AI Can Do the Task Perfectly and Still Waste Your Time — Why Priorities Are the Real Test
kimmonismus · x · 2026-09-07
- The author argues an AI can complete a task perfectly yet still cost you time on the wrong thing: when a deadline shifts or priorities change, the assistant must recognize your focus has moved.
- As AI takes on more work, these decisions matter more: which task first, when to interrupt, when to ask.
- Memory is part of the answer — connecting a deadline to a promise made last week, noticing plan changes, and surfacing them while you can still act.
- Correction matters too: preferences expire, so assistants should make assumptions visible and let you update them.
- The real test is handling an ordinary, messy day: catching commitments you might miss and explaining why they need attention.
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