How I AI: The three agents every knowledge worker should have

About this episode

In this episode, Amantha Imber and Neo Aplin discuss three essential AI agents for knowledge workers to enhance productivity and decision-making.

**Join the AI Agent Bootcamp here: https://www.inventium.ai/learnvirtually-agents**  You sit down to research something for work, open a few tabs, type a vague query into AI, and get back something that feels… fine. Technically an answer. Not quite useful. Meanwhile, that report you've been working on probably needs another set of eyes, but getting real feedback takes time you don't have, so you send it anyway and hope for the best.  There's a better way. In this How I AI episode, Neo and I walk through three agents we think every knowledge worker genuinely needs, including two we're giving away for free.  How I AI, a special series within How I Work where Neo and I explore how high performers are using AI at work to boost productivity, make better decisions and reduce overwhelm.  What you'll learn in this episode:  Why a basic AI research query often isn't enough, and what to do instead  What a critical thinking agent actually checks for, and when it earns its place  What a cross-functional advisory board agent is, and…

People in this episode

Host: Amantha Imber

Guest: Neo Aplin

Topics covered

• AI
• productivity
• knowledge work
• critical thinking
• workflows
• mental load

Keywords

• AI agents
• productivity tools
• critical thinking
• workflows
• knowledge workers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Inventium, LinkedIn, AI Agent Bootcamp

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