AI Tools That Work

By AI Tools That Work

Non-technical professionals and curious early adopters who want to understand which AI tools are genuinely useful, how to use them, and which ones are just hype.

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April 30, 2026 AI Contract Review for Non-Lawyers: Can a $30/Month Tool Replace Your $349/Hour Attorney?
Small business owners sign contracts constantly but can't afford $349/hour attorney fees for every agreement. We test the new generation of AI contract review tools (goHeather, ContractCrab, BeforeYouSign) that cost $3-30/month, showing exactly what they catch, what they miss, and when you still need a real lawyer.
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April 29, 2026 Adobe's Firefly AI Assistant: Can You Actually Direct Creative Work With Your Voice?
Adobe just launched an AI that claims to orchestrate Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator and 60+ tools from a single chat window. We tested whether 'describe what you want' actually produces professional-grade creative output - or just frustrating approximations.
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12min
April 28, 2026 The AI Coding Editor Wars: Why Developers Are Abandoning GitHub Copilot for Cursor and Windsurf
GitHub Copilot dominated AI coding for years, but 2026 has seen a massive shift toward AI-native editors like Cursor and Windsurf that offer 'agentic' coding — AI that doesn't just suggest code but actually writes, debugs, and refactors entire projects. This episode explains what's driving the switch, whether these tools work for non-programmers, and what it means for the future of software development.
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11min
April 27, 2026 AI Agents Just Got Real: When Should You Let Claude or Codex Use Your Computer?
Both Anthropic and OpenAI now offer computer use features that let AI control your mouse, keyboard, and applications. This episode breaks down what these tools can actually do, tests them on real workflows, and helps you decide if delegating desktop tasks to AI is ready for prime time.
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11min
April 26, 2026 California's AI Safety Law Just Took Effect: What SB 53 Means for the Tools You Use
California's SB 53 became law on January 1, 2026—the first major AI safety regulation in the United States. This episode breaks down what the law actually requires from companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google, and what it means for anyone using ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini in their daily work.
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April 23, 2026 Claude Design: Can You Build a Pitch Deck in 15 Minutes Without Opening PowerPoint?
Anthropic just launched Claude Design, a tool that creates pitch decks, one-pagers, prototypes, and design systems from plain English descriptions. Unlike Canva or Figma, it reads your existing brand files and codebase to match your company's style automatically. We test whether it actually delivers on the promise of professional visuals without design skills.
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13min
April 22, 2026 NotebookLM: The Free Google Tool That Turns Your Documents Into Podcasts (And Actually Works)
Google's NotebookLM quietly became one of the most genuinely useful free AI tools of 2026. Upload your documents, and it generates an engaging podcast-style conversation between two AI hosts discussing your material. This episode walks through the real capabilities, limitations, and creative use cases that make this tool worth your time.
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10min
April 19, 2026 AI Coding Assistants in 2026: Is Cursor Worth 50% More Than Copilot?
GitHub Copilot now competes with Cursor, Claude Code, and a dozen alternatives. This episode cuts through the benchmark wars to answer practical questions for non-developer professionals who write scripts, automate tasks, or manage technical teams. Which tool helps you write that Python script faster? Which one actually understands your codebase? And is Cursor's $20/month worth 50% more than Copilot Pro's pricing?
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11min
April 16, 2026 Perplexity vs Google: The Search Wars Get Personal
Perplexity AI has positioned itself as the 'Google killer' for research, synthesizing answers with citations instead of serving ten blue links. Adoption is surging, but testing reveals a significant problem: more than one in three cited sources contain fabricated claims. This episode breaks down when each tool wins, and the workflow for actually getting accurate information.
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12min
April 15, 2026 Build Your First App Without Code: Lovable vs The Alternatives
An honest assessment of whether AI 'vibe coding' tools like Lovable, Bolt, and others actually deliver for non-technical founders who need custom software without learning to code or paying $15,000 to a developer.
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11min

FAQs about AI Tools That Work:

How many episodes does AI Tools That Work have?

The podcast currently has 54 episodes available.