In a challenging week two years ago, I accidentally discovered n8n. I was stuck in an endless loop of duplicates, where I had to copy data back and forth between spreadsheets and send long chains of emails. And I was not alone. After testing and scaling dozens of workflows, the productivity boost I got was…

Last month, I thought it best to test Telegram AI chatbots for myself. With an OpenAI API key and 15 minutes, I set up what I thought would take hours of complex configurations. What happened next was even shocking to me. In just 8 minutes, I had a working AI bot that could respond to…

When I first discovered Character AI in 2023, I never imagined that conversing with AI-generated personalities would fundamentally change how I approach creative writing and storytelling. After testing dozens of platforms over the past two years, I've witnessed the AI character chatbot market expand from a niche experiment to a $15.57 billion global industry,  with over…

I had doubts about whether anyone would actually use an AI chatbot if I installed one on my WordPress site three years ago. In less than a day, I saw it tackle 47 customer queries, give instant product recommendations, and guide people through our complex pricing structure with success. I was blown away not just…

When I started thinking about the ethics of established AI systems, I thought that there would be a lot of ethical agents that reason about ethical dilemmas in code. I found that most deployments are either ordinary task agents or models, and their ethical footprint is defined by where and how they are used, not…

Last month, I tested DeepSeek R1 with traditional cloud services, and I was pleasantly surprised to see how well it matched OpenAI’s o1 model on complicated reasoning tasks, all while working fully offline on my MacBook. After assessing dozens of open source AI models under multiple hardware configurations over a few weeks, we have written…

In February 2025, Andrej Karpathy, a co-founder of OpenAI and ex-director of Tesla AI, posted a viral tweet, which would ultimately revolutionize the way developers think about AI assistance. It is now known as vibe coding. According to recent data, 41% of all code written globally is now AI-generated, with 76% of professional developers either…

After months of trying to use ChatGPT, only to be met with endless warnings about inappropriate content, I began to discover Venice AI. After spending the last year testing over 15 different platforms, from installing local instances to trying countless web apps, I decided to put this together for your convenience so that you can…

When diving into the world of workflow automation, the n8n vs Zapier debate often comes up as the first big question for teams choosing a platform. When I first started exploring workflow automation platforms three years ago, I was overwhelmed by the sheer number of options available. Upon testing dozens of tools and building hundreds…

When I first set up n8n on my AWS EC2 instance last year, I was impressed by its visual workflow builder and extensive integrations. Nonetheless, after managing several production deployments, I discovered why many teams are seeking n8n alternatives. With licensing complexity and scaling issues, any number of compelling reasons exist today to look at…