1. Use AI as an assistant, not a replacement: Think of Gemini Code Assist as a tool to help you think, overcome a block, or get suggestions, rather than as a generator of complete solutions. 2. Ask for hints, not complete solutions: Instead of "Write me this program," try "How could I approach error handling for this function?" or "What is the best data structure to store X?" 3. Use it for specific problems: It's great for complex syntax you forget, regular expressions, API configurations, or transforming one data format into another. These small pieces are less likely to be identified as AI-generated.