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She spent a year using AI to do almost everything. Here's what she learned

NPR | By Terry Gross

Published May 12, 2026 at 9:58 AM CDT

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Tech writer Joanna Stern used AI to read medical results, respond to texts and serve as her therapist. She says her emotional connection to it was unsettling. Her new book is I Am Not a Robot.

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Terry Gross is the host and executive producer of NPR's Fresh Air.