How we have automated AI to summarise industry news, trends, and other updates – every single week

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Mar 22, 2026

Neo Applin, Head of Inventium AI and AI training lead, shares practical guidance on using AI as a research assistant. He discusses how to give AI precise context, prioritise credible sources, and structure concise briefings. He also covers automating scheduled searches in ChatGPT and Copilot, and designing scan-friendly report sections like quick hits, watch lists, and hype watch.

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INSIGHT

News Overload Becomes A Second Job

Staying informed has become a separate job that creates guilt and cognitive overload.
Amantha Imber describes her backlog of hundreds of unread newsletters as an example of this hidden workload.

ANECDOTE

Host's Inbox Backlog Sparked The System

Amantha Imber admits she subscribes to many AI and psychology newsletters and has a backlog of hundreds unread.
She uses this personal overload to motivate setting up scheduled AI briefings for topics she cares about.

ADVICE

Give AI Clear Context And Trusted Sources

Be explicit with AI: define the exact topic, timeframe, and trusted sources when asking for research.
Neo Applin's sample prompt asks AI to scan AI-for-productivity across official product release notes, critical tech press and practical workflows.

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That wall of industry newsletters in your inbox isn’t a reading list. It’s a stress list.

You tell yourself you’ll get to them later. You don’t. And the pile keeps growing.

In this How I AI episode, Neo and I explore how to use AI as a structured research assistant. Not just to summarise articles, but to filter signal from noise, prioritise what’s actually relevant to you, and automatically deliver regular briefings so you don’t even have to remember to run the search.

Neo and I cover:

How to give AI the right context so it knows exactly what “new” means to you

Why vague prompts produce vague research – and how to fix that

How to define trusted sources and instruct AI where to search

Structuring your report so it highlights impact, availability and practical relevance

How to ask AI to prioritise credible sources over hype

Setting up scheduled searches in ChatGPT using “schedule this” so reports run weekly or daily

How scheduling works in Copilot and what to know about current limits

Creating sections like quick hits, watch lists and hype watch to make reports easier to scan

Why you should always request links so you can verify and dive deeper

Connect with Neo Aplin on LinkedIn and via inventium.ai, where he leads Inventium’s AI training and upskilling work with organisations and teams.

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Sound Engineer: Martin Imber

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