I Was About to Order Taco Bell Again. Instead, I Built an AI That Talks Me Down

Author(s): Mukundan Sankar

Originally published on Towards AI.

How I stopped craving with code and started reflecting with GPT-4A smartphone user browsing a pizza delivery app at night while a laptop nearby displays an AI-powered cravings journal. The pizza image is visible on the phone screen, and the AI app offers a calm reflection, blending food temptation with mindful tech created by the Author using ChatGPT

It was 12:19 a.m. when I found myself standing in front of the fridge for the third time that week.

I wasn’t hungry. I was restless. Anxious. Maybe a little lonely.

But I kept opening the fridge like it owed me answers.

I even pulled up the Doordash website on my phone. I had already deleted the app because I’d developed a habit of checking it every night. Still, like muscle memory, I found myself browsing Taco Bell, McDonald’s, and that local pizza place I knew wouldn’t deliver until morning anyway. I knew what was open. I knew what I’d find. And yet I kept scrolling — 20 minutes a day, according to Screen Time.

That night, though, something clicked.

Instead of grabbing leftovers or placing an order, I opened my laptop.

I didn’t know it yet, but I was about to write the quietest, most powerful app I’ve ever built.

What I needed wasn’t calorie counting. It wasn’t another… Read the full blog for free on Medium.

Join thousands of data leaders on the AI newsletter. Join over 80,000 subscribers and keep up to date with the latest developments in AI. From research to projects and ideas. If you are building an AI startup, an AI-related product, or a service, we invite you to consider becoming a sponsor.

Published via Towards AI