{"id":24082,"date":"2026-07-24T12:37:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T10:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/24\/should-you-use-ai-for-a-task-heres-a-simple-way-to-decide-bruce-schneier\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T12:37:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T10:37:14","slug":"should-you-use-ai-for-a-task-heres-a-simple-way-to-decide-bruce-schneier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/24\/should-you-use-ai-for-a-task-heres-a-simple-way-to-decide-bruce-schneier\/","title":{"rendered":"Should you use AI for a task? Here\u2019s a simple way to decide | Bruce Schneier"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometimes, what matters isn\u2019t your output but what you put into the process. Think of it like work v the gym<\/p>\n

I teach public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and the Munk School at the University of Toronto. And it will come at no surprise to you that my students regularly use AI<\/a> to complete their writing assignments. Doing so is a waste of their tuition money. But if their entire career is going to include AI writing assistants, why shouldn\u2019t they embrace their future?<\/p>\n

The best way I\u2019ve found to explain the dilemma comes from<\/a> the AI researcher Daniel Meissler: it\u2019s the difference between work and the gym.<\/p>\n

Continue reading…<\/a>
\nSometimes, what matters isn\u2019t your output but what you put into the process. Think of it like work v the gym
\nI teach public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and the Munk School at the University of Toronto. And it will come at no surprise to you that my students regularly use AI to complete their writing assignments. Doing so is a waste of their tuition money. But if their entire career is going to include AI writing assistants, why shouldn\u2019t they embrace their future?
\nThe best way I\u2019ve found to explain the dilemma comes from the AI researcher Daniel Meissler: it\u2019s the difference between work and the gym. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sometimes, what matters isn\u2019t your output but what you put into the process. Think of it like work v the gym I teach public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and the Munk School at the University of Toronto. And it will come at no surprise to you that my students regularly use AI to …<\/p>\n

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