| Ever since I watched the Disney Channel original movie Smart House as a kid, I’ve been fascinated by futuristic visions of technology in our daily lives. While writing about artificial intelligence tools and providing advice for using them at WIRED over the past two years, it’s become so clear to me that the software is nothing like it’s depicted in these sci-fi movies or what the hype-focused marketing materials from AI companies would have you believe.
Still, I do still consider the current crop of generative AI tools to be sometimes useful, sometimes entertaining, and almost always a little frustrating.
And that belief was my driving motivation to write a second season of our AI Unlocked newsletter. It has been a passion project of mine over the past few months to work on this—chatting with experts in the field, trying out different tools, and soliciting reader responses to last year’s newsletter. The new season is focused on helping you experiment even more with AI tools, while staying realistic about their possibilities. Also, as a paid WIRED subscriber, you will have an exclusive opportunity to ask me questions during a series live video calls.
Honestly, I need to pause for a second and directly thank everyone who engaged with us about using AI. Between my inbox and the reader’s responses to our survey, we heard from over 1,000 people and spent hours poring over every question, tip, and piece of feedback. That data served as the cornerstone for crafting season 2, and your input helped me become better at understanding your varied perspectives as WIRED readers. Overwhelmingly, readers seem interested in knowing how AI can help them with personal tasks, how they can build more confidence in prompt writing, and which new tools are worth experimenting with.
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