Ask HN: How do you use AI for software engineering?

Hey HN, It feels like so much has changed in the last 18 months and I feel like I'm behind the curve. I love software engineering and have been somewhat hesitant to use these new tools. But I am now committed to becoming an expert on using AI in my development workflow. What are the tips you would give to somebody who is trying to figure this stuff out for the first time? I have Copilot installed. Are there other tools that are making a big difference? Any particular workflows that make these tools most effective? Etc. I'm open to hearing everything! Thank you all! EDIT: So many amazing answers. One thing I'm curious about... if you can, I would love to see example transcripts from ChatGPT. Obviously many won't be able to be shared, but hopefully somebody has something that can!