AI assistants are shifting from answering questions to doing work while you're away
Ok-Bear6558 · reddit · 2026-10-01
A Reddit user observes that with features like ChatGPT's Dots and Meta's Muse, AI assistants are moving past the ask-a-question model toward asynchronous delegation: you ask, the AI does the work, you come back later. Great for research and organization, but once an AI sends emails, edits your calendar, or makes decisions on your behalf, the question stops being how smart it is and becomes how much you trust it.
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