The a16z Show · Tuesday, September 29, 2026
The top use cases for AI assistants are daily administrative tasks like inbox management, agent orchestration, and finance-related applications. While travel is frequently discussed, it's considered less of a day-to-day utility and more of an attention grab.
“So number one is more just daily admin type stuff. Whether it's cleaning out your inbox, whether it's filing forms for you. The things that are really annoying.”
“The second is going to be more agent orchestration. Which is really interesting. I think these group chats are a little biased as the third one is development focus.”
“Travel is the fourth most talked about use case. Which is really interesting because when you look at by a rally, it tends to be the number one that people are talking about, of I booked my flight for me, I was able to book my flight. But then you actually look at the day-to-day conversations of what people are really using it for, most curious about.”