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I test AI tools every day — here’s what they’re amazing at (and what they still can’t do) | Tom’s Guide

I test AI tools every day — here’s what they’re amazing at (and what they still can’t do)

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By Amanda Caswell, Published 18 hours ago

AI can save you time, spark ideas and organize your life — but it still falls short in several places

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AI assistants are having a main character moment. Within the last three years AI has become far more integrated into our lives than ever. They can write emails in seconds, summarize a 40-page PDF like it’s nothing and build a vacation itinerary that looks suspiciously like something your most Type A friend made at 2 a.m. They’re fast, confident, and genuinely useful when you know what to ask.

But after testing chatbots daily, I’ve learned the smartest way to use AI isn’t to treat it like it has all the answers. These tools aren’t geniuses — and between hallucinations and plain old wrong information, they can still lead you off track fast. The goal is to treat AI like a powerful tool that still misses some very human instincts.

Because for every “wow, that saved me 30 minutes,” there’s a moment where AI confidently gives you something that sounds right, but clearly isn’t. Or it gives you a technically correct answer that’s totally wrong for real life. You may like

Here’s what AI is actually great at right now — and where it still falls short (even when it sounds like it knows exactly what it’s doing).

What AI does well

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1. Structure

AI shines when your brain is overloaded and you need organization and structure. Computers have always done well with patterns, so using AI to build a better workflow is a no-brainer.

Drop in a messy list of thoughts, a long email thread or a half-baked plan and most chatbots can turn it into something clean and usable — a checklist, an outline, a timeline or a step-by-step plan.

It’s especially good at:

Breaking big goals into smaller tasks
Summarizing long documents into key points
Creating templates you can reuse (emails, plans, schedules)
Turning scattered notes into organized sections

If you’re someone who struggles with starting, AI can be the push that gets you moving.

2. Drafting fast, decent first versions

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AI is a “first draft machine.” It can outline a 20-page thesis paper as easily as it can draft a short email. If you’re looking for ideas to craft a product description or meeting agenda, it’s a great place to start because it can spit out copy in seconds. It’s why so many lean on AI as a default writing partner.

While the outline it gives you isn’t completely useable, it can help get the wheels in motion to help you generate something useable. The secret to leaning on AI for writing support is to remember that it’s generating a very messy draft; not a final masterpiece.

3. Explaining complicated things

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One of the most underrated AI skills is translation. And while it can literally translate language, what I really mean here is that it can translate even the most complex topics into something anyone can actually understand.

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