Series will provide quick and useful insights to help you understand what's happening in the AI landscape.
SMACNA’s AI Reality Check is a quick monthly update to help you understand what’s happening with AI. Each post will share simple, valuable insights—what’s helpful, what’s overhyped, and how to think about AI practically.
Earlier this month, OpenAI launched its “Tasks” feature, which allows users to create automated tasks that can run later. At first, this might sound like “reminders” that we’ve seen for years, but there are a few key differences:
OpenAI has created a simple agent framework for consumers to get used to the idea of AI Agents without quite so much complexity. Here’s a quick video.
The Good: It is an easy way to offload some mental effort that people are often not great at, like remembering to do things or paying attention to whether something has happened.
The Bad: They’re still going to be narrow software, so they will miss things and send irrelevant things sometimes. Offloading mental effort is great, but we’re going to need to learn when not to fully rely on still-limited systems.
Jan 22, 2025 — Member Update
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