Want Gens X, Y and Z to match vibes? Use AI

As Gen Z workers help their senior colleagues get up to speed with new tech, a space is being created for better collaboration

- Somak Ghoshal

The other day, as I was waiting for a colleague to join a video call, a notetaker app knocked on the virtual door of the meeting room, asking to be let in. I am a big believer of using AI tools to boost productivity, especially when it comes to streamlining cumbersome, repetitive, and low fidelity, boring tasks. But I am wary of outsourcing my attention to a virtual assistant entirely.

Taking notes the old-fashioned way, using pen and paper, during meetings keeps me anchored to the discussion in real time. It ensures that I am actively writing down points that are critical to my understanding instead of leaving it to an AI tool to figure out the action items on my behalf. As a Gen X-er in the workplace, where I closely collaborate with Gen Zs, I find myself in a double bind that many others of my generation, or older, would likely relate to. Where does one draw the line with AI usage when it comes to balancing ease and rigour?