How should an AI manage your calendar?

June 23, 2023

Your calendar represents your time.

What you have committed to doing
What you times you have reserved for yourself
When you are open for future commitments

It is a representation of your priorities and your values.

So would you be willing to turn this over to an AI and if so what would you expect from it?

Requirements

For this to work the AI needs to know:

You, your values, your priorities
Your ability to schedule and complete tasks - do you need a little extra time to get ready for a meeting? do you always run late?
Your preferences - do you like to have a lot of meetings in a row or do you need breaks between them?
Practicalities - do you need to be in a certain place for a meeting? how much time does that take

The AI needs to be able to:

Serve as your agent - it needs to be able to negotiate with humans and other AI’s to schedule meetings
Understand your priorities and values and use them to make decisions
Understand your preferences and use them to make decisions

Your AI Calendar Assistant

1. System Overview:

The AI-Based Calendar Program is an intelligent system designed to manage the users’ time and commitments effectively, reflecting their values, priorities, and personal preferences. It leverages AI capabilities to learn from users’ behaviors, adapt to their unique needs, and serve as a proactive agent, scheduling and rescheduling events based on these parameters.

2. Goals and Objectives:

The primary goal of the AI Calendar Program is to optimize the user’s time management, ensure that their priorities are met, and provide them with a balanced schedule that suits their personal preferences. It aims to minimize scheduling conflicts, reduce stress related to time management, and enhance productivity.

3. Capabilities and Functionalities:

User Understanding: The AI will learn about the user, their values, priorities, and preferences. This includes understanding their scheduling habits, like whether they typically need extra time to prepare for meetings or if they tend to run late. The system will also understand their preferences for meeting sequences and breaks in between.
Practicalities: The AI will consider practical aspects like travel time to a meeting location, preparation time, and the feasibility of the schedule.
Agent Capabilities: The AI will serve as an agent for the user, negotiating meeting times with other individuals, either human or AI-managed calendars. It will understand the importance of each commitment to make informed decisions during scheduling conflicts.
Adaptability: The AI will continuously learn and adapt its understanding of the user’s preferences and priorities. As the user’s schedule and priorities change over time, the AI will adjust accordingly.

4. User Interaction:

Users will interact with the AI Calendar Program through a user-friendly interface where they can input their schedules, set their preferences and values, and indicate their general scheduling habits. The AI will then generate a suitable schedule, which the user can review and modify as needed. Users can also delegate the task of setting up new meetings or rescheduling existing ones to the AI.

5. Operational Scenarios:

Meeting Scheduling: If a new meeting request comes in, the AI will review the user’s current schedule, preferences, and priorities before suggesting an optimal time. If the proposed time doesn’t suit the other party, the AI will negotiate to find a mutually convenient time.
Rescheduling: If an unexpected event forces the user to reschedule their commitments, the AI will propose an alternative plan, considering the priority and importance of each commitment.
Routine Optimization: The AI will learn from the user’s regular habits and optimize their routine, for instance, by blocking time for breaks if the user prefers not to have back-to-back meetings.

6. Performance Measures:

The performance of the AI Calendar Program will be measured by factors such as user satisfaction, reduction in scheduling conflicts, increase in productivity, and adaptability to changing user preferences and routines.

This AI-Based Calendar Program represents an innovative approach to managing one’s schedule, transforming a traditionally manual and time-consuming process into a streamlined, efficient, and personalized one.