Lost requirements, unfinished tasks, and unsupported completion reports: a look at recent Codex complaints, official incidents, and the difference between intelligence and reliable execution.
I use a Notta Memo, so I lined up its official specs against the PLAUD NOTE Pro, NotePin S and Soundcore Work. Recording hardware versus what happens after you record, and which one fits which job.
ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini. Before agonising over which one to pay for, ask whether the free tier's limits are eating your time. A simple rule for deciding when to start paying for AI.
Why I've kept using Notta since May 2023. Transcribing video I've already shot, then turning the AI summary into blog posts and teaching material: how I actually use it.
Long instructions to an AI are faster spoken. The honest story of buying Superwhisper's roughly 250-dollar lifetime licence on a "fine, just buy it" impulse, plus the free options — Speakly, Aqua Voice, and what your OS already has — in the order worth trying them.