The AI Assistant: Automating Administrative Friction and “Shadow Work”, Part 2
From ProductivityCast by Ray Sidney-Smith
May 11, 2026 · 53 min · Episode 148
About this episode
This episode continues the discussion on the role of AI Assistants in reducing administrative friction and shadow work.
In this episode, we continue our conversation on The AI Assistant as part of The AI-Powered Professional series. Picking up
People in this episode
Host: Ray Sidney-Smith
Topics covered
- AI Assistant
- administrative automation
- shadow work
- productivity
- technology
Keywords
- AI
- automation
- productivity
- administrative tasks
- shadow work
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Books & works: The AI Assistant, The AI-Powered Professional
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