I Was Bored With AI—Until It Drove Me Across Town

Two weeks ago, to mark the one-year anniversary of this column, we published a piece that reiterated my skepticism about AI. However, it turns out I just needed a weekend trip to Los Angeles and a few rides in Waymo’s robotaxis to gain a new appreciation for the technology.

After almost three years of putting ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and others through their paces, I was bored with AI chatbots. They still regularly provided me with false information and cluttered my social media…