Microsoft's AI tools aren't just for the office. They can make life at home a little easier too!

In this episode of the AI-Empowered Mom Podcast, host Sarah Dooley talks with Ashli Smart-Carrigan, Generative AI champion, Microsoft Copilot adoption leader, and founder of Smart Hoopla, where she helps small businesses, nonprofits, and moms simplify change, branding, and marketing through AI.

Ashli shares how she uses Microsoft Copilot as both a productivity partner at work and a “quiet co-parent” at home. From automating daily tasks to managing family schedules and even surviving toddler biting season, she offers practical ideas for how moms can integrate AI into real life without adding to the mental load.

They also discuss:

• How to stay current with rapid AI change

• New Microsoft updates like Copilot Studio and Copilot for Health

• Tips for reducing AI fatigue

• Why AI should lighten your load, not add to it