I use AI to help build customized programs that you can’t easily find through generic searches. The printing industry is broad, and oddly enough industry‑specific tools are hard to come by. If you know a little bit about VBA and Excel, its a life-saver to keep you out of development mode for days, weeks, or months through troubleshooting on your own and building your own scripts.
It can also build local HTML files tailored to your needs. An example: I utilized AI to help build me a viscosity curve calculator and display graphs, targets, and input values. It worked so well, I have it saved for whenever I need to establish new curves with different systems.
AI is a productivity tool. It makes work easier, but it’s not perfect and usually requires a few corrective prompts to get the best results.