Designing an AI-Powered Automation System

by Jeff Humble

Dear Reader,

This week, I want to share something I use behind the scenes.

I want to share something very nerdy that I've been working on 🤓

It's an automation system that I'm using to experiment with AI.

If you've ever used a tool like Zapier, then you might like this sort of thing.

I built it with Discord and Activepieces, and it's completely free. It looks like this:

Here are some of the use cases:

Work Automation - a productivity tool for solopreneurs, freelancers, or anyone who wants to manage their work outside of email
Research Operations - a dedicated space to manage all of your interview scheduling, feedback forms, and continuous discovery
Tracking Projects - a dedicated channel to get everyone on your team or project involved where you can track progress or metrics
Community Hub - a dedicated platform for a specific craft or group that can share updates, tasks, and culture

If you've been having AI anxiety, I can tell you from personal experience fiddling with tools and automating stuff will make you feel better.

And becoming the automation expert at your company certainly won't hurt your career!

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This AI tool called Relume is gaining popularity. It's interesting because it does for wireframing what Uizard does for high-fidelity mockups. With a simple prompt, you can generate a wireframe that will export into Figma or Webflow.

Every aspect of the product design process seems to be slowly getting a dedicated AI tool. What do you think? Would you use a prompt-based AI tool to generate a wireframe or a sitemap?

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Until next time! ✌️🤖

Jeff Humble
UX Strategist & Co-Founder
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