This is an instructional on how to use a workflow automation tool Zapier in order to connect AI with other software. Zapier allows different apps to interact with each other. Recently, this enabled Zapier to connect ChatGPT with apps like Medium and LinkedIn, allowing generated text to be automatically posted in these social media sites.

The following steps show how to connect:

  1. Zapier→ Email. Email content sent to Zapier triggers a chain of emails.
  2. Email → LinkedIn. Content sent in an email is automatically posted in LinkedIn
  3. Email → ChatGPT. Content sent in an email is automatically summarized into a Medium blog post by a Large Language Model (LLM) ChatGPT.
  4. ChatGPT → Medium. Content generated by ChatGPT is automatically posted on Medium.

As with the other instructionals, these instructions are not provided with intention of you using this exact chain of steps, but to introduce you to the power of workflow automation using generative AI. With this knowledge, you can venture out to automate all kinds of software together using Zapier.

Link 1. Email set-up

Set up an email address through Zapier so that when an email is sent to this address, it will trigger the chain of tasks described above.

1. Sign in / Sign up with Zapier

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2. Click on the orange plus sign. It may say the words “Create a Zap” once you hover over the button.

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3. You will be taken to a blank zap template. Click on step 1 - Trigger.

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  1. In the window which appears, click on the “Search” bar and type in “Email”. In the options which appear, select “Email by Zapier.”

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5. In the new window which will appear, click on the option menu under the title “Event”. Then click on “New Inbound Email”. This will specify what will trigger the chain of tasks which you will subsequently specify.

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