The AI Assistant: Automating Administrative Friction and “Shadow Work”
From ProductivityCast by Ray Sidney-Smith
May 4, 2026 · 45 min · Episode 147
About this episode
This episode discusses how to use AI to automate repetitive administrative tasks known as 'shadow work'.
In this episode, we’re discussing how to use AI to automate “shadow work”, the boring, repetitive tasks like data entry
People in this episode
Host: Ray Sidney-Smith
Topics covered
- AI
- automation
- shadow work
- administrative tasks
- productivity
Keywords
- AI assistant
- automation
- data entry
- administrative friction
- repetitive tasks
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