> The most important thing he learned in music school, he said, was to be able to say _why_ you like or dislike something. 'Is it because it's high or low? Is it because it's red or blue?' That articulation is important, Kieran said, 'because then you can start building a toolbox for yourself.' ## AI Chat interface forces us to articulate our taste and wants [[Chatting with AI prompts thinking by clarifying our needs]] > One benefit of a chat interface for AI is that in order to steer it toward a particular outcome, we learn to be good at articulating exactly those likes and dislikes. A good start here might be to recognize that you do like or dislike something, that it evokes a certain feeling in you without necessarily being able to explain that feeling. Over time, you learn to recognize that feeling and find the words to describe that feeling.