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BY Aytekin Tank

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A journalist is assigned a profile of a prominent politician on a tight turnaround. With the interview just hours away, she asks ChatGPT to generate a list of questions. Satisfied with the 30 questions churned out in under a minute, she shares them with her editor to make sure no stone is unturned. The editor nearly rewrites the list entirely. It’s missing questions about pivotal early-life experiences, why the senator dropped out of college, parting ways with her first campaign manager, and more.

All of these missing questions stem from understanding the larger context and years of honing editorial judgment—the kinds of things AI can’t replace.

Just as generative AI tools like ChatGPT are truly becoming household names, with over 800 million weekly active users, per Reuters, we’re starting to understand their limitations.…