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Smartest Way To Use AI: Powerful Words, Tools & Next Revolution | Sowmay Jain | FO439 Raj Shamani

Nov 29, 2025
Sowmay Jain, founder of Upsurge Labs and Bhindi, is an AI and crypto entrepreneur known for his automation-first products. He discusses the vast opportunities in AI, from productivity tools to proactive assistants that streamline work. Sowmay showcases Bhindi’s capabilities, like planning travel or managing emails effortlessly. He shares insights on AI's role in dating and the future of work, emphasizing the need for creativity amid automation. Plus, he offers advice for founders on tackling setbacks and the importance of prompt engineering.
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INSIGHT

AI Will Replace Manual Messaging And Productivity

  • Messaging and productivity apps are massive AI opportunities because current apps are human-oriented and lack contextual automation.
  • AI assistants that proactively act (AI-to-human) will reduce workload by suggesting and executing tasks in the background.
ADVICE

Solve Context To Make AI Truly Useful

  • Build context-aware systems so AI remembers prior conversations and personal details for better suggestions.
  • Use features like summaries and memory (e.g., ChatGPT Pulse) to make AI proactively helpful.
INSIGHT

No-Interface Future With One AI Assistant

  • The promise of AI is interface-less experiences where one assistant handles tasks across services.
  • This will collapse many single-purpose apps into a unified intelligence layer on top of the internet.
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