Effective: May 15, 2026
AI has genuinely changed what I'm capable of creating — and I think that's exciting. But I also believe that excitement needs to be paired with intention. This page is my commitment to being open about how I use AI tools, what role they play in my work, and where I draw the line.
I'm Tyler Cooper — a creator, developer, and maker working across web development, 3D printing, laser engraving, consulting, and digital design. AI is part of how I work, and I want you to understand exactly how.
AI shows up across different parts of what I do, each serving a specific purpose.
Development & Coding
I use AI coding assistants to accelerate development on this site and related projects. Human interaction and oversight is core to this work — all code is thoroughly reviewed and tested manually before it deploys, including using AI-based reviewers to surface issues before they ship.
Blog Content Variants
This site uses an AI-powered system that takes blog posts I write and generates alternative visual layouts. The original content is always mine. AI reformats and reskins it to explore different reading experiences. No core ideas, opinions, or facts come from AI.
Creative Ideation
When designing 3D prints, laser engrave patterns, or new product ideas, I use AI as a brainstorming tool — a way to push past creative blocks and explore directions I might not have considered. Final designs, refinements, and production decisions are always mine.
Product Photo Mockups
I also use AI in product photography workflows, but only with real products that I photographed myself or own the rights to. I may use AI to improve backgrounds, lighting, composition, or presentation for mockups and marketing visuals, but I do not use AI to invent a product that doesn't exist or to misrepresent the item being shown. The product is real; AI is only helping me present it more clearly.
Research & Learning
AI helps me learn faster — quickly summarizing documentation, explaining unfamiliar concepts, and surfacing examples. It's an accelerant for understanding, not a replacement for it. I always verify important information from primary sources.
Human intervention and interaction is a core part of how I work with AI. AI output can be confidently wrong, subtly biased, or just not right for the context — so human judgment stays in the loop at every meaningful step. That means:
I do not use AI as a substitute for expertise, and I do not present AI-generated output as verified fact without review. When accuracy, safety, privacy, or trust matter, I slow down and validate.
I think people have a right to know when AI has played a meaningful role in content they're reading or a product they're considering. My approach is simple: if AI materially shaped the output, I aim to be transparent about that.
I don't use AI to fabricate testimonials, fake reviews, or create content designed to deceive. This site itself is built with AI coding assistance, and I'm not hiding that.
I'm careful about what data flows to external AI services. I avoid sending sensitive client details, personal information, payment data, or other confidential material unless there is a clear reason and appropriate safeguards.
What may be sent to AI services includes blog post text I wrote for layout generation, code snippets during development, and general creative briefs or design prompts. What is never intended to be sent includes names, email addresses, contact information, order details, payment information, or private visitor data.
The AI tools I use also have their own policies. For example, GitHub says Copilot Business data is not used to train its models, and OpenAI says API content is deleted after 30 days under standard retention practices, with Zero Data Retention available for eligible business use cases.
AI is powerful — but it gets things wrong. It can hallucinate facts, miss nuance, produce outdated information, or reflect bias.
I take those limitations seriously, especially in content that touches on facts, specifications, instructions, or pricing. If you spot an error in something AI helped produce on this site, I want to know about it. I'd rather correct it than leave something wrong up.
Being responsible means knowing where not to use a tool. I don't use AI to impersonate real people, fabricate quotes or endorsements, generate fake reviews or testimonials, create automated spam, manipulate visitors, bypass platform rules, or produce content that demeans or harms people.
The AI landscape changes quickly — the tools, the capabilities, the risks, and the norms. I try to stay engaged with that conversation and update my practices when I learn something new.
This page will evolve as my workflow evolves. My goal is simple: use AI thoughtfully, stay honest about what it does, and keep human judgment at the center.