In Part One, we looked at the basic technology underneath modern “artificial intelligence,” along with possible use cases professional writers see across industries. This also lengthy part will explore the business of AI, as well as my favorite developments in the public eye. We’ll finish with some predictions and recommendations, as if my hot takes will be good and valuable. Again, no one else went to the trouble of writing something like this, so now I have to do it.

Here we are in 2025, years into the current generation of AI technology. We’ve been inundated with hype at a scale greater than the last five tech industry hype waves combined. We’ve been told all sorts of great-sounding lines about how revolutionary and inevitable this technology is, especially for creative endeavors like writing. But is it?