AI Is the New Washing Machine: Freeing Us from Digital Chores

July 1, 2025
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In the early 1900s, doing laundry by hand took up to 58 hours a week. That’s more than a full-time job, and it kept (especially) women from having an actual job outside the household.

Then came the electric washing machine.

Suddenly, what took hours now took minutes... and millions of women got back their time. That shift made it possible to get more education, work, and independence.

It changed lives.

Today's chores are about digital hygiene: data entry, scheduling, bookkeeping, and so many tedious tasks.

AI automation is the 21st-century version of the washing machine.

It can (and will) take over the repetitive, low-value tasks that eat up our day.

The washing machine helped let go tasks to focus on things with more added value.

AI can do the same: freeing up time for thinking, leading, building, and solving problems.

The real value of automation isn’t the tool itself. It’s what you get to do when the mechanical stuff is done by a machine.

(Granted: as long as it's properly configured to get the job done *reliably*.)

What's holding you back from setting it up..?

This was originally posted on Andras Baneth's LinkedIn account.