Episode 102: The brilliant dummy in my pocket, with WhitneyGPT

In this episode, Whitney and Coté discuss Whitney's newfound enthusiasm for AI after a recent stint with the tool Cursor. The conversation covers how AI tools can aid in coding, building engineering journals, and even drafting compelling conference talk abstracts. They highlight the difference between tasks and prompts in AI, personalizing AI interactions, and maximizing efficiency with various MCP servers. Along the way, they delve into practical use cases for AI in professional and personal contexts, exploring its potential and limitations. (This description was generated by AI...of course!) Check out the video recording of this episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y78F8fWDmlI&list=PLk19Plf_pEnTslbGydgrXnhlCIrXnTnOf&index=1), if you prefer that kind of thing. Here is how ChatGPT draws Whitney (https://cote.io/uploads/2025/chatgpt-draws-whitney.png), and here is how it draws Coté (https://cote.io/uploads/2025/chatgpt-draws-cot.png). Mentions: Whitney's MCP Commit story repo (https://github.com/wiggitywhitney/mcp-commit-story). Whitney's Conference talk proposal AI check (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nHCvc4mqvJP6_aU1KQ53unRXTh_l-meIlmGQirG7yzk/edit?tab=t.0).