Greetings from Fast Company, and thank you, as always, for spending time with Plugged In.
As a technology journalist, I’ve always found value in using products I write about to get actual work done—even when they’re imperfect or downright terrible. So at this point, I’ve been knee-deep in AI for years. I’ve used a bevy of tools to research topics, fine-tune my writing, and tend to various other day-to-day tasks. It hasn’t always gone well. Sometimes, it’s even felt like AI was costing me time rather than saving it.
Recently, though, I’ve settled into my own particular AI groove. Blessedly, I work for a media outlet that isn’t so smitten with the technology that anyone here believes gorging on it should be a goal in itself. But I call on AI every day, and am confident it helps me produce