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How I’ve used AI

Built by someone who uses it himself.

I kept finding things in life and work that were harder than they needed to be. I started using AI to make them easier and get things done. That hands-on experience is behind Rent My Ox.

Working projects, prototypes, experiments and concepts I’ve explored; these examples do not establish current product capabilities.

Keeping ideas connected

I’ve used AI as a long-running thinking partner to connect projects, ideas, decisions and unfinished questions. It helps me return to earlier work with more of the context in one place.

Turning ideas into products

I’ve used conversation, including rough spoken ideas, to develop product concepts, requirements, workflows and specifications. That work has included prototypes and working products.

Developing software

I’ve used AI to write, debug, review and test code, inspect pull requests and diagnose failures. I’ve also used it while working with tools such as GitHub, Vercel and Supabase to move software toward deployment.

Building Rent My Ox

I’ve used AI throughout the development of Rent My Ox, from the original concept and naming to design, pricing, onboarding, voice features, testing, website copy, troubleshooting, deployment and business strategy.

Design and branding

I’ve created and refined logos, websites, interface concepts, product graphics, visual themes, color systems and visual variations through conversation with AI.

Working with voice AI

I’ve used live voice as a primary way to work with AI. I’ve experimented with natural conversation, interruptions, pauses, different voices, continuity between conversations and hands-free use.

Exploring accessibility

I’ve explored interfaces for people with Parkinson’s, speech difficulties or limited speech, as well as older adults and people who find conventional computers difficult. The focus has been on making interaction simpler and more accessible.

Organizing health information

I’ve used AI to organize health information, prepare questions for appointments, summarize medical material and research Parkinson’s. The focus is information and preparation, with medical decisions requiring qualified clinical guidance.

Exploring tools for older adults

I’ve developed concepts around companionship, memories, family stories, photos, voice interaction, check-ins and very simple interfaces for older adults.

Making meetings more useful

I’ve used AI to capture and transcribe ideas, pull out decisions and action items, summarize conversations and draft follow-up communications.

Writing and communication

I’ve used AI to draft and refine emails, letters, proposals, presentations, explanations and sales messages. It helps me work through what I want to say and how to make it clearer.

Researching questions

I’ve used AI to research technology, competitors, products, markets, business questions and everyday topics. It helps me organize information and identify questions that need a closer look.

Exploring industrial problem solving

I’ve explored how AI could help understand manufacturing problems, research comparable failures, suggest possible countermeasures, estimate potential savings and prepare technical reports.

Exploring business and financial workflows

I’ve explored AI-supported meeting preparation, document analysis and supervised workflows for financial professionals. That includes recordkeeping, human review and knowing when a person should take over.

Working through business decisions

I’ve used AI for pricing, revenue scenarios, competitive analysis, strengths and weaknesses, market positioning, customer discovery, sales strategy and commercialization planning.

Experimenting with agents and automation

I’ve experimented with AI that researches, monitors, schedules, follows up and works through tasks with several steps.

Following developments that matter

I’ve used AI to research current developments and create recurring, personalized briefings and monitoring around subjects I’m following.

Exploring language assistance

I’ve explored translation and conversational language assistance, including concepts that adapt to the person and the situation.

Helping other people use AI

I’ve built or explored personalized AI applications for people with different needs, including older adults, business professionals, educators, tradespeople, musicians and people who need more accessible technology. The work ranges from concepts to applications.

Learning through conversation

I’ve used AI as a teacher and coach to learn unfamiliar subjects, ask follow-up questions and work through explanations at my own pace.

Comparing AI approaches

I’ve compared models, voices, memory systems, agent designs and interfaces to understand how different approaches behave and where they fit.

Trying AI collaboration

I’ve put multiple AI assistants into conversation with one another and experimented with having them work on the same problem.

Turning experience into useful tools

I’ve drawn on decades of industrial and business experience to explore how that knowledge could become AI products other people can use.

Producing finished work

I’ve increasingly used AI to help produce the work itself: code, designs, reports, research, analysis, documents and working prototypes. The value is in getting something useful into a form I can review and use.