I'm a working parent who's built over 150 AI agents to help run my life. I get digital overload, but I'm getting more time back.

Tristen O'Brien has built over 150 AI agents, including an AI family assistant.

Sarah Lutomski/Sarah Lu Photography Tristen O'Brien is a working dad who built over 150 AI agents to manage his life and get back time.

O'Brien's family has mixed opinions on AI, but they all use the AI family bot he built.

He built an AI video game to help manage his agents and reduce digital overload.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Tristen O'Brien, a 44-year-old AI educator and content creator who works in cybersecurity based in Indiana.

His words have been edited for length and clarity.

For a long time, I've felt like I can only focus on three things at a time without everything falling apart: family, work, and school.

If I tried to add something else, one of those three things would fail.

I've been in the tech industry for over 20 years, and I'm working toward my doctorate in AI .

I'm also a YouTuber.

I spent years learning the programming language Python because I wanted to create a world where I could automate parts of my life, giving me more time for hobbies and other things.

Then ChatGPT came out , and I realized I had wasted about five years doing that.

Since learning how to build AI agents , I've built over 150 of them to help me run my life.

I'm now down to using around 70.