A One-Month Real-World Log of Using an AI Employee
bigaiguy · x · 2026-07-17
The author shares their genuine experience and "bill" after using an AI automated assistant for a month. - **Time Recovered**: Saved about 7 hours per week, primarily handling procrastinated follow-up emails and chores. - **Money Recovered**: Tracked down a lost invoice from May, automatically drafted follow-up emails, and successfully collected the payment. - **Learning Ability**: The AI remembered details like renamed projects and corrected the user's outdated terminology. - **Limitations & Boundaries**: The AI still struggles with genuine, emotion-driven human replies; the author adopted an "AI proposes, human approves" mechanism to mitigate risks.
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