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 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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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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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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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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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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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
April 14, 2026 The Free AI Tools That Are Actually Free (And Actually Good) in 2026
In 2026, free AI is surprisingly capable—but finding the truly free tools among 'free trial' bait-and-switches is exhausting. This episode cuts through the marketing tricks to reveal the best genuinely free AI tools across chatbots, image generation, voice synthesis, and productivity. We compare their real limits to paid alternatives and identify exactly where free is 'good enough' versus where paid is worth the $20.
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April 12, 2026 GPT-5.4 vs Claude Opus 4.6 vs Gemini 3.1 Pro: Which AI Should You Actually Use?
Three frontier models now compete for your $20/month: GPT-5.4, Claude Opus 4.6, and Gemini 3.1 Pro. This episode goes beyond benchmarks to test each model on real tasks — writing, coding, research, and analysis — to give you a clear recommendation for your specific use case.
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April 10, 2026 The AI Tool Fatigue Paradox: Why More AI Is Making You Less Productive
New research shows workers using four or more AI tools actually report plummeting productivity, while those who stick to three or fewer see gains. We examine the data, explain why 'AI brain fry' is real, and provide a practical framework for choosing the right tools without the overwhelm.
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FAQs about AI Tools That Work:

How many episodes does AI Tools That Work have?

The podcast currently has 71 episodes available.