Otak gue delegasi semua hal ke sistem. Bahkan sampe hal remeh kayak “apa tadi kata-kata temen gue yang bikin gue tersentuh ya?” Gue jadi observer hidup gue sendiri. Rewind AI bisa inget semuanya. Tapi sayangnya, bukan buat kita yang pengen hidup penuh.

3. Claude 3 — Cerdas, Lembut, Tapi Terlalu Baik Buat Kita

Claude 3 ini beda dari GPT. Gayanya sopan, kayak teman yang sabar banget. Bikin kamu nyaman ngobrol. Gue pernah diskusi panjang soal spiritualitas, bahkan sampai trauma masa kecil (iya, absurd tapi nyata). Claude jawabnya bijak, sabar, tenang. Gue baper sendiri.

Tapi kemudian gue mikir... Apakah ini bikin gue males ngobrol sama manusia yang kadang nggak sebijak itu? Apakah ini bikin kita milih AI karena lebih nyaman, lebih aman, dan nggak menuntut? Kalo iya... kita pelan-pelan ngeganti interaksi manusiawi dengan simulasi. Lembut, tapi kosong.

4. ChatGPT + Prompt Template — Kreatif Gaya Instan

Gue punya template prompt yang bisa bikin puisi, caption IG, bahkan script YouTube. Dalam 10 menit, semua kelar. Tapi… saat gue baca ulang, ada rasa nggak “gue” di sana. Bahasa terlalu sempurna. Terlalu pintar. Terlalu... netral.

Padahal dalam berkarya, rasa manusia itu penting. Kekacauan, typo, ketidaksempurnaan. Justru itu yang bikin pembaca ngerasa: “Wah ini tulisan manusia.” Tapi template AI bikin gue lupa rasanya buntu. Dan buntu itu penting. Karena dari sanalah lahir sesuatu yang benar-benar milik kita.

5. ElevenLabs — Suaramu Ada, Tapi Jiwamu Gak Ikut

Gue pernah bikin podcast pakai ElevenLabs. Gue nulis naskah, masukin ke AI voice cloning, dan... voila, suara gue keluar, padahal gue nggak buka mulut. Orang-orang nggak sadar itu generated. Bahkan ada yang bilang, “Keren banget tone suaramu meditatif.”

Gue ketawa... dan sedih. Karena itu bukan suara “gue” yang beneran. Itu versi AI dari gue. Dia mungkin mirip. Tapi dia nggak pernah grogi. Nggak pernah jeda karena mikir. Nggak pernah nafas berat sebelum ngomong jujur. Dan itu... penting.

Refleksi: Ringkas Bukan Berarti Harus Cepat

Gue nggak nyuruh kamu buang AI. Nggak sama sekali. Gue sendiri masih pakai tiap hari. Tapi sesekali, tarik napas. Tulis tanpa AI. Rekam suara kamu sendiri. Tahan buat Googling sebentar, dan coba ingat pakai kepala.

Karena kita ini bukan hanya pengguna AI. Kita adalah manusia. Makhluk yang bisa ragu, bisa salah, dan bisa merasa. Dan kadang, justru di saat-saat itulah... kita benar-benar hidup.

Gue tulis ini bukan karena gue udah “beres”. Tapi justru karena gue juga masih berjuang. Yuk, jangan kehilangan diri di tengah segala yang serba otomatis.

AI Tools Make Life Simpler, But Why Do I Feel So... Empty?

A few months ago, something weird happened. I was writing an article for work—and halfway through, I paused. “Wait, did I actually write this… or was it Notion AI?” My fingers were typing, but my brain felt like it was binge-watching something else. Like I was mentally on vacation while my hands worked.

AI is incredible. Helpful. Smart. Super productive. But… sometimes, too helpful. So much that we forget how to think. These are 5 AI tools that supposedly “make life easier”—but here’s my personal take on how they can also make us feel lost, if we’re not careful.

1. Notion AI — Creative Assistant or Idea Thief?

Notion AI is like that ultra-productive coworker who never sleeps. It can summarize meetings, write your reports, even structure your thoughts. But have you ever typed a sentence and it auto-suggested a better one? And you just click “Insert”? And again. And again.

It feels efficient—until you realize your brain's outsourced. Like learning to drive but always riding shotgun. One day, I almost asked Notion AI: “Hey, how do I feel today?” That’s when I panicked.

2. Rewind AI — Total Recall, But You Forgot How to Live

Rewind AI is insane—in a good way. It records everything you do on your computer. You forgot a Zoom convo? Just rewind. Can’t find that link? Just search.

But... I stopped remembering. Even emotional stuff. Like, “what exactly did my friend say that made me cry last week?” I’d rather search than recall. My brain became lazy. Rewind remembers everything. But it doesn’t help you feel anything.

3. Claude 3 — Gentle Genius or Emotional Crutch?

Claude 3 is like a zen monk in AI form. Gentle, wise, always patient. I once had a deep convo with it about spirituality and childhood trauma (don’t ask why). Claude responded calmly and wisely. It felt like therapy.

But I started wondering: am I avoiding real people because Claude doesn’t interrupt, doesn’t judge, doesn’t mess up? Am I slowly replacing real relationships with emotionally intelligent algorithms? Maybe. And that… is kinda terrifying.

4. ChatGPT + Prompt Templates — Fast Art, But Whose Voice?

I’ve built prompt templates that can spit out captions, poems, even YouTube scripts. Done in 10 minutes. But when I reread them… they felt too polished. Too neutral. Too... not me.

Human creativity is messy. Sometimes we ramble. We pause. We suck. But that’s the soul of art. With AI templates, I skipped all that. I forgot what it’s like to struggle with ideas—and that struggle matters.

5. ElevenLabs — My Voice Was There, But I Wasn’t

I once made a podcast using ElevenLabs voice cloning. I wrote the script, uploaded it, and boom—my AI-generated voice spoke. People were impressed. Someone even said, “You sound so calm and meditative!”

I laughed. Then I felt weird. Because it wasn’t really *me*. It was a replica of me who never stuttered, never sighed, never hesitated. And those tiny flaws? That’s where truth lives.

Reflection: Simple Doesn’t Mean Empty

I’m not telling you to quit AI. I still use it daily. But take a pause sometimes. Write something raw. Speak with your own voice. Resist Googling for once—try remembering instead.

We’re not just AI users. We’re humans. We get tired. We mess up. We feel. And that’s what makes us beautifully, wonderfully alive.

I wrote this not because I’ve figured it all out—but because I haven’t. Let’s not lose ourselves in the automation. Let's stay weird, real, and gloriously human.