What to (really) do with AI ?
- 27 Jan 2025

Want to know which tasks AI can actually help with today?
A fascinating new study from Carnegie Mellon tested AI agents on 175 realistic tasks in a simulated software company - from coding to HR and finance.
Overall "only" 24% of tasks were completed fully. Here's what works best:
✅ Well-defined coding tasks ✅ Data analysis ✅ Documentation ✅ Simple project management
What AI still struggles with: ❌ Social interactions ❌ Complex UI navigation ❌ Financial/admin tasks ❌ Long, multi-step processes
What's easy for humans isn't necessarily easy for AI, and vice versa.
So good news there is a lot of space of collaboration :)
Share your experience with AI at work! What did you automate ?
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