Evaluating AI assistants on everyday business tasks
The Financial Times assessed leading AI applications from major tech firms for email composition, travel planning and news summarization capabilities
The Financial Times recently conducted an evaluation of top artificial intelligence applications from industry leaders including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google. The tests focused on three common workplace activities:
Key Evaluation Areas
- Email Composition - Testing AI's ability to draft professional business correspondence
- Travel Planning - Assessing capabilities in itinerary creation and booking assistance
- News Summarization - Evaluating how well AI can distill key information from news sources
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Methodology
The evaluation compared multiple AI platforms head-to-head using standardized tasks that represent common workplace scenarios. While specific results weren't detailed in this excerpt, the full analysis presumably provides comparative insights about each platform's strengths and weaknesses in handling routine business operations.
This type of testing becomes increasingly important as more businesses consider implementing AI solutions to streamline operations and improve productivity.
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Dr. Emily Wang
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Former Google AI Product Manager with 10 years of experience in AI product development and strategy formulation. Led multiple successful AI products from 0 to 1 development process, now provides product strategy consulting for AI startups while writing AI product analysis articles for various tech media outlets.