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Why AI Still Can't Kill Your Todo List

Why even AI may not free us from todo-lists. The promise of agentic AI workflows was supposed to eliminate our endless task lists. Instead, we're getting sop...

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Why AI Still Can't Kill Your Todo List

Why even AI may not free us from todo-lists.

The promise of agentic AI workflows was supposed to eliminate our endless task lists. Instead, we're getting sophisticated orchestration tools that still require human choreography.

OpenAI's Symphony exemplifies this trend. It's an open-source framework that lets AI agents coordinate complex workflows across different systems and tasks.

Think of it like a conductor managing an orchestra of AI tools. Each "instrument" handles specific functions, but someone still needs to write the music and cue the performance.

My own Alldone.app follows similar principles - AI handles the heavy lifting, but users still define priorities and manage the flow.

The reality? Even the smartest AI needs todo-lists to decide WHAT should be done, not just HOW to do it efficiently.

Check out https://openai.com/de-DE/index/open-source-codex-orchestration-symphony/ to read more about how OpenAI approaches this

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