What can it do?
Every situation on this site, grouped by topic. Some situations fit more than one group, so they’re listed more than once.
Money and paperwork
- A medical bill
You got a bill and can't tell what you're actually being charged for.
- A letter about my insurance or Medicare
A notice arrived and you can't tell whether you're supposed to do something about it.
- A contract or agreement before I sign it
Someone handed you paperwork and you want to know what you're agreeing to.
- A text or email that seems off
Something arrived asking you to click, call, pay, or confirm.
- A call saying a family member is in trouble
Someone called claiming a grandchild or relative needs money urgently.
Health
- Get ready for a doctor's appointment
You have fifteen minutes with the doctor and you always forget half of what you meant to ask.
- Understand something the doctor told me
You were given a word you'd never heard and were too overwhelmed to ask twice.
Writing
- A card or note that's hard to write
Sympathy, congratulations, an apology, a thank-you — and you're stuck on the first line.
- A complaint that actually gets somewhere
A company got it wrong and you want a result, not just to vent.
- A toast, a eulogy, or a few words to say out loud
You have to stand up and speak and you don't know how to start.
Pictures
- A birthday or holiday card
You want to make a card instead of buying one.
- An invitation for an event
You're hosting something and want an invitation people will actually look at.
- A sign or flyer
You need a sign — a yard sale, a lost pet, a meeting notice, something for the bulletin board.
Around the house
- Figure out why something stopped working
It worked yesterday. It doesn't work today. You'd rather not pay someone to plug it back in.
- Do something on my phone or computer
You know it can do the thing. You cannot find where they hid it.
Planning and deciding
- Dinner from what's already in the house
You don't want to go to the store.
- Find a gift for someone specific
You know them well and still have no idea what to get them.
- Think through a decision I'm stuck on
You've been going in circles and want someone to argue both sides properly.
Learning and remembering
- Understand something I've never understood
There's a subject you've nodded along to for forty years.
- Look something up and show me where it came from
You want a real answer with something you can check yourself.
- Write down my memories for my family
You've meant to do this for years and never known where to start.
Getting started
- Let it figure out how it could help me
You are not sure what this is even for.
- Ask it what it actually is
You want a straight answer before you trust it with anything.
- Ask how it's different from Google
You already know how to search. Why is this different?
- Just have it tell you a joke
You want to see what talking to it feels like, with nothing at stake.
- A text or email that seems off
Something arrived asking you to click, call, pay, or confirm.