✅ ✅ AI Just Rewrote the Job Description. 3 Moves to Keep You Ahead

AI copilots changed the way we work. But now the game is leveling up, yet again.

The next leap? Personalized AI companions that think like you, work like you, and multiply your output.

In this issue: How Microsoft, Shopify, and CoreWeave are rewriting how we hire, scale, and execute. With takeaways you can act on today.👇

Top 3 AI Power Moves This Week

1.  Shopify Mandates AI Fluency Before Hiring

Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke told managers: “AI use is now a baseline expectation.” Before hiring, leaders must prove the role can’t be done better by AI.

✔ Why It Matters?
This reframes hiring around AI-first thinking. And signals a shift in org design: leaner teams, AI-native workflows, and smarter job scopes.

✔ Takeaway:
Audit your team. Where can AI do 80% of the job? Train staff to think in prompts, not just tasks. AI literacy is now a core competency.

2. CoreWeave Becomes the ‘AWS of AI’

CoreWeave, an AI-native cloud GPU provider, went public and surged 40% on day one. Revenue jumped 737% to $1.9B in 2024, as demand for AI compute explodes.

✔ Why It Matters?
CoreWeave is now essential AI infrastructure. Think AWS for AI startups, LLM builders, and enterprise pilots.

✔ Takeaway:
If you’re scaling AI internally, lock in infra partnerships now. If you’re building tools, optimize for GPU scarcity. Compute is your new bottleneck, and moat.

3. Microsoft’s AI Companion: Your Executive Assistant 2.0

Microsoft revealed its vision for AI companions: personalized agents that know your habits, summarize meetings, and prep docs across Excel, Outlook, and Teams.

✔ Why It Matters?
This isn’t a chatbot. It’s a proactive productivity layer tailored to how you work.

✔ Takeaway:
Start training your workflow: delegate prep, planning, and admin to AI. Copilot is step one. Personalized AI is your next power hire.

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AI-ducation

The Rise of AI Companions in Enterprise Productivity

Microsoft’s AI Companion isn’t just an “AI add-on.” It’s the beginning of a new category: contextual AI.

These agents don’t just answer questions. They remember, adapt, and support your work like a Chief of Staff that’s never off duty.

Why It Matters:

• Email → Automated
  Drafts, follow-ups, and summaries based on your behavior.

• Meetings → Actionable
  They prep you in advance and track follow-ups post-call.

• Docs → Personalized
  Knows your templates, tone, and what to prioritize.

This is the shift from “AI that helps” to “AI that thinks with you.”

TAIN Playbook: 3 Moves to Prepare Today:

✅ 1. Audit Your Workflow
Where are you spending hours on admin, prep, or follow-up? These are your AI Companion zones.

✅ 2. Test Copilot or Notion AI Now
Build muscle memory. These tools are precursors to Microsoft’s deeper rollout.

✅ 3. Train for AI Delegation
Think beyond prompts. What decisions, outputs, or prep can AI own entirely?

✅ Bottom Line: 

The smartest leaders don’t replace intuition with AI. They amplify it.

Test AI forecasting, strategy copilots, and decision-support tools now, or fall further behind.

AI Advantage

Run a Weekly AI Deep Work Sprint

Use Case: Compress a full week of admin, prep, and content into 90 focused minutes, powered by AI.

The Problem:
Top performers lose 30%–50% of output to:

• Task switching

• Inbox overload

• Meeting prep

• Slide deck building

It’s not the work—it’s the overhead.

The AI Solution:
Create a weekly AI Deep Work Sprint: a focused session where AI helps you batch busywork and reclaim your time.

How to Run It (In 3 Steps):

1. Block Time (Fri AM or Mon PM)
   Treat it like a meeting. Set the intention: “Clear the decks. Automate the busy. Think like a strategist.”
   

2. Load Your AI Stack

• Claude or ChatGPT-4 → Summarize reports

• Gamma.app → Auto-create decks

• Notion AI or Microsoft Copilot → Draft emails, updates

• Fireflies or Fathom → Auto-summarize meetings

3. Use a Repeatable Sprint Checklist

• Summarize 3 reports

• Draft 2 outreach emails

• Build 1 deck

• Prep exec talking points

• Generate your weekly update

Bonus Tip: Keep a shared AI Sprint doc with go-to prompts/templates.

✅ Why It Works:

• Saves 5–10 hours/week

• Frees up mental space for deep work

• Builds an AI-first execution culture across your team

📌 Roll it out org-wide:
Make AI Deep Work Friday a cultural edge.

AI Strategy Call for Founders, Execs & Solo Operators

The AI edge is real. But, most teams are wasting time chasing tools instead of driving results.

I’m opening a few 1:1 strategy calls for leaders who want to:

✅ Pinpoint the 2–3 AI moves that will save time or grow revenue
✅ Avoid months of trial-and-error with a clear path forward
✅ Get a real-world plan tailored to your team, workflow, or product

You’ll leave with a 3-step action plan—not a pitch.

👉 Reply “Call” if you want in.

Thanks for reading The AI Newsroom!

Some companies aren’t using AI to assist teams. They’re using it to replace them. 

Next Tuesday: What happens when one custom agent runs an entire department?

See you then. Keep building! 🧩
—Jason Smircich