Ford exec built an AI 'chief of staff' to manage her family's to-dos

Whitney Stefko Dover, a director and senior counsel of policy and legal operations at Ford, built an assistant named Claudette using Anthropic's tools, including Claude Code and Claude Cowork. At 4 a.m. Claudette sends a "Daily Dover" briefing that scans the family's emails and calendar to map the day—school schedules, au pair or babysitter coverage, camp drop-offs, travel plans, family birthdays, recycling reminders, and other tasks.

At the bottom of the email the AI drafts two quick texts with reminders and affirmations: one to her husband and another to Sara, the family's au pair. She first turned to AI to organize the family's activities during a trip in March, after her husband asked her to make a to‑do list.

Using her $17 a month Claude Pro subscription, she described which apps the tools should monitor and what to include, then shipped a first version that she continually refined.

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