This week, Federico and John pick and choose their favorite AI app features to imagine a better AI app future, critiquing the leading LLM apps along the way. And, as a bonus, John explains why read-later apps should support Shortcuts and other automation schemes.
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Building a Better AI App
- Federico and John take a close look at what works and what doesn’t with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, NotebookLM and other AI apps.
- Read-later apps could learn a thing or rwo from GoodLinks.
- Mentioned:
- Folio
- Readwise Reader
- GoodLinks
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- FrequencyUpdated weekly
- Published11 August 2025 at 00:00 UTC
- Length36 min
- Season1
- Episode449
- RatingClean