The Messy Development of AI Apps

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Federico Viticci, John Voorhees

The Fractal Fragmentation of AI Tools

MAR 16, 202651 MIN
AppStories

The Fractal Fragmentation of AI Tools

MAR 16, 202651 MIN

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This week on AppStories, Federico and John look at the confusing array of tools and naming conventions used by Anthropic and OpenAI. On AppStories+, John explains how he automated two unautomatable Mac apps. Also available on YouTube here. Subscribe here. We deliver AppStories+ to subscribers with bonus content, ad-free, and at a high bitrate early every week. To learn more about an AppStories+ subscription, visit our [Plans page](https://appstories.net/plans, or read the AppStories+ FAQ. This episode is sponsored by: Vitally: Your Copilot for AI-Powered Customer Success. Get a free pair of AirPods Pro when you book a qualified meeting. Links and Show Notes The Fragmented World of AI Tools Anthropic’s Claude Claude for Mac Claude Cowork Claude Code Claude Code on the web Claude Code Remote Control Model Context Protocol (MCP) OpenAI’s Codex ChatGPT for Mac Codex for Mac Codex CLI GPT-5.4 GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark Cerebras Codex Skills GitHub Repository Also mentioned: Playwright Todoist Notion Gmail Pushover Linear GitHub Brrr AppStories+ Post-Show iZotope RX 11 Hush Leave Feedback for John and Federico AppStories Feedback Form Follow us on Mastodon AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Bluesky AppStories MacStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Join Annual$50/yearJoin Monthly$5/month