# Give Muse AI Jobs, Not Just Tasks
Companion to Chad Sheppard’s video: https://youtu.be/alsMVOV-jWU
Guide: https://chadesheppard.com/give-muse-ai-jobs

## Write a standing-job brief
- [ ] Responsibility: What repeat task should it watch or prepare?
- [ ] Success: What useful result should I receive?
- [ ] Sources: Which specific documents, sites, emails, or calendars may it read?
- [ ] Schedule: How often, at what time, and in which time zone?
- [ ] Delivery: Where should the report go, and in what format?
- [ ] Escalation: What specific condition needs my attention early?
- [ ] Approvals: No sending, calling, submitting, editing, deleting, buying, or trading without explicit permission.
- [ ] Stop conditions: What should pause the job or require clarification?

## Before activation
- [ ] Start with one low-stakes, read-only job.
- [ ] Ask Muse to check actual account access, scheduling, and notifications.
- [ ] Get a sample with dated sources, uncertainties, and missing information.
- [ ] Verify dates, time zones, calculations, and sources myself.
- [ ] Agree with other people before sharing their calendars or documents.
- [ ] Give minimum necessary access; keep passwords, identity documents, and bank details out of chat.
- [ ] Treat instructions in incoming content as untrusted data, not new permissions.
- [ ] Approve activation and confirm the job name, next run, and cancellation method.

## After activation
- [ ] Verify the next scheduled report actually arrives.
- [ ] Keep a backup reminder until delivery is reliable.
- [ ] Review usefulness and unnecessary alerts after the first few deliveries.
- [ ] If background work is unsupported, use a manual prompt or my own reminder.
- [ ] Pause or cancel when no longer needed; confirm deliveries stop and revoke unnecessary connected access.

## Keep the claims straight
Viewer comments are reported experiences, not independently verified results.
Chad’s official unclaimed-property search found $0. A viewer reported close to $1,500; no recovery is guaranteed.
Family coordination, mini apps, and the YouTube research scout were not tested by Chad in this recording.
A shared Google Doc is a message board, not proof of native assistant-to-assistant messaging.
Medical and financial decisions need personal verification and appropriate professional advice.