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Autonomous AI: How to Get AI to Manage Itself

October 27, 2026 · 42 min

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Wondering how to set up autonomous AI agents that complete work in the background without constant babysitting? I interview Rachel Woods to learn how to build AI playbooks you can trust to run autonomously, remove yourself from the review loop, and set up an AI middle manager that oversees your other AI agents.

  • How to Build an AI Playbook Using Four Components: Trigger, Inputs, Steps, and Output
  • How to Use the CRAFT Cycle to Build and Improve Each AI Playbook
  • How to Store AI Playbooks Independently From the AI Tools That Run Them
  • How to Set Up an AI Middle Manager to Oversee Autonomous AI Agents



Guest: Rachel Woods | Show Notes: socialmediaexaminer.com/a129



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