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AI At Home And Work - All Things Product Podcast with Teresa Torres & Petra Wille

AI At Home And Work - All Things Product Podcast with Teresa Torres & Petra Wille

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In this episode of All Things Product, Petra Wille and Teresa Torres explore how experimenting with AI in our personal lives can help us become more confident, capable, and thoughtful product builders at work.

Teresa shares stories from her “AI at Home” and “AI at Work” series — from using ChatGPT to analyze school budgets, plan meals, and even evaluate real estate, to leveraging AI as a work partner for writing, research, and contract review. She and Petra unpack the real learning that comes from everyday experimentation — managing context, spotting bias, and keeping a human in the loop — the same skills we’ll need when building AI-powered products.

Whether you’re an AI beginner or already experimenting at work, this episode will leave you inspired to approach AI with curiosity and intentionality.

In this episode:

  • How Teresa started documenting her own AI use cases at home and work
  • Why starting with “low-stakes” personal experiments helps build confidence
  • Practical ways to use AI at home — from planning meals to analyzing public data
  • Using AI as a thought partner vs. a fully automated agent
  • Balancing privacy, data safety, and creativity at work
  • How everyday AI use builds critical skills like context management, bias awareness, and human-in-the-loop decision-making

Key Quotes:
“I’m trying to write things that only I can write — that’s my guiding writing light right now.” — Teresa

“The more we use AI, the more we learn what it’s good at, what it’s not good at, and where context becomes a limitation.” — Teresa

“It’s a safer playground — we can build our toolbox at home before bringing those lessons to work.” — Petra

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