I hired an AI employee 90 days ago...here's what happened
2026-09-23 · Short · Ali · recording, 1:28 · watch on YouTube
Topic: Business and entrepreneurship · mode: Announcement and promotion · tags: Sponsor segment present, AI
In a sponsored Short for Viktor, an AI employee that works in Slack, Ali says his team has used it for 90 days to automate grunt work, and draws a hiring lesson: hire people on how well they do the work, not on how well they interview.
What is said
The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).
00:00:00 — Viktor, the AI employee in the team's Slack, and what the team uses it for
- ★ After 90 days with the AI assistant Viktor in Slack, Ali says Nicole, his social media manager, automated Instagram analytics, Owen, head of growth, automated Meta ads and funnel reporting, and Ali automated YouTube trend briefings. — 00:00:29 · Slack, Instagram, YouTube
00:00:58 — The lesson for hiring people, and the sponsor link
- ★★ Ali's lesson for hiring human employees: hire people based on how well they actually do the work, not on how well they interview. — 00:00:58
Threads in this video
- first on record · How do you choose whom to hire? — Ali's lesson for hiring human employees: hire people based on how well they actually do the work, not on how well they interview. (00:00:58)
Mentioned
Central: Viktor
Also: Instagram · Meta · Nicole · Owen · Slack · YouTube
Also centred on Viktor: Meet the team member we never talk about · Our new AI employee can give you $100 of free work - link in description!
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