AI at Work edition

AI at Work · 13 Aug 2026

13 Aug 2026 · 15 articles

Grok is now an AI ‘teammate’ you can assign work

SpaceXAI has introduced Grok Bot, an always-on AI agent service designed to behave like independent "AI teammates" that can do your work for you. The bots share their own cloud-based computer environment, and can sign into apps, tools, and websites you already use to complete multi-step workplace tasks, only coming back when their assigned work

Summary published by AI | The Verge · 12 Aug 2026 · Read the original ↗

Google Sheets automation ideas to organize your work

Google Sheets is an industry-agnostic powerhouse. Like Google Docs, it's built for collaboration—and you can use it for just about anything that can be organized into rows and columns. Manage your freelancer roster. Track your quarterly budget. Monitor inventory levels across warehouses. Whatever needs tracking, Sheets can probably handle it. But as versatile as the tool is, your spreadsheets…

Summary published by The Zapier Blog · 11 Aug 2026 · Read the original ↗

How to use ChatGPT

I've been using ChatGPT since it launched, and now, it barely resembles the tool I started with. At this point it's less of a chatbot and more of a full work assistant—one I can use for everything from research to writing to running tasks across my other apps. If you're eager to put ChatGPT to work but not sure where to start, you're in the right place. Here's everything you need to know about…

Summary published by The Zapier Blog · 10 Aug 2026 · Read the original ↗

ChatGPT connectors: How to connect ChatGPT to other apps

ChatGPT was born, and named, to chat. It's scarily good at it, but if you're using it for real work, you want to actually do something from the chat window: update a record based on ChatGPT's research, send a message with the genius idea it beat you to the punch on, or just log the output somewhere so you don't lose it.  There are a lot of ways to connect ChatGPT to other apps. But the…

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Deterministic AI: What it is and when to use it

We haven't exactly worked out all of AI's kinks yet. The same prompt can return a different, sometimes unhinged, answer every time. It's just the nature of probabilistic systems. That variability's fine for brainstorming and exploration, but it becomes a problem when you embed AI in real workflows where your team needs consistency and control. It's also why enterprises are getting more cautious.…

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AI job search tips: 9 AI tools to help you land your next job

From writing your resume for you to automating networking emails, there are tons of ways AI can help streamline your job search. But more importantly, AI can also help you cut through the noise, secure interviews, and impress hiring managers—as long as you use it well. According to a survey from Software Finder, 75% of job seekers use AI tools as part of their job search, with 14% using AI…

Summary published by The Zapier Blog · 9 Aug 2026 · Read the original ↗