Record yourself doing a task once and turn it into repeatable steps
Record a repetitive computer task, have AI write it up as step-by-step instructions, hand those to an agent to follow, and compare the results.
Start step 1 ↓The problem
A web chore you do every week (looking things up, filling in forms, downloading reports) has fixed steps but is tedious. The original case recorded the process, had AI turn it into instructions, then let ChatGPT Agent run it.
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What to prepare
- Screen recording
How to do it
- 1
Record yourself doing it once, start to finish
Narrate what you're doing and why as you go. Avoid screens that show passwords or personal data.
- 2
Have AI turn it into instructions
Copy the prompt below and replace the examples with your own details before sending.
Prompt - 3
Let the agent run it while you watch
Watch the whole first run. Any step that pays, submits a form or sends an email must wait for your confirmation.
- 4
Compare results and fix the instructions
When the result differs from doing it by hand, fix the step instructions, not just the prompt.
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