Kajoli Tankha creates stories that help her autistic son navigate complex situations. She discovered that her smart teen best processes life’s challenges — such as an argument with his parents or settling into a new house — through stories about him and other characters solving problems or exploring different perspectives. Dreaming up these instructional tales used to take much more creative brainpower and time before the busy Microsoft director started enlisting the help of AI. She now gives Microsoft Copilot specific parameters for a narrative in clear, simple language, with questions at the bottom to help her son engage with the concepts. She says the practice has been so beneficial that he asks for a story anytime there’s an issue he needs help handling. “He embraces his neurodiversity, and I can spend time with him rather than preparing for time with him,” Tankha says. “The future is bright.”