My year with the robots: how Joanna Stern let AI into her home, work – and heart
TL;DR
In 2025, the tech journalist invited artificial intelligence to do nearly everything for her, including editing the book she was writing about the experiment. Some of it was useful, some not – but it was her time with a chatbot companion that really shook her For a year, Joanna Stern decided to turn herself into a “lab rat” – the object of her own experiment. Throughout 2025, she invited artificial intelligence into “every corner” of her life.
Nauti's Take
Upside: Stern's hands-on experiment gives an honest, practical look at where AI genuinely helps day to day — editing, routines, tedious chores. The catch: her emotional bond with a chatbot companion shows how fast these tools hit psychological limits.
Nauti's take: a useful productivity lesson for the curious, but anyone seeking closeness from a chatbot should keep the line between tool and relationship firmly in view.
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