AI gives us more space to be human

I’ve always loved sports. From the Bolder Boulder 10K to Grand Slams, World Championships, the Olympics, there’s something deeply human about watching athletes pour everything into their sport. The struggle, the fight, the raw emotion of victory and defeat.

My late dad instilled this love in me. Growing up in Manila, we’d play volleyball and jai alai together, then watch boxing, basketball, and tennis. Those moments taught me to see the beauty in human determination.

This weekend I had work to catch up on before traveling, but I couldn’t miss the French Open. Yesterday’s women’s final between Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka was incredible. Two athletes leaving everything on the court in one of the most compelling finals I’ve seen in women’s tennis in years.

Congratulations Coco! We’re so proud of you! Aryna, your fight promises many more Grand Slam battles ahead.

I didn’t have to choose between work and watching. While enjoying the women’s final yesterday, I was collaborating with AI about voice, image, and multimedia search impacts on advertising. ChatGPT and Gemini handled deep research. Claude helped me test my hypotheses and code an interactive model for different adoption scenarios.

I got more work done than ever while enjoying every moment of the match.

We’re living in a remarkable time. AI gives us more space to be human. We can be present for what makes us human while achieving things that seemed impossible just years ago.

This is just the beginning. Ready to enjoy this men’s final. Although I miss Nadal so much, I’m here to cheer on Alcaraz!