Knowledge workers are increasingly aware of AI tools like Claude Code and Claude Cowork. A contributor reflects on their limited application in personal work, noting a recent positive experience using AI to compile a list of podcast appearances. While the AI was helpful, the contributor recognizes the minimal value of the information for their publisher's marketing needs. Despite the utility, there is a sense of frustration regarding the necessity of such tasks, leading to questions about the overall purpose of these efforts.
"I found it striking because I spend a fair amount of time 'manipulating information'—What is writing, after all, if not manipulating information?—and yet I have found a near-zero application of this technology to my work."
"My AI agent did miss three appearances I could recall off the top of my head, but it found three others I would not have remembered to save my life. It made all this information into a handy, sharable Excel file."
"I know why my publisher wants it. This is the kind of information a PR/marketing team desires when thinking about a publicity plan, but I've also had sufficient experiences with publishing to know that nothing much is going to come of it."
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