AI Evolution Task Comparison

AI Evolution: Task Comparison

How the same course creation tasks get handled at each AI level

🔨 AI TOOLS
You’re the Operator
🤖 AI AGENTS
Digital Assistant
🏢 AGENTIC SYSTEMS
Department Heads
📊 Market Research & Validation
Your Actions (8):
• Manually research 15+ competitors
• Create survey questions
• Distribute surveys manually
• Analyze responses one by one
• Research pricing strategies
• Identify target audience
• Validate course concept
• Document findings
8 Human Tasks
Your Actions (2):
• Review agent’s research report
• Approve final market strategy
Agent Handles:
Competitor analysis, survey creation & distribution, data analysis, pricing research, audience definition, validation testing
2 Human Tasks
Your Actions (1):
• Set business objectives & approve strategy
Market Research Dept:
Continuous market monitoring, competitive intelligence, trend analysis, opportunity identification, coordinated research across all products
1 Human Task
✍️ Course Content Creation
Your Actions (15):
• Write course outline
• Create each lesson script individually
• Design slide presentations
• Create worksheets manually
• Write quiz questions
• Develop assignments
• Create bonus materials
• Write welcome sequences
• Design certificates
• Create resource lists
• Write course policies
• Develop case studies
• Plan video recordings
• Create assessment rubrics
• Organize all materials
15 Human Tasks
Your Actions (4):
• Provide content preferences
• Review generated materials
• Record videos from scripts
• Approve final course package
Agent Handles:
Complete curriculum development, script writing, slide creation, worksheet design, quiz generation, bonus content, assessments, organization
4 Human Tasks
Your Actions (1):
• Approve course topics & learning outcomes
Product Development Dept:
End-to-end course creation, market-informed content strategy, coordinated development pipeline, quality assurance, version management
1 Human Task
📢 Marketing & Promotion
Your Actions (12):
• Write sales page copy
• Create email sequences
• Design social media posts
• Write blog articles
• Create ad copy
• Design graphics
• Plan launch timeline
• Write press releases
• Create affiliate materials
• Plan partnerships
• Set up tracking
• Manage campaigns
12 Human Tasks
Your Actions (3):
• Approve marketing strategy
• Review campaign materials
• Make budget decisions
Agent Handles:
Complete campaign creation, copy writing, social content, email sequences, ad creation, launch coordination, performance tracking
3 Human Tasks
Your Actions (1):
• Set revenue goals & brand guidelines
Marketing Dept:
Autonomous campaign management, cross-channel coordination, real-time optimization, lead nurturing, conversion optimization, ROI maximization
1 Human Task
⚙️ Technical Setup & Operations
Your Actions (10):
• Choose and configure platform
• Set up payment processing
• Upload all content
• Configure email automation
• Set up analytics
• Create student onboarding
• Configure access controls
• Set up support systems
• Test all functionality
• Troubleshoot issues
10 Human Tasks
Your Actions (2):
• Choose preferred platforms
• Approve technical setup
Agent Handles:
Platform configuration, payment setup, content upload, automation setup, testing, troubleshooting, system optimization
2 Human Tasks
Your Actions (1):
• Set operational requirements
Operations Dept:
Full infrastructure management, scalability planning, integration coordination, security management, performance optimization, system evolution
1 Human Task
🎓 Student Success & Support
Your Actions (8):
• Monitor student progress
• Respond to support emails
• Create engagement content
• Moderate community
• Conduct live sessions
• Collect feedback
• Update based on feedback
• Celebrate student wins
8 Human Tasks
Your Actions (2):
• Host live Q&A sessions
• Approve major changes
Agent Handles:
Progress monitoring, automated support, engagement content, community moderation, feedback analysis, course updates, success tracking
2 Human Tasks
Your Actions (1):
• Define success metrics & student experience goals
Customer Success Dept:
Predictive student support, personalized learning paths, proactive intervention, satisfaction optimization, retention strategies, success amplification
1 Human Task

The Complete Picture

53
Human Tasks
AI Tools: You do everything, AI helps with individual tasks
13
Human Tasks
AI Agents: Review, approve, and strategic decisions
5
Human Tasks
Agentic Systems: Vision setting and final approvals
75% reduction in human tasks from Tools to Agents
90% reduction from Tools to Agentic Systems