🎮The Next Input — Issue #030

"Siri, Do My Work"

Aaron Bost
August 12, 2025

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⚡ The Briefing — 60 sec

Apple’s new Siri may let you operate apps entirely by voice One step closer to saying, “Siri, do my taxes!”
US govt reverses Nvidia AI chip ban for 15% cut Uncle Sam never misses — Jensen just shook on it.
Nvidia unveils Omniverse libraries, Cosmos physical AI models, and new robotics infra Because even Uncle Sam can’t slow down the innovation machine.

🛠️ The Playbook — Voice-to-Workflow Automator

Mission Turn spoken commands into full business workflows without touching a keyboard.
Difficulty Intermediate | Build time 45 min
ROI Eliminate ≈ 2–3 h/day of manual clicks and navigation for high-frequency tasks.

Step	Action
1	Trigger – Speak a command into Siri (or any voice assistant) like “Draft Q3 report in Notion.”
2	Parser – Voice assistant transcribes and sends command to webhook endpoint.
3	Router – If `command = report` → GPT-5 → build outline; if `command = email` → GPT-4o → write & format message; else → run Make.com scenario.
4	Formatter – Standardise output into templates (docs, slides, emails).
5	Destination – Push deliverable to correct app (Notion, Google Docs, CRM).
6	Notification – DM user in Slack with “Your [deliverable] is ready” + link.
7	Fail-safe – If parsing fails, request clarification via voice prompt.

Pro tip: Keep a “voice macro library” — short, memorable phrases that map to your most common workflows.

🎯 The Arsenal — Tools & Prompts

Asset	What it does	Link
Apple Shortcuts + Siri	Captures voice commands and sends to automation flow.	https://support.apple.com/shortcuts
Make.com	Routes commands to the correct app or API.	https://www.make.com
GPT-5 API	Generates documents, reports, or formatted outputs on demand.	https://platform.openai.com

Prompt · Voice Command Interpreter

You are a workflow router. Given a natural language command, classify it into a workflow category, extract the key parameters, and return a JSON object: {category, parameters, priority}. Only include categories in the predefined list.

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🕹️ Game Over

Record your five most repetitive tasks this week — then voice-automate one of them by Friday.

— Aaron
Automating the boring. Amplifying the brilliant.

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