This post is broken down into two parts:

1. Which AI productivity tools am I currently using (as an alignment researcher)?
2. Why does it currently feel hard to spend +$1000/month on AI to increase one's productivity drastically?

Which AI productivity tools am I currently using?

Let's get right to it. Here's what I'm currently using and how much I am paying:

• Superwhisper (or other new Speech-to-Text that leverage LLMs for rewriting) apps. Under $8.49 per month. You can use different STT models (different speed and accuracy for each) and LLM for rewriting the transcript based on a prompt you give the models. You can also have different "modes," meaning that you can have the model take your transcript and write code instructions in a pre-defined format when you are in an IDE, turn a transcript into a report when writing in Google Docs, etc. I tend to use it [...]

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(00:34) Which AI productivity tools am I currently using?

(08:35) How could I spend way more on AI?

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