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Automate all the UIs! (Practical AI #239)
Dominik Klotz from askui joins Daniel and Chris to discuss the automation of UI, and how AI empowers them to automate any use case on any operating system. Along the way, the trio explore various approaches and the integration of generative AI, large language models, and computer vision.
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Featuring:
- Dominik Klotz – GitHub, LinkedIn
- Chris Benson – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website
- Daniel Whitenack – Twitter, GitHub, Website
Show Notes:
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Timestamps:
(00:05) - Welcome to Practical AI
(00:39) - Sponsor: Statsig
(04:17) - askui
(07:54) - What does data look like?
(09:58) - Tying in classification
(11:56) - Range of uses
(15:41) - Many platforms 1 approach
(16:47) - askui's practical approach
(20:27) - Deploying
(22:16) - Daniel's bad idea?
(25:54) - Handling input & output
(27:37) - Other tests
(29:09) - Sponsor: Changelog News
(30:50) - Facing AI challenges
(35:38) - Getting started
(37:42) - Roadmap challenges
(39:36) - Future vision
(41:36) - Conclusion
(42:21) - Outro