Fred, the WhatsApp family assistant

Field notes

Fred’s proposed workflow starts with messy family inputs rather than forms: a forwarded school email, a photograph of a permission slip, or a voice note. The page says the assistant extracts dates and tasks, writes them to a connected calendar, and sends a morning summary. Its examples include a nut-free Year 3 trip and a clash between half term and football, while forwarded school mail goes to a separate Fred address instead of the user’s inbox.