Boosting Remote Work Efficiency with AI Assistants

We just built a commercial grade RCT platform called MindMeld for humans and AI agents to collaborate in integrative workspaces. We then test drove it in a large-scale Marketing Field Experiment with surprising results. Notably, "Personality Pairing" between human and AI personalities improves output quality and Human-AI teams generate 60% greater productivity per worker. In the experiment: 🚩 2310 participants were randomly assigned to human-human and human-AI teams, with randomized AI personality traits. 🚩 The teams exchanged 183,691 messages, and created 63,656 image edits, 1,960,095 ad copy edits, and 10,375 AI-generated images while producing 11,138 ads for a large think tank. 🚩 Analysis of fine-grained communication, collaboration, and workflow logs revealed that collaborating with AI agents increased communication by 137% and allowed humans to focus 23% more on text and image content generation messaging and 20% less on direct text editing. Humans on Human-AI teams sent 23% fewer social messages, creating 60% greater productivity per worker and higher-quality ad copy. 🚩 In contrast, human-human teams produced higher-quality images, suggesting that AI agents require fine-tuning for multimodal workflows. 🚩 AI Personality Pairing Experiments revealed that AI traits can complement human personalities to enhance collaboration. For example, conscientious humans paired with open AI agents improved image quality, while extroverted humans paired with conscientious AI agents reduced the quality of text, images, and clicks. 🚩 In field tests of ad campaigns with ~5M impressions, ads with higher image quality produced by human collaborations and higher text quality produced by AI collaborations performed significantly better on click-through rate and cost per click metrics. As human collaborations produced better image quality and AI collaborations produced better text quality, ads created by human-AI teams performed similarly, overall, to those created by human-human teams. 🚩 Together, these results suggest AI agents can improve teamwork and productivity, especially when tuned to complement human traits. The paper, coauthored with Harang Ju, can be found in the link on the first comment below. We thank the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy for institutional support! As always, thoughts and comments highly encouraged! Wondering especially what Erik Brynjolfsson Edward McFowland III Iavor Bojinov John Horton Karim Lakhani Azeem Azhar Sendhil Mullainathan Nicole Immorlica Alessandro Acquisti Ethan Mollick Katy Milkman and others think!

I’ve heard hundreds of time management tips over the years, but 90% of them aren’t practical for daily use. Why? Because they’re:   🚫 too theoretical 🚫 too abstract 🚫 too rigid These 5️⃣ are the ones I actually use every day—plus how to boost each one with AI (and the exact prompts I use). 👇 1️⃣ Prioritize ruthlessly Not every task deserves your time. Ask: If I only do one thing today, what will matter most? 🤖 AI prompt: “Here’s my to-do list: [paste list]. Please organize these using the Eisenhower Matrix—urgent vs. important—and suggest which I should do, delegate, defer, or delete.” 2️⃣ Use AI on the $10 task so you can focus on the $10K task If it’s low-impact or repetitive, delegate it to AI. Free yourself up for meaningful work. 🤖 AI prompt: “Here’s a list of my current tasks: [paste list]. For each one, tell me if it’s a $10 task or a $10,000 task. Recommend which I should delegate to AI and which I should prioritize myself.” 3️⃣ Eat the frog Tackle your hardest or highest-impact task first—before distractions set in. 🤖 AI prompt: “Here’s my calendar and to-do list for the week: [paste or describe]. Identify which tasks are most critical and when I’m best positioned (energy-wise or schedule-wise) to tackle them first thing in the day.” 4️⃣ Time-block more than meetings Protect chunks of time for deep, focused work—not just calls. 🤖 AI prompt: “Here’s my weekly calendar: [paste or describe]. Help me find 3 time blocks for deep work. Optimize my schedule to reduce context switching and maximize focus.” 5️⃣ Every ‘yes’ to something trivial is a ‘no’ to something meaningful Practice saying “no” with intention—your time is your most valuable asset. 🤖 AI prompt: “Act as my personal scheduler and productivity coach. I’ll list recent tasks, meetings, or requests. For each one, ask: Does this align with my priorities? What am I giving up by saying yes? Is this the best use of my time? Then recommend whether I should accept, delegate, delay, or decline—and how to respond.” ✨ Real game-changer: I don’t treat AI as a shortcut—I use it as a force multiplier. What’s your go-to time management tip? Drop it below 👇

"I replaced 40% of my remote team's repetitive tasks with AI tools." My inbox exploded with messages: "Aren't you worried about AI taking over?" "Won't this hurt team morale?" "How's the quality of work?" See, growing up in the Philippines, I learned something crucial: Innovation isn't about replacing people. It's about empowering them. At Pearl Talent, we've always focused on finding exceptional people. But I also noticed that our best people were drowning in repetitive tasks. So I went on a hunt for AI tools that could free up our team to do what humans do best: build relationships, think creatively, and solve complex problems. Here are 10 AI tools that I discovered: 1. Fathom - AI Meeting Assistant - fathom.video Ever zoned out during a Zoom call and missed something crucial? This is like having a brilliant assistant who catches every detail. It turns hours of conversation into clear, actionable summaries. 2. Buffer AI Assistant - buffer.com/ai-assistant  Social media on autopilot - but make it sound human. Tell it what you want to say, and it creates engaging posts that actually connect with your audience. 3. Reclaim.ai - reclaim.ai Your calendar has a mind of its own? This tool brings order to chaos. It's smart enough to know when you need focus time and when you're free for meetings. 4. Type.ai - type.ai Writer's block, meet your match. Drop in your thoughts, and it helps shape them into clear, polished writing - it's like having a writing partner on standby. 5. Elicit - elicit.com Research assistant on steroids. Ask it questions, and it digs through mountains of data to find exactly what you need. 6. Tome - tome.app Presentations that actually tell a story. Forget boring slides - this turns your ideas into visually stunning narratives that keep people engaged. 7. Runway - runwayml.com Video editing, visual effects, AI magic - all without needing a design degree. It turns good ideas into great content, no experience required. 8. PixieBrix - pixiebrix.com Turn your browser into a productivity powerhouse. Customize everything, automate the boring stuff, and create workflows that actually match how you work. 9. Codex by OpenAI - https://lnkd.in/erRs4wg3  Code, simplified. Tell it what you want to build in plain English, and it writes the code for you. Makes programming accessible even if you've never written a line of code. 10. Sybill - sybill.ai Like having a second brain in every meeting. It listens, learns, and helps you catch those game-changing moments that might otherwise slip through the cracks. These tools? They're revolutionizing how we work. But finding those exceptional people? That's harder than finding the right AI tools. Because at the end of the day, AI is just a tool. Your team? They're your competitive advantage. Send me a DM - let's explore how Pearl Talent can help you find that perfect balance. #startups #entrepreneurship #leadership #hiring #recruitment #growthhacking #ai #aitools

🚀 How I’m Working with AI to 50× My Productivity If I want to operate at an exponential level, I need systems that allow me to scale myself like a startup scales operations. That means delegating work to AI, reducing friction, and eliminating tasks that don’t require my direct input. So, I rebuilt my workflow. Today, AI automates my email, summarizes my meetings, generates presentations, researches markets, and even synthesizes industry trends for better decision-making. The result? I’m producing 2–3× more, making better decisions, and reclaiming 3–10 hours per week. Here’s how I’m doing it. ⬇️ 📧 Email – From Hours to Minutes Inbox zero used to be a dream. Now, AI handles 90% of my email workload. ✅ Fyxer → Learns my writing style, drafts replies, and handles scheduling. ✅ ForageMail → Scans my inbox and delivers a single daily digest, cutting down my email review time to 5 minutes. ✅ Shortwave → The fastest UI for processing emails. Better than Superhuman. ⏳ Impact: Inbox management now takes 15–20 minutes per day instead of an hour or more. 📝 Meetings – Smarter, Not Longer Meetings should be about decisions, not documentation—so I use AI to handle the admin. ✅ Granola → Records & transcribes calls without joining the meeting (no awkward AI bots). I can also add my own notes in real-time and Granola enhances them automatically. ✅ Roam → Acts as my cloud HQ. I can see who’s available, step into a quick voice chat, and cut down Slack back-and-forth. 🕒 Impact: Meeting time at Metaversal has been cut drastically—Roam’s average meeting time is just 8 minutes. 🎨 Presentations – From Hours to Minutes Creating decks used to take half a day. Now, AI drafts them in 5 minutes. ✅ PlusAI → I drop my strategy notes into ChatGPT, refine them, then use PlusAI to generate a polished deck. ⏳ Impact: I skip the formatting and focus on strategy. A task that once took hours is now done in minutes. 🔍 Deep Research & Industry Insights – AI as a Competitive Edge 🚀 This is where AI has truly transformed my decision-making. ✅ [ChatGPT Deep Research] → I use this for market research, competitor analysis, and strategy development. What used to take an analyst days or weeks now takes minutes. ✅ [Grok3] → Scans social discussions to uncover real-world pain points—a game-changer for new product strategy. 📌 Impact: Instead of wading through reports and scattered sources, I get rich, actionable insights at my fingertips—allowing me to make faster, more informed decisions. AI automation is the future of high-performance work and has been a game changer for me to be able to do more in less time. 🔹 What AI tools have made the biggest impact on your workflow? Drop a comment—I’d love to swap recommendations. 🚀

Are you using AI in the most productive way? Many people use AI for quick wins—like drafting emails or summarizing meetings. That’s good, but there’s a better way. Instead of just tossing tasks at AI, have a conversation with it. Delegate, don't abdicate. Here's what I mean:  ✔️ Good: Ask AI to conduct a search.  ✅ Better: Have AI do an in-depth review of studies, summarize key takeaways, and provide source links.  ✔️ Good: Use AI to draft an email or report.  ✅ Better: Write a rough version yourself, then tell AI what you don’t like about it so it can suggest improvements in the exact tone and style you need.  ✔️ Good: Ask AI to summarize a meeting.  ✅ Better: Have AI extract key action items, assign them to team members, and suggest next steps.  ✔️ Good: Use AI to brainstorm ideas.  ✅ Better: Give AI constraints like budget, audience, and timeline so it generates realistic, actionable ideas instead of generic ones. It’s not about replacing what you do—it’s about making space for your most valuable work. The stuff you do best! What’s another tip you'd suggest to improve the way we use AI? #productivity #success #bestadvice #davecrenshaw

AI isn't just a tool; it's becoming a teammate. A major field experiment with 776 professionals at Procter & Gamble, led by researchers from Harvard, Wharton, and Warwick, revealed something remarkable: Generative AI can replicate and even outperform human teamwork. Read the recently published paper here: In a real-world new product development challenge, professionals were assigned to one of four conditions: 1. Control Individuals without AI 2. Human Team R&D + Commercial without AI (+0.24 SD) 3. Individual + AI Working alone with GPT-4 (+0.37 SD) 4. AI-Augmented Team Human team + GPT-4 (+0.39 SD) Key findings: ⭐ Individuals with AI matched the output quality of traditional teams, with 16% less time spent. ⭐ AI helped non-experts perform like seasoned product developers. ⭐ It flattened functional silos: R&D and Commercial employees produced more balanced, cross-functional solutions. ⭐ It made work feel better: AI users reported higher excitement and energy and lower anxiety, even more so than many working in human-only teams. What does this mean for organizations? 💡 Rethink team structures. One AI-empowered individual can do the work of two and do it faster. 💡 Democratize expertise. AI is a boundary-spanning engine that reduces reliance on deep specialization. 💡 Invest in AI fluency. Prompting and AI collaboration skills are the new competitive edge. 💡 Double down on innovation. AI + team = highest chance of top-tier breakthrough ideas. This is not just productivity software. This is a redefinition of how work happens. AI is no longer the intern or the assistant. It’s showing up as a cybernetic teammate, enhancing performance, dissolving silos, and lifting morale. The future of work isn’t human vs. AI. The next step is human + AI + new ways of collaborating. Are you ready?

AI's hype is everywhere, but its practical application is what truly matters. !! Unlike the self-driving car hype of a decade ago, AI's implementation in the real world is uniquely different. Over the past year, I've witnessed firsthand how AI can augment our capabilities at SJ Innovation. It may not replace our jobs, but it does serve as a powerful assistant, handling numerous tasks efficiently. Since OpenAI introduced the "OpenAI Assistant," we've created over 250 specialized assistants within our organization. Upon reviewing these AI assistants, I've come to realize they haven't replaced any jobs. Instead, they're akin to having a team of interns, each adept at performing specific tasks, saving us 10-15 minutes each time. If you're leveraging 5-10 such assistants, that's a savings of 1-2 hours per day — a significant boost to productivity that will only improve over time. Here are some unusual and small assistant example: 1) Attendance Analysis: Develop AI solutions to analyze attendance data across multiple files, generating comprehensive reports to identify patterns and optimize team schedules. Create and Used by: Admin/Hr department 2) Quality Assurance Report Review: Assist QA teams Assistant manager by tracking project hours versus contracted hours to prevent burnout and ensure optimal productivity. 3) QA/Test cases for Client Project: Upload client project data, past test cases and input new requirements. Result new cases 4) Convert my code to old Version of Cakephp: Client running an application with old version, write code and it convert to old version of cakephp 5) RFP helper: Upload All document about project and old RFP document and now it can help write based on client requirements and our past RFP My advice? Get involved. Sign up for ChatGPT premium, create your own GPT, or if you're leading a team, develop your own assistants using the API. These digital helpers could become your next competitive edge, much like an diligent interns, ready to streamline your daily tasks and workflows. #AIAssistants #ProductivityTools #Innovation #OpenAI #Teamwork #SJInnovation