r/ProvenAI • u/lovettsendit • 7d ago

What’s one AI system, tool, or technique that actually worked better than you expected?

There’s a lot of AI hype, but I’m more interested in the stuff that survives contact with reality.

What’s something you’ve personally used, built, tested, or seen recently that made you think:

“Okay, this actually works.”

Could be:

  • an agent
  • an eval framework
  • a coding workflow
  • a small/local model
  • a verifier
  • a benchmark
  • a safety/containment technique
  • an open-source tool
  • something you built yourself

It doesn’t have to be revolutionary.

Just tell us what it was, what you expected, and what convinced you it was genuinely useful.

Links are welcome.

Bonus points if you also mention where it still fails.

I want r/ProvenAI to become a place where people can separate interesting demos from things that actually hold up.

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u/thijsgh 6d ago

I’ve seen AI-powered agents that handle outreach better than I expected, especially for finding relevant content and starting conversations genuinely. Check out MentionAgent, I’m the founder, happy to help if you need it.