She Let AI Run Her Life for a Week: Here’s What the Future Could Look Like

The era of AI agents (AI that does things on our behalf autonomously) is closer than we think. But trust will decide how far it goes.

While stuck in traffic, I listened to a fascinating Hard Fork podcast last night about a New York Times journalist who let AI make all her decisions for a week. It chose her haircut, picked her clothes, wrote messages to family, and more.

While AI made quick, sensible choices (the trendy bob haircut got compliments), she noted that she felt that aspects of the experiment made her feel flat, uninteresting, and not her. There was also an article written about this, see link in the comments.

What if we took this experiment further? Imagine a personal AI agent, a “digital twin” like MyGPT or LizaGPT in my case (https://lnkd.in/gzMiHhMC), that learns your preferences and helps manage your life. Rather than replacing human choices, AI agents could work together to handle the small decisions (then maybe bigger decisions someday).

Think about how we gradually trusted Amazon with our credit cards, got into cars with Uber strangers, and let Airbnb guests into our homes. AI agents will need to earn our trust the same way, one small success at a time.

Here’s how our daily experiences might change:

► Shopping

Your AI agent could work with various stores’ AI like Amazon’s Rufus (here’s my experience with Rufus, https://lnkd.in/gjN769R4), Target’s, and Walmart’s. These agents could search across stores using your preferences and budget to find the best options.

► Dating

Some dating platforms are already experimenting with AI features. Bumble’s founder Whitney Wolfe Herd envisions AI agents could chat with each other to screen matches first. While letting AI bots “date” might save time and be less frustrating, I can’t see how AI can test for that human “spark.” But I’m no expert as I’m decades removed from the dating scene.

► Business

The agent-to-agent model could have an even greater impact in B2B. Imagine customers’ agents doing searches, evaluating vendors, or even negotiating terms by connecting with various companies’ agents. Boomi CEO Steve Lucas has suggested that AI agents may soon outnumber employees.

For this future to work, websites and apps must adapt. They’ll need clear data and secure systems that both humans and AI can use. But we’ll need experiences that work for both AI (which needs structured data) and humans (who need stories and personal connections).

Trust builds slowly. As companies prove AI can help safely and reliably, these agents could change how we handle daily tasks, but always with humans making the important choices.

What do you think? Which parts of your life would you let an AI assistant help manage. In business, how are you preparing for this change?

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