'Calculate when to wake up before my flight' hailed as the killer AI assistant use case
altryne · x · 2026-10-12
altryne admits "book me a flight" is a tired trope for personal assistants, but says "calculate when I need to wake up before my flight" is a goated case — as a frequent flyer who hates airport math, he now delegates it to AI.
The post highlights an underrated angle: for personal assistant agents, high-frequency low-stakes chores may matter more to real users than grand booking tasks.
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