【HBR】How to Build an AI Assistant for Any Challenge

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https://hbr.org/podcast/2025/07/how-to-build-an-ai-assistant-for-any-challenge
You might have your teams and organization implementing new AI tools, but how much have you experimented with them yourself? Alexandra Samuel is a tech speaker and journalist, and she says many leaders are still just scratching the surface of AI by using things like ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot as supercharged search engines. Instead, she recommends managers at all levels start playing with AI at the next level, building assistants to help in all sorts of functions to not just find efficiencies, but help in decision-making and strategy as well. She explains the ways she uses AI tools for everything from training to project management to coaching and strategic advice – and how you can build your own assistants to do the same. Samuel is the author of the HBR article “How to Build Your Own AI Assistant.”

  • implement

    • The company will implement new security measures next month.
    • It can be difficult to implement a big change in a large organization.
    • We need to implement this software update as soon as possible.
    • The implementation of the new policy was successful.
    • This plan is not implementable in our current situation.

  • experiment

    • The students will experiment with different chemicals in the lab.
    • We should experiment with new ways to improve our product.
    • She likes to experiment in the kitchen and try out new recipes.
    • Test : We need to test the new software before launching it.
    • Try : Let’s try a different solution to see if it works better.
    • Explore : The team wants to explore new ideas for the next project.
    • Investigate : Scientists will investigate how this drug affects the human body.
    • Trial : They are running a six-week trial of the new process.
    • Attempt : He made several attempts to fix the problem.
    • Experience: Traveling alone was a valuable experience for me. Have you ever experienced culture shock?

  • affect（to influence） & effect（result, outcome）

    • The weather can affect your mood.
    • influence : Her words influenced my decision.
    • The new law had a good effect on the city.
    • result : The result of the test was surprising.

  • Scratch

    • The cat scratched the sofa.
    • He scratched his head because he was thinking.
    • I scratched my arm on a sharp branch. （我被一根尖树枝划伤了胳膊。）
    • My car was scratched in the parking lot today. （今天我的车在停车场被刮了。） There is a scratch on my car. Someone scratched my car.
    • scrape : The table was scraped by mistake.
    • rub : She rubbed her eyes when she woke up.
    • claw : The dog clawed at the door to get out.
    • scratchy : The sweater feels scratchy.
    • scratch : There is a scratch on my phone screen.
    • from scratch : She built her own business from scratch. （她白手起家创办了自己的公司。）

  • efficiency

    • The new machine increased our work efficiency.
    • Good sleep can improve your study efficiency.
    • The company wants to boost efficiency and reduce costs.
    • productivity : Higher productivity leads to more profits.
    • effectiveness : The effectiveness of this medicine is well known. （这种药的有效性众所周知。）
    • efficient : She is an efficient worker.
    • efficiently : He finished his homework efficiently. （他高效地完成了作业。）

  • article & art & artificial

    • The art of painting is very creative.（绘画的艺术很有创造力。）
    • I read an interesting article about science.（我读了一篇有趣的科学文章。）
    • Artificial intelligence is changing the world. （人工智能正在改变世界。）

  • sorts of （kinds of）

    • There are all sorts of books in the library. （图书馆里有各种各样的书。）
    • She likes all sorts of music.
    • We saw different sorts of animals at the zoo.
    • kinds of : I have many kinds of chocolate.
    • types of : There are several types of flowers in the garden.
    • What sort of movie do you want to watch? （你想看哪种类型的电影？）
    • He has all sorts of ideas. （他有各种各样的想法。）