Relatives now ask Doubao how to boost grades instead of asking him to fix PCs
huangyun_122 · x · 2026-10-04
A viral observation of AI's grassroots adoption: the author notes relatives who used to ask him to fix their PCs (slow machines, antivirus conflicts, full C drives) now go straight to ByteDance's Doubao asking how to improve their kids' English and math grades — without ever asking how to use the chatbot well. He muses that most people don't realize prompt writing is a skill worth learning, debating whether to teach them prompt frameworks and context window limits. A telling snapshot of AI reaching small-town China while the 'using it well' knowledge gap remains huge.
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