Valuetainment “Replacing Themselves With AI” - Claude UNLEASHES Game-Changing Automation Tech
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Mar 26, 2026 Tom Ellsworth, an entrepreneur who builds and runs AI agents like 'Courtney' to automate real tasks. He demos Claude automating desktop workflows, exporting decks, running dev tasks, and handling emails, reports, and meeting prep. They discuss time saved, setup effort, and the need to verify AI outputs.
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AI Agents Do Real Desktop Chores
- AI agents like Claude can perform real desktop tasks (open apps, navigate browsers, edit spreadsheets) to execute user requests autonomously.
- Patrick and Tom showed examples: exporting a pitch deck to PDF, starting a dev server, taking screenshots, and inserting sales numbers into Excel charts.
Courtney The Agent Runs Tom's Chore Work
- Tom created an agent named Courtney on an EC2 Ubuntu server and taught her skills to handle data gathering and routine work.
- Courtney runs tasks like assembling reports, opening email, and preparing materials so Tom can focus on decision-making.
Automate Morning Email Summaries
- Do automate recurring admin tasks like an email summary cron job to reclaim time each day.
- Tom runs a 7:45 AM job that scans vt.com emails, prioritizes senders, and delivers an audio summary he listens to in the car.