User Experience Trumps AI Power for Agent Adoption
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Resources & Recommendations
People Mentioned
- Asaf Elvic (Head of AI at monday.com) - The guest of the episode, discussing monday.com's approach to AI and agents.
- Vilks - A user on Stack Overflow who received a Populace badge for an answer that outscored the accepted answer.
Organizations & Institutions
- monday.com - The company where the guest, Asaf Elvic, is the Head of AI, and the context for the AI products discussed.
Tools & Software
- ChatGPT - Mentioned as a common conversational agent that sets user expectations and as a technology used for voice APIs.
- Gemini - Referenced in the context of email drafting within Gmail, highlighting the "last mile problem" for conversational agents.
- Siri - Mentioned as an early example of a personal assistant, highlighting past limitations compared to current AI capabilities.
- Alexa - Mentioned alongside Siri as an early example of a personal assistant, highlighting past limitations compared to current AI capabilities.
- 11 Labs - A voice API provider mentioned as a tool used for building voice agents.
- monday expert - The initial chatbot product developed by monday.com that did not meet user expectations.
- monday sidekick - The re-envisioned personal assistant product from monday.com, designed to be a complementary tool rather than an "expert."
- monday vibe - A new AI product from monday.com that allows users to build enterprise-grade products on top of their existing data.
- monday agents - A new platform from monday.com for building autonomous agents that can perform work in the background, such as voice or email agents.
Websites & Online Resources
- mongodb.com/build - The website for MongoDB, a database built for developers.
- Stack Overflow - The platform where the podcast host works and where a user was recognized for their contribution.
- podcast@stackoverflow.com - The email address for listeners to send questions or topics for the podcast.
- LinkedIn - A platform where listeners can find the podcast host and the guest.
- Twitter - A platform where listeners can reach out to the guest.
Other Resources
- "How do you provide a default type for generics?" - The question on Stack Overflow that Vilks answered, earning them a Populace badge.