AI Tech Stack: What Have You Built With AI?

Harshal
12 minutes ago
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What AI Tools Have You Used At Work And Personal Life?

I summarized the AI products I use for work and personal projects. I grouped them by how they help me and included a few ad-hoc notes.

I collated this summary because companies often ask how you use AI in my day-to-day work during interviews. So, this summary from my trials might also offer you some ideas.

I spent 30 minutes writing this. You need 2 minutes to read this.

AI Assistant

ChatGPT and Perplexity are my main AI assistants.

AI Browsing

Comet Browser from Perplexity.

I mainly use it to book delivery slots on Tesco for groceries
And make updates in expenses management.
Sometimes, I use it to download invoices or bills and store them in some file.
I’ve also used it to read up notes on someone and their LinkedIn profile to help me prep for a meeting with them.

Microsoft Copilot on Windows laptop can be my eyes when I am setting up something across many apps. For example, installing a bunch of packages and running into errors because it can see those errors and it can find information or guide me through implementing some steps.

AI Meetings

I have used Granola, Fathom-video, and NotyAI to handle meeting notes and insights. They record meetings, create summaries, and organise notes.

Any note-taking tools which use OpenAI's Wispr model are way more accurate than older generations of tools.

AI Coding

GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and OpenAI Codex when I write or review code - usually Python or SQL.

AI via API to analyse logs from Grafana when I troubleshoot systems. These tools speed up the loop between problem and fix.

Cursor is my favorite.

AI Prototyping

Lovable helps me create prototypes or niche apps. Insights From Vibe-Coding A Family App With Lovable

AI Diagrams And Images

I use Mermaid diagrams, Midjourney, Gemini, and NapkinAI to create visuals.

Mermaid helps me draw clear flows.
Midjourney and Gemini help me generate images.
NapkinAI helps me make infographics or visuals to support my writing.

AI Voice Dictation

Wispr flow, ChatGPT, and Notion help me turn voice into text. I use them when I want to capture ideas quickly.

I experimented a lot with voice dictation when I was exploring ergonomics after starting to feel carpal tunnel syndrome. My 5 Step Journey Towards Ergonomic And Fast Typing

AI Workflows And Agents

I’ve used Zapier and n8n to automate tasks. I connect them to tools and trigger actions to remove repeated work. I used Zapier for Spark Creative Technologies, but now I choose to build n8n workflows.

Some tools I tried: Hands-On Evaluation of n8n and Peer Products for AI Automations

AI In Tools

Many tools I use now have AI inside them. I use AI features in Notion, Posthog, Loom, Descript, Linear, Jira, and Slack. These features help summarise, search, edit, and organise content.

Notion AI is amazing at handling chores and edits for you.

Posthog’s Max AI is amazing at creating charts or debugging analytics.

Loom and Descript have AI to help edit your video or audio. Loom works reliably. Descript Underlord AI was so-so: Kids' Party Design Using GenAI And Customer Journey Mapping

Slack AI has so far been underwhelming.

Linear AI with its triage intelligence works very well to find the right place and labels to put a ticket. Jira also has this feature, which works well too.

AI For Processes

I use AI to support processes like SQL work, CRM updates, writing, and social media. I also use it to find mistakes in my blogs or to challenge my thinking.

AI User Experience Research

HeyMarvin and Dovetail both have AI capabilities to speed up gathering insights from user interviews and usability studies.

AI Content

NotebookLM. I use it when I want to understand a topic from many angles. It helps me reason across long documents and find patterns or gaps.

I tried Coso to repurpose my long-form blogs as short-form social media content, but it didn’t fit my use-case so I stopped using it.