How to use AI for family time

Last week, I walked you through how to turn artificial intelligence into a tutor and research assistant. In the final installment of our how-to editions, we'll take what we've learned and use it to make the most of family time.

We'll focus on a few tasks that can take up a lot of mental bandwidth at home.

Weekly meal planning is a major chore, and gift giving can be daunting, with various birthdays and holidays throughout the year. And any adult who has read books for children knows that it can become repetitive, and the books aren't always relatable to a child's situation or growing pains.

Here's how AI can help.

Meal-planning superpowers

Foodies and private chefs have been enthusiastically using AI to sketch out comprehensive meal plans that consider people's preferences and dietary restrictions. (Cooks are less gung ho about AI...