Democratizing personal assistants with AI | Omar Shaya (Founder of MultiOn)
11/12/23 • 29 min
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In this episode of Building with AI, host Haroon Choudery sits with Omar Shaya, the founder of MultiOn, a personal AI assistant that democratizes access to AI. In the episode, Omar talks about his background at Microsoft and Facebook AI teams, and how these experiences led to the creation of MultiOn.
During the conversation, they discuss:
- The importance of a user-centric approach in developing products,
- Insights from interviewing human assistants,
- Balancing novelty and familiarity for users in its product,
- How developers can effectively utilize LLMs,
- Hot takes around AI,
- And much more!
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Building with AI is a weekly podcast featuring conversations with trailblazing business leaders at the forefront of AI. Through thoughtful and engaging dialogue, host Haroon Choudery (CEO of Autoblocks) uncovers tactical insights that empower listeners to build and scale better AI products.
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Where to find Omar Shaya:
- Linkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/omarshaya/
- X: https://x.com/omarshaya
Learn more about MultiOn:
- Website: https://www.multion.ai/
- X: https://twitter.com/MultiON_AI
Where to find Haroon Choudery:
- Linkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haroonchoudery/
- X: https://x.com/haroonchoudery
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In this episode of Building with AI, host Haroon Choudery sits with Omar Shaya, the founder of MultiOn, a personal AI assistant that democratizes access to AI. In the episode, Omar talks about his background at Microsoft and Facebook AI teams, and how these experiences led to the creation of MultiOn.
During the conversation, they discuss:
- The importance of a user-centric approach in developing products,
- Insights from interviewing human assistants,
- Balancing novelty and familiarity for users in its product,
- How developers can effectively utilize LLMs,
- Hot takes around AI,
- And much more!
—
Brought to you by Autoblocks (https://www.autoblocks.ai)—how product teams build better AI experiences.
—
Building with AI is a weekly podcast featuring conversations with trailblazing business leaders at the forefront of AI. Through thoughtful and engaging dialogue, host Haroon Choudery (CEO of Autoblocks) uncovers tactical insights that empower listeners to build and scale better AI products.
—
Where to find Omar Shaya:
- Linkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/omarshaya/
- X: https://x.com/omarshaya
Learn more about MultiOn:
- Website: https://www.multion.ai/
- X: https://twitter.com/MultiON_AI
Where to find Haroon Choudery:
- Linkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haroonchoudery/
- X: https://x.com/haroonchoudery
Learn more about Autoblocks:
- Website: https://www.autoblocks.ai
- X: https://x.com/AutoblocksAI
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—
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In this episode of Building with AI, host Haroon Choudery sits with Yana Welinder, the CEO and Co-founder of Kraftful, an AI-powered copilot for product builders. Yana shares the importance of incorporating user feedback from various channels for product development.
During the conversation, they discuss:
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Brought to you by Autoblocks (https://www.autoblocks.ai)—how product teams build better AI experiences.
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Building with AI is a weekly podcast featuring conversations with trailblazing business leaders at the forefront of AI. Through thoughtful and engaging dialogue, host Haroon Choudery (CEO of Autoblocks) uncovers tactical insights that empower listeners to build and scale better AI products.
—
Where to find Yana Welinder:
- Linkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ywelinder/
- X: https://x.com/yanatweets
Learn more about Kraftful:
- Website: https://www.kraftful.com/
- X: https://twitter.com/Kraftful
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- Linkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harooncho...
- X: https://x.com/haroonchoudery
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