From dinner plans to DIY: Here’s how our team really uses AI

Artificial intelligence is starting to get a bit of backlash, and it’s easy to see why. Following the initial excitement after ChatGPT burst onto the scene a couple of years ago, it now feels like we’re having AI shoved down our throats everywhere we look. As annoying as it can be to have those two letters attached to everything, it’s easy to forget how useful these AI apps and tools can actually be in the right circumstances. I was curious to know how my tech-savvy colleagues got the most out of it, so I asked a bunch of them about their best uses of AI.

I was impressed by the broad range of responses, from improvising games and meal planning to helping with contracts and even DIY. The team also doesn’t see a clear winner in terms of platform — while Gemini got a few mentions as the onboard Google LLM, most of the biggest chatbots are represented.