# Allie K. Miller says leftover to-do items reveal AI use cases

> Original title: Great way to think of your next AI use case ⬇️

- Source: Allie K. Miller
- Published: 2026-11-03T19:08:09.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/sre82las9f40lin9fzcxc7p39
- Original: https://x.com/alliekmiller/status/2117695342120735154

## Summary

Allie K. Miller says the to-do items left at the end of the workday show where AI is not yet good enough, not trusted enough, or may never be good enough. She says email review may need a better "write like me" skill or evals, and forms that must be perfect show where computer use falls short. She also points to team alignment and handoffs as a gap she hears from nearly every enterprise.

## Post

Great way to think of your next AI use case ⬇️

You ended your work day and you still have items on your to-do list.

Read that list. 

Those are the the problems that AI is still not good enough to solve for, we can't or don't trust it enough to solve for, or may never be good enough to solve for.

"I have to review this email before I send it" - consider that you don't trust AI enough to reason on that issue or it still doesn't quite write like you. Perhaps spend more time on your "write like me" skill or build out another eval for that process to catch the most common or obvious things you're reviewing for. 

"I have to fill this thing out online and it has to be perfect" - then computer use isn't good enough, or you don't know it's good enough. If it makes sense, ask AI to complete the task one-by-one, watch it work, witness its performance. What, if anything, failed? Can you improve it for next time?

"I have to wait for Bobby to respond to my email" - consider additional workflows supporting on team alignment or team handoffs, something that nearly every enterprise I speak with is still struggling with.

Literally just end your work day and look at what is still left. 

That list will tell you what of your own workflows to improve with AI or where you can carve out a business for others with the same lingering list item.