How to Give Your AI Dot Real Responsibilities: Beyond Reminders to Ongoing Delegation
nickbaumann_ · x · 2026-10-31
An article on unlocking an AI assistant "dot" that ships with its own browser, Codex, plugins, and self-scheduled reminders. The author sorts usage into three tiers: passive delight (package arrival pings), prompted heroics (making the dot fight United for flight compensation at the airport), and the author's favorite — ongoing responsibilities, where you hand the agent continuous ownership of tasks rather than one-off prompts.
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