Ask one question at a time
You prompt, copy the answer, switch apps, check the details, paste it somewhere else, then return for the next prompt. Useful — but you are still doing the managing.
The Monday AI Brief
Meet Muse, my AI chief of staff.
I don’t open a chatbot and hope it gives me a clever answer. I delegate real work to an agent that knows the assignment, uses the right tools, and comes back with something useful.
Justin Kennedy“The AI King” on the working relationship behind the brief.
A chatbot answers. An agent acts.
That distinction matters. A chatbot waits for each prompt. An agent can take a goal, work through the steps, use approved tools, and report back. You stay in charge. The agent carries more of the load.
Delegate the outcome
“Find the important mail, tell me what needs my attention, draft the replies, and wait for my approval.” One clear assignment. A coordinated result.
Think less software I operate and more staff I direct.
What Muse does with me every day.
The point is not a flashy demo. It is dependable leverage: fewer loose ends, faster decisions, and more of my attention reserved for the work only I can do.
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Runs the morning inbox brief
Muse separates signal from noise, surfaces the people who matter, and gives me a short read on what deserves a response.
The day starts with priorities, not a pile.02
Researches before I decide
When I need context, comparisons, or a second set of eyes, Muse gathers the facts and turns them into a decision-ready brief.
Less hunting. Better judgment.03
Drafts emails in my voice
Muse learns the relationship, the purpose, and the tone. I review the message, make the call, and approve what goes out.
Human authority stays in the loop.04
Built the newsletter system
From organizing the list to tracking replies and shaping each edition, Muse helped turn an idea into a repeatable publishing operation.
Not a one-off task — a working system.“The breakthrough isn’t that AI can talk. It’s that you can finally hand it responsibility.”Justin Kennedy · The AI King
Muse is one flavor of the same big idea.
The names and interfaces differ, but the direction is clear: AI is moving from answering questions to completing multi-step work under your direction.
Muse
A personal agent built around delegation: research, communication, organization, and recurring work that fits into your real life.
Best lens: a chief of staffChatGPT agent mode
OpenAI’s take on agentic work: give it a task and let it move through multiple steps, with you guiding important decisions.
Best lens: a general-purpose operatorMicrosoft Copilot
Microsoft’s agent experience lives close to the documents, email, meetings, and business systems many teams already use.
Best lens: a workplace copilotStart with one agent doing one job.
Do not try to automate your whole company on Monday. Pick one recurring job that drains time, define what “done right” looks like, and keep approval with a human until trust is earned.
One job. One owner. One clear result.
Pick the first job you would delegate.
We’ll turn it into a practical first-week assignment.
Your first assignment: Inbox triage
- Name the people and subjects that always matter.
- Ask for a short daily brief: urgent, reply needed, and FYI.
- Let the agent draft replies, but require your approval before sending.
- Review misses for one week and tighten the rules.
The goal is not more AI. It is more capacity.
You do not need to become a prompt engineer. You need to become a clear delegator: set the outcome, set the boundaries, inspect the work, and improve the system.
That is how I work with Muse — and it is how leaders can begin without turning their business upside down.
— Justin Kennedy, The AI King