AI Tools That Elevate Your Workflow. NYFAI Weekly Edition

Welcome back to Not Your Father’s A.I., the newsletter that helps you lead smarter with artificial intelligence. 

Here’s what we’ll uncover today:

Zoom AI Companion is an intelligent meeting assistant built directly into Zoom. It reviews previous recordings and generates new slides that highlight key updates, decisions, and next steps since your last call.

Let’s say you are preparing for a client check-in. Instead of starting from scratch, open Zoom AI Companion and ask it to build a “Key Updates Since Last Call” deck. It scans your past transcripts and creates polished slides with bullet points you can present immediately.

Practical Takeaways:

Fireflies AI is a meeting transcription tool that listens, records, and identifies action items automatically. It tags every “next step” mentioned in your calls and stores them in an easy-to-review list.

Suppose you are reviewing several project updates. Fireflies highlights sentences like “Let’s follow up with design” or “I’ll send the proposal next week.” Before your next meeting, you already have a ready-made list of assignments with owners.

Practical Takeaways:

Perplexity has announced Comet, an AI-first web browser designed to automate daily office tasks like scheduling, recruiting, and inbox management. It connects directly to Gmail, LinkedIn, and Google Calendar so you can delegate repetitive actions to AI.

Step 1: Open the Comet preview on Business Insider to see how it integrates your work tools.
Step 2: Imagine automating tasks like sending follow-up emails or scheduling interviews directly from your browser.
Step 3: Draft a list of three routine tasks you could hand off to Comet once it launches.

Slack AI is built to help teams organize, summarize, and share updates across channels. It automatically prepares meeting summaries, highlights key points, and posts reminders before daily stand-ups.

For instance, before tomorrow’s sync, Slack AI can post a short message in your team channel listing the agenda, three talking points, and any unresolved tasks. Everyone arrives informed, and the meeting runs smoothly from the first minute.

Practical Takeaways:

“You are a veteran facilitator preparing a one-day cross-departmental workshop on [topic]. Draft three detailed strategies, each beginning with a clear objective, followed by an agenda outline, interactive exercises, and debrief questions that will engage participants, surface diverse perspectives, and drive consensus on next steps.”

(Reserved for manual update.)

Robots Take the Wheel on LinkedIn

A fully autonomous vehicle just completed its first live delivery in downtown Los Angeles.
The robot car navigated traffic, crossed intersections, and interacted with delivery personnel, all without human control.
Sensors, cameras, and real-time learning algorithms handled every decision on the route. It marks a major step toward a future where self-driving fleets run city logistics day and night.

Join the NYFAI Community Hub. Connect with professionals who are learning to apply AI in real work settings. Share how this week’s tools changed your workflow, and your example could be featured in next week’s issue.

That’s your five-minute read for the day. You now have three ways to streamline meetings, prep faster, and keep your team aligned. 

Cheers,
The NYFAI Team