In February I handed my freelance business to an AI assistant.
Not "used AI to help" — actually handed it over. Email responses, client communication, code reviews, architectural decisions, invoicing. I gave it access to everything and set one rule: do not ask me for approval unless a decision would cost more than €500.
The reasoning was at least semi-serious. I'd been reading too many posts about AI productivity gains, and I wanted to measure what a developer with my experience actually offloads versus what requires real judgment. I expected to learn something useful. I did. Just not what I expected.
This is a weekly account of what happened.
Week 1: Suspiciously Good
