How Can AI Help

Heather and Derek both end up confessing more than they planned to. Derek admits he has two and a half months of bot use behind him and will only use it more from here. Heather admits she runs two terminals at once so she never runs out of AI credits. They cover the difference between how Derek uses AI for development and how Heather uses it for marketing and research, including why hallucinations still trip her up more than they do him. Derek explains skills in Claude Code for the first time in a way that actually makes sense for non-developers. The episode also covers what Derek saw happening at Bitcoin Takeover in Austin, where people from the Soapbox ecosystem were setting up OpenClaw on donated laptops for activists who needed it. Then the conversation shifts to Primal 3.0, which launched this week with a new Spark wallet, polls, and a gift chooser, and how it compares to Ditto 2.0. Derek has opinions. He also has a Ditto Deck he built two weeks ago that has not been merged yet and would like their boss, Alex, to know that. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:35 Heather Stages the Intervention 03:21 Zach Braff Has an AI Girlfriend 05:46 Derek Goes Outside More Because of AI 07:57 The Workaholic Problem 10:53 The AI Honeymoon Phase Theory 14:49 How Heather and Derek Use AI Differently 17:42 Hallucinations and Fact-Checking 22:25 What Skills Are and Why They Save Time 26:07 Using AI to Stand Out in a Job Search 31:11 OpenClaw Events Are Still Happening Worldwide 33:29 Activists and Donated Laptops in Austin 35:21 Should Derek Try Callie? 40:17 Ditto Themes and MySpace Nostalgia 41:18 Gary Vee Says Social Media Is Over 43:06 Primal 3.0 Breakdown 51:07 Ditto 2.0 vs Primal 3.0 53:34 Be Poly on Nostr 55:26 Heather's Golf Instructor Fixed Her in Five Minutes Submit a news tip or ask a question: soapbox.pub/soapbox-sessions Follow Soapbox X: x.com/SoapboxTech Nostr: primal.net/p/nprofile1qqs8sxs4yuz47axp7uprpugrs3sfkdz5379tdg9xe2n5qfvz070a4egc9mrhy Listen and Support Podstr: sessions.soapbox.pub Fountain: fountain.fm/show/aq7IaS6bdQ6kF6NWDzzc True Fans: truefans.fm/soapbox-sessions Podverse: podverse.fm/podcast/hPdQ-otsG Podcast Index: podcastindex.org/podcast/7473968 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1uBFCX46GH0npKB46stxAO Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soapbox-sessions/id1837576097