Personal Automation with AI

🔴 For full Show Notes https://www.microsoftinnovationpodcast.com/747 Hosts: Mark Smith, Meg SmithPersonal automation that works now. Real examples beat agent hype: observe tasks, optimise setup, and automate recurring work. Scheduling with ICS, daily briefs, shopping lists, and one-off searches show clear time savings and control.Join the private WhatsApp group for Q&A and community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/E0iyXcUVhpl9um7DuKLYEz🎙️ What you’ll learnSpot hype and choose automations that save setup time.Use observation and RPA-style recording to find repeatable tasks.Build simple, personal apps for health and routines.Auto-schedule learning, news, and entertainment with ICS and prompts.Aggregate niche purchases and compare options without bias.✅Highlights"we're in agent slop land""they require me to do a whole bunch of work to save myself a whole bunch of time.""It should save me time and that's the time to set it up as well.""an alongside helper that's always looking at how it can make my life more friction free""that requires you to give over a lot of control""I built an app that allows me to carry out my fasting""AI is going to allow people to build the TikTok themselves""created ICS files for three to four sessions a week"🧰 MentionedRobotic Process Automation (RPA)Signal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_FoundationMeredith Whitaker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meredith_WhittakerRebel Finance School https://rebeldonegans.com/finance/rfs/Kimi https://www.kimi.com/en/👉 Connect with the hostsMark Smith:  Blog: https://www.nz365guy.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nz365guy Meg Smith:  Blog: https://www.megsmith.nz LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/megsmithnzSubscribe, rate, and share with someone who wants to be future ready. Drop your questions in the comments or the WhatsApp group, and we may feature them in an upcoming episode. ✅Keywords: personal automation, agents, rpa, observation, fasting app, kimi, gemini, ics files, camper van search, news brief, scheduling, privacy, perplexity, whatsapp Microsoft 365 Copilot Adoption is a Microsoft Press book for leaders and consultants. It shows how to identify high-value use cases, set guardrails, enable champions, and measure impact, so Copilot sticks. Practical frameworks, checklists, and metrics you can use this month. Get the book: https://bit.ly/CopilotAdoptionSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith