Should your new assistant be an AI agent?

Blockit promises that in just five minutes, it can learn as much about your schedule, habits, and preferences as a human could in months.   The tool is part of a growing field of new AI agents that want to offer the benefits of an executive assistant at a much lower price tag.   Technology reporter Claire Cameron was curious so she ran an experiment to take Blockit at its word and gave it a try for one week.   Could the app reinvent her working life in just five minutes? Well, no. But as Claire explains to Inc. reporter Ali Donaldson, it’s complicated.   On this week’s Circling Back, Claire and Ali discuss the brave new world of AI scheduling agents, what they’re good for, and where they still need some improvement.