"Is Typing Becoming Old-Fashioned in the AI Age?" ft. Justin Coats

Erik and Justin take a practical tour through AI “tools that actually ship.” They start with Lovable to build a real landing page fast, then move to NotebookLM for source-grounded research and repackaging, and finish with Spinach AI for meeting intelligence that turns conversations into executable next steps. 🧭 Conversation Highlights • Erik’s Lovable experience: a subsite built in minutes by feeding a prompt and letting the tool pull branding, structure the story, and generate interactive components like email capture and a database • Voice vs typing in AI tools: speaking helps you move at the speed of thought, surfaces gaps in what you can articulate, and makes iteration easier • Lovable’s workflow options: Build mode for speed versus Plan mode for a more production-ready blueprint you can edit before publishing • A “human first” approach to using tools: have the conversation with the interested person, then use AI to turn that learning into assets like websites, decks, and meeting summaries 💡 Key Takeaways • If you want results quickly, talk to the tool (dictate) instead of trying to perfectly write your thoughts first. It reduces breaks in your chain of thought and speeds iteration. • Use conversation as your forcing function. Real questions from a real person help you figure out what you actually need before you ask AI to build it. • When accuracy matters, ground AI output in your sources. NotebookLM’s citation behavior helps you verify without doing a ton of manual reading. • Meeting intelligence tools can eliminate the “regurgitate the notes” overhead. The value is turning transcripts into tasks your team can execute. ❓ Questions That Mattered • How do you get past the awkwardness of speaking to AI so you can describe what you want faster? • When should you choose Lovable’s Build mode versus Plan mode for production readiness? • What kinds of research or content work should be source-grounded to avoid hallucinations? • How can meeting transcripts be turned into actionable tasks without relying on scattered human memory? 🗣️ Notable Quotes • “Get comfortable talking to your computer.”         • “Start with a conversation with somebody who’s interested in what you’re doing, and then go to the AI tool.” • “Stop limiting yourself. Jump in, play around, have fun. You’re not gonna break it.”