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Tinley Park · October 21, 2026I asked AI how smart I am. You should too #AI #ChatGPT #Claude #prompts #selfimprovement
The video demonstrates a simple prompt you can give to an AI like ChatGPT or Claude asking it to estimate your IQ percentile based on its interactions with you, and argues that the real value lies not in the number but in the AI's explanation of your reasoning strengths and weaknesses.
The outline
Every point the video makes, in the order it makes them.
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The Prompt
The creator shares a specific prompt asking an AI to rate your intelligence percentile based on what it has observed about you through your interactions.
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Score vs. Explanation
The percentile number itself is not the useful output; the valuable insight comes from asking the AI to explain why it gave that score.
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What the AI Reveals
The AI's explanation provides a read on how you reason, how you handle abstraction, where your weaknesses lie, and where you have room to grow.
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Low Effort, High Value
The entire exercise takes about five seconds to run, making it an accessible self-reflection tool.
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Entertainment with Substance
The creator frames the prompt as partly for fun but notes that it 'kind of works' as a genuine self-assessment tool.
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Self-Improvement via AI
The video positions AI as a mirror for personal growth, encouraging viewers to use it to identify cognitive blind spots and development areas.
The percentile is a vanity metric; the explanation of reasoning strengths and weaknesses is the actual signal. For a solo builder shipping AI features, that distinction shapes the product: the reasoning trace is what gets acted on, while the score is just a number to screenshot. Designing for the 'why' instead of the 'what' turns a novelty prompt into a feedback loop.