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reaking news:
business and
society, including
the legal industry,
have generally
decided AI may
have some benefit that is worth
leveraging. Many of us have grown
markedly more comfortable with
using AI in our day-to-day lives
and activities. Need help polishing
that email you want to send?
Check. Want a quick outline to
facilitate a strategic discussion?
Check. Want to quickly summarize
or compare a set of documents?
Check. Want to see what you'd look
like as an action figure?! Check.
Just make sure you remove any
use of the em dash from AI's
output to avoid associated stigma.
(Frustrating, on a personal note,
as a writer who used to make
frequent use of the em dash before
AI was doing so!)
The evidence has continued to
mount over the last few years.
According to 2025 Pew Research
Center findings, Americans are
interested in AI and want it
involved in their daily activities.
Stanford's 2025 AI Index also found
that a majority of businesses
are using, investing in, and
experimenting with AI. Based
