Intentional AI

8: Whisper to Write

Dictation is a quiet success story of the AI era. David and Chris cover the history of dictation, the apps they use, the great free options (and the ones they pay for), t

7: We're All Developers Now

A walkthrough of how personal software gets made, and how artificial intelligence is democratizing software development. Including the three stages of developing your own

6: Sparky’s AI Email Odyssey

David hands his email to AI, tries the Big Swing, fails, and lands on a system that works. Plus Gemini Notebook, Claude Opus 5, and Siri AI finding an airport lounge.

5: There Be Dragons

David and Chris map four dragons waiting at the edge of the AI map: false confidence, scope creep, becoming the donkey, and surrender.

4: Skills Outlast the Model

This week, Chris and David chat about Skill files—the text files of instructions that your robot assistant can use to complete tasks for you. They also dig into Anthropic

3: Context is King

David and Chris make the case that context, not the model, decides whether your robot helps or flails. They get practical about how to take advantage of context to get mo

2: The Useful Architecture + Siri AI

Chris Bailey and David Sparks chat about the four essential parts of a useful AI system: the harness, context, memory, and reach. They also discuss Apple's recent WWDC an

1: Anyone Can Cook

David Sparks and Chris Bailey launch Intentional AI, a show about using AI to get real work done without the hype or the doom. Episode 1 lays out why the show exists, int