(8 Dec 2025) AI task management tools represent a rapidly growing class of productivity software. They promise to help us organize our lives, prioritize our days, and even predict how long it might take to finish that ever-important task that we’ve been avoiding. But in practice, they are part-experiment, part-assistant, and part-mirror, showing us how we actually work, not just how we think we do.
For academic librarians, whose roles blend teaching, service, and project work, these tools provide an opportunity to make their work more visible and intentional. This article explores a few of the AI-powered tools currently available, what they do well, and what to keep an eye on if you decide to try them yourself.
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