847: Actually Useful AI Tools
May 03, 2026•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 847
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David and Stephen take stock of where AI is actually useful right now. They cover dictation, browsers, agentic workflows, MCP, and Apple Intelligence, plus the real projects each runs today, including email triage and a customer-service robot.
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