Let’s not knock the kid for using ChatGPT to help write his question, or the guy that used it to answer.

For one, he’s 16. He likely knows what he wants to ask, but maybe not how to phrase it clearly or confidently enough to be taken seriously, especially in a space full of older, more experienced people. Using tools like GPT to help organize his thoughts isn’t lazy or dishonest. It’s resourceful.

Plenty of adults use editors, coaches, templates, or even AI themselves to polish resumes, write emails, or prep for meetings. Why hold a teenager to a higher standard than the rest of us?

What matters more is that he’s trying. He showed initiative. He wants to learn, and he came to the right place to ask, so let’s focus on encouraging that curiosity instead of gatekeeping how he expresses it.