Most people use their AI assistant to ask questions. It's a good start, but it's like buying a Swiss Army knife and only ever using the blade.
Here are five uses you may not have thought of.
1. Keep a journal without writing one
No time or inclination to keep a journal? Just message your assistant at the end of the day: "Today I made progress on project X, got good feedback from my boss, and ran 5 km."
Your assistant remembers everything. A week later you can ask: "Summarise my week." And it does, with the details you shared.
It's a personal journal that writes itself.
2. Prepare for your meetings
Before an important meeting, give your assistant the context: "Tomorrow I have a meeting with the client Dupont. They're unhappy about the delay on project Y. I need to propose a recovery plan."
Your assistant can:
- Prepare talking points for you
- Anticipate likely objections
- Draft a follow-up email after the meeting
3. Learn a language
No dedicated app needed. Just tell your assistant: "From now on, reply in English when I write to you in English. Correct my mistakes."
You've got a conversation partner available around the clock, patient, who adapts to your level and never judges you.
4. Manage your health day to day
"My throat's been sore for two days, a bit of a fever, no other symptoms."
Your assistant doesn't replace a doctor — and it'll tell you so. But it can help you:
- Gauge whether it's urgent or not
- Prepare the information for your medical appointment
- Track your symptoms over time
- Remind you to take your medication
5. Become a better cook
Not just "give me a recipe". More like:
"I've got courgettes, goat's cheese and pasta. Suggest something."
And next week: "Make me another courgette recipe, but different from last time."
Because it remembers, it'll never suggest the same thing twice. And it learns your tastes over time.
What these 5 uses have in common
None requires any technical skill. None takes more than 30 seconds. And all of them get better over time, because your assistant is learning who you are.
That's the real promise of a personal AI assistant: not a gadget, but a genuinely useful daily companion.