.@​benthompson says his "most profound experience" with AI came from building "GeckoBot," an agent that lets him offload tasks for his personal assistant whenever they come to mind, then briefs his assistant when he's back at work. "I'm a massive believer in not obsessing about your weaknesses. Double down on your strengths and then pay someone to take care of your weaknesses. That is generally my life philosophy." "When I built GeckoBot, I would be doing something on the weekend and think, 'Oh, this needs to be done.'" "But I felt bad texting my assistant on the weekend. So I would tell the bot what needs to be done, then when he shows up Monday morning, it sends a briefing with all the stuff that I wanted over the weekend. His joy and relief was unbelievable." "It's meaningful to see him happier and his life tangibly better. He's like, 'This is the greatest week of work of my life.'" "I don't want to take advantage of his predilection to do his job well and let him enjoy time with his family." ▻