Daily work

Use AI on work you can check.

Practical AI workflows for meetings, documents, spreadsheets, research, specifications and repeatable internal tasks.

By job type

7 daily work lanes

Meetings and follow-ups

Transcripts, recaps and action lists for Teams, Zoom and hybrid calls.

  • Record or upload with consent
  • Export actions to your task system same day
  • Redact client identifiers before cloud tools
Freemium

Otter.ai

Turns meetings into searchable transcripts, summaries and action lists.

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Paid

Microsoft Teams Copilot

Recap, actions and follow-up drafts for Teams meetings already on Microsoft 365.

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Writing and documents

Drafts, tone edits and structured summaries inside Word, Docs or Notion.

  • Start from bullet notes, not a blank page
  • Keep brand voice examples in the prompt
  • Human-edit anything client-facing
Freemium

Claude

Strong long-document rewriting, structured summaries and careful tone control.

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Paid

Microsoft 365 Copilot

Drafts in Word, Outlook, Excel and Teams without leaving the Microsoft stack.

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Research with sources

Cited answers and document Q&A when you need receipts, not vibes.

  • Prefer tools that link sources
  • Upload only files you are allowed to share
  • Cross-check pricing and dates manually
Freemium

Perplexity

Web-grounded answers with citations for market, product and technical research.

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Free

NotebookLM

Q&A over uploaded PDFs, specs, slide decks and project document packs.

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Spreadsheets and checked summaries

Turn a table into a reviewed summary without hiding formulas, missing values or source rows.

  • Keep the original file read-only
  • Show formulas or transformation steps
  • Compare totals to source rows before sharing
Freemium

Claude

Strong long-document rewriting, structured summaries and careful tone control.

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Paid

Microsoft 365 Copilot

Drafts in Word, Outlook, Excel and Teams without leaving the Microsoft stack.

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Freemium

Perplexity

Web-grounded answers with citations for market, product and technical research.

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Free

NotebookLM

Q&A over uploaded PDFs, specs, slide decks and project document packs.

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BIM and project specifications

Find specification evidence, prepare an issue summary and draft an RFI for human review.

  • Use only documents you are allowed to share
  • Link each finding to page or section
  • Keep model checking and contractual approval with the project team
Freemium

Claude

Strong long-document rewriting, structured summaries and careful tone control.

Official site
Paid

Microsoft 365 Copilot

Drafts in Word, Outlook, Excel and Teams without leaving the Microsoft stack.

Official site
Freemium

Perplexity

Web-grounded answers with citations for market, product and technical research.

Official site
Free

NotebookLM

Q&A over uploaded PDFs, specs, slide decks and project document packs.

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Automation and handoffs

Connect apps when the same copy-paste happens every week.

  • Automate notifications before full document generation
  • Log failures — silent automation rots quickly
  • Keep a manual fallback path
Plan-dependent

ChatGPT Work

Multi-step office agent in ChatGPT for finished docs, sheets and slides with connected apps and supervised actions.

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Paid plans

Claude Cowork

Desktop agent for folder-based tasks, browser steps and multi-step deliverables with permission prompts.

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Freemium

Zapier

Connects apps with no-code automations for repetitive admin and handoffs.

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Free self-host / paid cloud

n8n

Flexible workflow automation when you need custom logic or self-hosting.

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Computer-use agents

Cowork-style agents that use files, apps and browser steps to finish deliverables — not just chat drafts.

  • Limit folders and connectors before the first run
  • Review external sends and client-facing numbers
  • Start with one repeatable internal task
Plan-dependent

ChatGPT Work

Multi-step office agent in ChatGPT for finished docs, sheets and slides with connected apps and supervised actions.

Official site
Paid plans

Claude Cowork

Desktop agent for folder-based tasks, browser steps and multi-step deliverables with permission prompts.

Official site
Guides

Work-ready tutorials