I'm a working parent who's built over 150 AI agents to help run my life. I get digital overload, but I'm getting more time back.

Tristen O'Brien, a 44-year-old AI educator and content creator based in Indiana, has built over 150 AI agents to manage his life, saving him time and reducing digital overload. O'Brien, who works in cybersecurity and is pursuing a doctorate in AI, initially learned Python to automate parts of his life, an interest that grew after his exposure to ChatGPT. He now uses AI agents for various tasks, including managing his household, finances, work, and hobbies.

O'Brien's family has mixed opinions on AI, but they all use the AI family bot he created. He employs a specific prompting technique, the BIP process (Braindump, interview, prompt), to build his agents. The process involves brain-dumping all desired tasks, interviewing the AI agent to clarify any uncertainties, and then creating a detailed prompt.

Despite building over 100 agents, he only keeps about 70 active at any given time, organizing them into a hierarchy with a chief human officer, AI chief of staff, and director-level AI agents.

O'Brien's AI agents extend to various aspects of his life, including financial management, home maintenance, and family organization. For instance, he has an agent responsible for sending birthday cards to family members, an agent to manage household chores and schedules, and an agent to coordinate his YouTube channel. While he acknowledges the potential drawbacks of digital overload, O'Brien emphasizes the importance of learning to use plug-ins effectively and managing his AI agents through a hierarchical system.