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Pick 3: Our Latest Automations
- Federico’s Audio Transcription Automation
- John’s Fetch Podcast Details Shortcut
- Federico on Using AI Actions with Newer AI Models
- Unread’s Shortcuts Integration
- Federico’s Use of a Simple API for Transcribing of YouTube Videos
- John’s Podcast Clips Claude Project
- Also mentioned
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