AI ep. 2: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Lovable, Notion. Over or under hyped?

After the first episode of “Accessible Intelligence,” we dive deeper into how each of us uses AI tools (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Lovable, and Notion) for work and life.We drive towards the question: Is AI overhyped? Here are the questions we answer at the end — what are your thoughts?* If you had to put a percentage on it, how overhyped is AI right now on a scale of 0-100%?* What's one AI tool you've tried that completely failed to live up to its promises?* If you had to choose between losing access to all AI tools or losing access to your smartphone for a month, which would impact your productivity more?* What's one area where you think AI is actually underhyped and deserves more attention?Get 3 months of Notion AI FREE for your startup/SMB*: https://affiliate.notion.so/samforstartupsCome see me and Magan LIVE at the Cheerful Earful podcast festival in London on Sat. Oct 18th: https://cheerfulearful.podlifeevents.com/festival/mindful-notions-by-sam-h-li-18-oct-2025-ticketsTimeline:* ChatGPT launch — November 30, 2022[1]* Perplexity publicly emerges (company founded 2022; mobile assistant expands in 2025)[2][3]* Google AI Studio announced — December 2023; upgraded features through 2025[4][5]* Lovable AI web‑app builder — public launches across v1 (late 2024) and v2 (April 2025)[6][7]* Studio Ghibli style image‑gen trend with ChatGPT — late March 2025 coverage[8]* Google replaces Gemini head — April 2025[9]* Notion releases “AI for Work” kit incl. AI Meeting Notes — May 2025 rollout incl. Enterprise search, AI Meeting Notes[10][11]*I get a commission for every approved signup.**Magan’s audio/video quality is a little poor. We will work in future episodes to ensure each host has the best audio/video quality possible. Sorry for the inconvenience and thanks for the support! Get full access to Mindful Notions by Sam H Li at samhli.substack.com/subscribe