AI: my summer helper or my summer's biggest distraction?

New format - picnic edition, back from break! Same park, same deal - bring food, drinks, good mood, we'll talk it out under the trees. This one's personal, not theoretical. Most of us had AI open a browser tab at some point this summer - asking "what's this dish called" in a foreign menu, or building a three-day itinerary in ten minutes. A recent report found 63% of travelers who try AI for trip planning end up relying on it for most or every trip after - yet over a third still won't use it at all, with human judgment still winning the real decisions. Then there's the other half of summer - trying to get away from screens entirely. As one tourism piece put it: in a world of AI itineraries and always-on devices, the real luxury in 2026 is simply space to think, read, and be. Questions we will cover: What's the best (or worst) thing AI did for you this summer - trip planning, translation, packing lists etc? Did AI make disconnecting easier, or harder - did you end up checking it "just once" more than you meant to? Would you trust an AI itinerary over a friend's recommendation? What about over a travel agent's? Any moment where AI got it completely wrong and you had to improvise? Now…