This panel focuses on how technical communicators are using AI in their everyday work right now. Panelists will share concrete, production-level practices including AI-supported drafting, editing for clarity and tone, research synthesis, note taking, XML and stylesheet development, RAG-based content reuse, and generating sample or test content. Rather than speculative futures, the discussion centers on workflows that reduce friction, address blank page anxiety, and accelerate routine tasks while still relying on professional judgment.

Panelists will also reflect on what AI does not solve, where human expertise remains essential, and how individual practitioners are adapting their skills in response to lowered barriers for surface-level writing quality. Attendees will leave with a grounded understanding of which AI uses are proving durable and transferable across tools and which require careful refinement to remain effective over time.