# Bad Influence story: Medium launches TK, a free AI writing assistant for account holders

Active · 1 article · 1 source · First reported 11-09 11:12. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/4579e21d-0a60-4bf8-af21-16e8af0ce98d

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Latest update (11-09 11:12): Medium launches TK, an AI assistant app for writing

Overview: Medium launched TK on Monday, a web app that embeds an AI assistant in the writing editor. Users invoke it by typing "@TK" followed by a request, and it is free for anyone with a Medium account, according to Medium, which says it is profitable.

At launch TK runs only on the web, and Medium says a desktop app is planned. The tool can import and export Markdown, and authors can publish notes explaining how they used AI in a piece.

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1. 11-09 11:12 · TechCrunch · AI · [Medium launches TK, an AI assistant app for writing](https://badinfluence.news/items/qnu8cf80bq6xf30xsato0em8b)
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