Agent Literacy : How to Work with AI the Way Adults Use Email (Without Losing Your Mind—or Your Job)

Welcome to the age of AI agents-the interns that never sleep, the colleagues that never complain, and the assistants that never forget your coffee order. In Agent Literacy: How to Work with AI the Way Adults Use Email, you'll discover the missing manual for navigating this brave new world with humor, sanity, and skill. Over the next 12-18 months, AI agents will stop being a novelty and start being a normal part of life-at home, at school, and in the boardroom.
Yet most people are unprepared. They either blindly trust their agents, waste hours fixing their mistakes, or ignore them altogether. This book changes that. Agent Literacy is not about writing prompts or debating AI philosophy. It's about operating procedures: defining tasks clearly, delegating effectively, auditing results, setting safety rails, and knowing what to do when your agent confidently invents laws about clown wigs-or worse.
From managing household tasks to optimizing business workflows, this is your plain-English guide to thinking with agents, delegating like a pro, and auditing like a detective. Through a mix of real-world examples, practical checklists, and a dash of humor, you'll learn how to: Define the job, not just the prompt Create handoffs and service-level agreements with bots Red-team your AI to catch mistakes before they cause chaos Protect private data while using public models Build agent portfolios that handle work, life, and everything in between Audit logs, mitigate liability, and maintain ultimate human oversight Whether you're a student, a CEO, a freelancer, or a business owner, Agent Literacy equips you to thrive in a world where AI agents are your teammates, not your competitors.
Step into the future of work, home, and life-confident, capable, and maybe even a little amused. After all, AI may be smart, but you're still hilarious.