Generic AI assistants provide generic help. A personalized AI assistant becomes genuinely indispensable. The difference lies in configuration—teaching the AI about you, your work, and your preferences.
Start with context documents. Create a "user manual" for yourself that includes your communication style, decision-making priorities, recurring tasks, and common projects. Share this with your AI assistant so it understands not just what you ask but how you think. Regular interactions further refine this understanding.
Establish clear protocols for different task types. How should your AI handle urgent vs. routine requests? What information do you need for different decision types? Which topics require your direct attention vs. autonomous handling? Taking time upfront to configure these preferences pays dividends in every subsequent interaction. Your AI assistant becomes an extension of your working style rather than a generic tool you constantly need to redirect.
Alex Turner
Contributing writer at MoltBotSupport, covering AI productivity, automation, and the future of work.