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MacStories Weekly: Issue 493 - December 12, 2025

How Using AI Tools Can Be Like Asking for a Book Recommendation From a Friend

John

Today, I want to talk about the fuzzy art of book recommendations and how they relate to AI by posing a hypothetical: imagine you’re a lapsed reader and haven’t read fiction or followed books for a decade. You resolve to get back into reading and want to increase the chances that you become a fiction...

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John is MacStories' Managing Editor, has been writing about Apple and apps since joining the team in 2015, and today, runs the site alongside Federico. John also co-hosts four MacStories podcasts: AppStories, which covers the world of apps, MacStories Unwind, which explores the fun differences between American and Italian culture and recommends media to listeners, Ruminate, a show about the weird web and unusual snacks, and NPC: Next Portable Console, a show about the games we take with us.
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