Life in the Singularity

Life in the Singularity

Using AI to Build an AI App - Part III

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Matt McDonagh
May 10, 2025
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Being able to build software is a power.

As the world digitizes and AI powers-up, being able to develop and deploy software rises from power to super power.

You can create apps, small tools to make your life easier, entire software suites… and then you can:

  • sell them

  • use them in your daily grind

  • license them for recurring revenue

  • bolt them into your existing businesses

  • share them to improve your tools (and your skills) at faster rates

For instance, I wanted a way to use AI to help me track my goals, habits & tasks… and make sure I was staying on track. That’s why I built Orion, the AI Life Copilot.

This series is focused on how to use AI and other cutting-edge tools to build software. We should all have this superpower. I started this series using a tool from Google called Project IDX.

I am an early alpha tester for Google, and have collaborated with them on the development of several features of Gemini, their AI system. My work focused on integrating Gemini into Workspace so businesses can le…

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