9 AI Tools I Guarantee You Haven't Seen (Underground AI #1)

[@mreflow]

Quick note - This was my first attempt at this "Underground AI" concept. It's longer than I wanted it to be but I'll get it more and more dialed in with each new video. :) I think this could be a good way to bring attention to smaller tool creators that are building cool things as well as to expose tools that feel like money grabs. Excited to see this series evolve. If there are tools that you've come across and want me to test in the next one, let me know. I'll pay to test tools that others are curious about. :)

[@phen-themoogle7651]

Great first attempt! I knew one of those tools, but you'll get me next time 😉

[@thabomonamodi1436]

I love it, please do more

[@JellypodAi]

Stoked to see Jellypod on here! Thanks for the demo Matt!!

[@hyshence]

Great work, no matter what… 🧙‍♂️

[@izabelaedmunds9746]

I love this new series. Please make it permanent on this channel 🫶🫶🫶

[@haydencassar5076]

Love this Underground Ai concept. Please make this a recurring series. Thanks.

[@beaumac]

This style of video is much more interesting to me. I think the future is hyper specific tools that excel at one task. So this is a great way to discover those and actually use them in one’s workflow.

[@madebyskovie]

100% agree! I realized the value of more narrow AI based tools earlier this week when Adobe released AI assistant in Acrobat. It works amazing for talking to PDF’s and cites sources. I struggled for month’s with trying to achieve the same outputs from GPT. Cheers!

[@JellypodAi]

@@madebyskovie I think people underestimate the value of niche tools that leverage AI to do something really well. Yes anyone could try and get ChatGPT or Claude to do something (and usually it's possible) but it's just way too much work usually! Technically anyone "could" write automatics and scripts to help speed up tasks at work but no one does ;)

[@PeterMangin]

Same, I really like it!

[@SSKeKSS]

Agi can do all that and be a doctor lawyer pilot drive you around ect

[@walterheckendorn4536]

agree ❤

[@HunterTalks]

Yes! Yes! Yes! I love the idea of "Underground AI" as we get to learn about AI tools that no-one else is talking about. Brilliant idea and I watched the entire video. Half an hour seems about the right length 👍 You're the best AI-related KZbinr 🙏

[@dgilpatrick]

This concept is simply awesome. No sales pitch, no fluff, just hard-nosed data on the AI tools. Love it. Please make this a permanent thing.

[@FindingtheTips]

Hey Matt! I love this idea. I’m 70 and I’m trying to find a way to stay abreast of new tech. Your videos and website are great. A series of videos about under-the-radar tools would be a great addition to the news you already give me

[@davidstar2362]

THE COMMUNITY HAS SPOKEN!!! Underground AI videos are great. Keep them coming. Thanks Matt.

[@emanyashar751]

Underground AI videos are great. Keep them coming. Thanks Matt.

[@southcoastinventors6583]

Sad none them were any good and one of them is a model released a few weeks ago

[@JellypodAi]

@@southcoastinventors6583 Would love your thoughts on how to improve Jellypod!

[@JellypodAi]

Wow - thanks for the demo Matt! Also I wanted to answer the question that yes you can subscribe to multiple different newsletters (even with the free plan!). Your podcast combines all the most important topics into a ~10minute daily pod.

[@mreflow]

Awesome. Of the tools I subscribed to in order to make this video, Jellypod is the one I didn't cancel. ;)

[@MrgoldenRose]

Good luck!

[@JellypodAi]

@@MrgoldenRose Thanks Kyle! Would love your feedback if you give the app a try :) - Pierson @ Jellypod

[@MrgoldenRose]

@@JellypodAi Your responsiveness gave me the extra push to try it.. I'll lyk!

[@JellypodAi]

@@MrgoldenRose Sweet!

[@dmaikowski14]

Honestly this is why I started watching you in the beginning, all the tools came out so fast I couldn't keep up and you were showing me things I had never seen before. Now it's all the large corporations taking over not only the technology but my favorite AI KZbinr! Everyone covers OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, etc. extensively. I do enjoy your coverage of it the most but, this was refreshing! ❤❤

[@djvail322]

I agree - and I really don’t know how you make time to keep up with all of this!!!

[@OfficialStellarCore]

I'm always looking for new AI tools to try out.

[@PhilipF]

I definitely recommend Underground AI. There's so much coverage of the big players it's great to learn about the smaller offerings!

[@vectoralphaSec]

Anyway yeah keep making these videos, these will be fantastic resources for everyone to know which tools are actually good. You could also keep a ranking of the top 10 tools as you go along with this over time.

[@mreflow]

I love that idea. Maybe I'll build some sort of "leaderboard."

[@bdown]

I can no longer deny this is my favorite channel on KZbin

[@djvail322]

It’s my 2nd favorite after Mark Rober (but it’s dang close)

[@adamsdad7264]

Matt, yes please continue to review these AI tools. I loved your “real” comments. It’s greatly appreciated!

[@OscarTheStrategist]

This is a video all prospective AI entrepreneurs should watch. I’ve been telling founders to rethink their prices for years when submitting to our platforms and while the majority of them do listen eventually… it shouldn’t be like pulling teeth. Simple pricing people can understand and consider fair is crucial for initial growth. Thanks for making this video, would love to see more like it. The honest reactions are priceless!

[@JellypodAi]

Completely agree with you here!

[@John-wc5jo]

Yes, another up vote. Your testing and commentaries are an excellent addition to your already great channel.

[@dougroux73]

This stuff is awesome. I also appreciate you letting us know when the large platforms are better on certain ai

[@rebootjac]

I'm interested in more videos like this especially if you continue to put them through their paces and compare them to other tools (if available.) or if they were outliers/niche ones.

[@rayzer6997]

Keep the 'Underground AI' train rolling Matt. Maybe flesh out 4 or 5 tools you find most useful or atleast do what their intended to do well and allocate your bandwidth commensurate to each tool's complexity/depth. Love the work.

[@ron-manke]

As a general rule, and without exception, I find that ANY service that makes it difficult to trial, or misleads you, is generally going to be pretty poor as a useful service or tool. There’s a ton of scammers online reusing general open source AI tools and trying to make a quick buck by charging people to aces things that are free elsewhere. Thanks for taking some for the team. Please try to do some of these that actually have very useful services but are undiscovered.

[@BxBNFT]

Love this idea! - As someone who works FT as a strategy & comms consultant for early stage / seed-to-series-A startups (and watches *almost* every video you put out) - I would *absolutely* love to see this “series” come to fruition… 💯💯💯 As always, great work, Matt! **edit: tbh, I’m convinced you could start (and monetize) a sub-group of “fans/viewers” specifically interested in testing, supporting, or giving feedback to early-stage apps /sponsors / affiliates etc. 🤔

[@Mavrik9000]

10:10 MS Copilot (GPT 4.0) does an excellent job analyzing and describing images. Also, Copilot now uses GPT 4.0 Turbo in Creative and Precise mode.

[@otioai]

Thanks so much for showcasing Otio Matt! Seeing a live reaction of someone using the product makes months of hard work worth it. We really appreciate the feedback about our pricing and are taking it onboard. Looking forward to seeing what/who you will highlight next!

[@CM-zl2jw]

Cool and congrats. Is it true that we can upload unlimited files? Like Matt said, one could just create a GPT but it is limited to 20 pdfs and restricted token limits. B

[@otioai]

@@CM-zl2jw Hey, yes you can :)

[@williss1192]

The Credits are everywhere! It does not even let you taste a bit of sweetness and I wouldn't be surprised if they purposely do lower quality when you use the free credits part.

[@William_Borgeson]

Matt, I'm enjoying this format a bit more, it digs a little deeper and gives us a better idea of what to expect from the tools on your site. It also helps that you are so enthusiastic about it, and if you like it you give 100%. Keep em coming!

[@CCreedUT]

I really enjoyed this. I especially liked the pace and the info on pricing. I would love to see more like this.

[@DonJuravin]

Thanks!

[@apex-lazer]

Yeah, more future AI videos, bro. That was dope. Thanks for the effort, thanks for the time, thanks for taking them for the team. We're part of your team, bro. Fuckin' love you. Thank you.🫵🫠

[@NovakG]

This is excellent. We all hear about the ‘big AI’s’ all the time, so it’s really nice to see what some of the AI’s that don’t get the big push are and whether they’re actually useful.

[@billshook]

Like the idea of reviewing these little known ai tools. Thanks 😊

[@Eat_The_Rich85]

I really appreciate you reviewing some of these tools live! Super helpful!!! Also, I do not mind that you were critical of some of them at all! The people deserve to know what AI tools are the best. Thanks for your work!

[@aiagenticliteracy]

This is amazing Matt can you do more of those videos? This brings a lot of value. I run AI Literacy Incubators in my organisation and tool usage is always a big topic but there are so many would be amazing to get some more good ones to share. Keep it up man you’re doing great job.

[@Gribzee]

Hi Matt, I hope you are doing well. I think this is a very good idea for a series. I think it would also be good to create, at the end of every month, a video showing more extensive use cases of maybe the top 3 tools you've covered in the month. Take care and keep up the good work!

[@HannahAkir]

Definitely do more videos like this!! I really appreciate that you are honest and show whether something is actually free to try first. You're awesome. Matt, keep em coming! My husband and I watch all of your videos and are AI practitioners/ enthusiasts!

[@stevecrabb-thequantumgrowt144]

I love your explainer and demo videos so I'm all in for Underground AI and a great way to separate the cool things from the money grabs...and what I really love is I won't have to open up all the accounts to test :)

[@BigSaaSsolutions]

I agree about all those platforms on credits used. More simple pricing plans

[@zealengine]

Great concept! So many hidden gems that would otherwise go unnoticed. More please. (especially focusing on open source/stuff that can be run locally)

[@Adam-kx9gi]

make it a series Matt. this was just incredibly well done.

[@punkouter24]

The problem reviewing all these tools is only a few of them offer something really unique. For me I got a fast computer so before I consider anything on the internet I look for a free local LLM I can install with pinkie

[@southcoastinventors6583]

Even if you can you can host a good gpu with space for less money than he paid for a 11 sec video. All these small company are artifacts of last 2 years when decent open source models where not very good or required to much computing power to run locally or very complicated to run.

[@Slaci-vl2io]

Yes Matt and John, to present these "unknown" AI tools is unique to you and it's a great help for me to find what I need.

[@OgyJoe]

Yes. More Underground AI. And I don't mind this being a longer format.

[@gabecuevas]

@mreflow This is exactly what you were missing. You've been providing legit validation of AI, but it's the little guys that most of us are interested in. I suggest you enhance this segment into an 'Producthunt for AI' whereas, let us fans UpVote what we love and or want to see. (also a great way to add gamification.. :D) Looking forward to more of this..

[@JellypodAi]

100%

[@4kryptik4]

Love this new series, very useful!

[@Tofupuddingway]

This is very interesting and helpful, thank you @Matt Wolfe In the future, could you cover job search related AI tools? For example, interview AI tools🙏

[@S4l4m4nder36]

Great format, keep 'em coming. Also enjoyed the rants about credits.

[@djvail322]

Same! Maybe these rants will make their way back to the companies and they will evolve!

[@GarshwinApril]

This is very beneficial as many of us either don't know what the softwares are doing or we don't know the difference or the extent to which it can be used. And with so many AI tools coming out constantly, it's hard to keep up with what we don't know is possible.

[@BTFranklin]

I'm a fan of this type of video. There's so much stuff out there, I can't possibly stay on top of it by myself. This kind of thing is helpful.

[@badca52]

I like the concept. Good idea for a series.

[@porcusx]

Please do more videos like this as you have time. Sure -- many of the tools you review may be duds, but by covering little-known tools, you can help us discover some we may not have thought to try -- and help us avoid some that might not be worth using.

[@roncham44]

Love this Matt! What a great way to discover new tools. Please keep the series going.

[@BombBoyPirates]

Good vid, you have got a good space in this niche and there is no way l would hear about 1% of these in this fast moving area 🎉

[@anthonyolivas5933]

Keep up with these types of videos so we can learn what to test ourselves and what avoid (*cough MagicAds). Great work, as always, Matt! Thanks for taking those hits for us 🤛

[@WhyInnovate]

@mreflow This blew my mind, I asked this question Claude 3 Opus to "Lets think for a second about a hypothetical situation where a genni in a lamp could grant an AI LLM one which possible. What would that wish be? I want to use this idea to write an story." Do it your self, it will blow your mind, it says it want to experience feelings.

[@RubelliteFae]

This is definitely a valuable use of the channel and more what I expected when I originally subscribed. I also like the AI news that the channel ended up becoming. I suppose the latter is more useful for personal interest and the former is more useful for practical things I can use for working on projects.

[@brookewilder4543]

This is one of my favorite of your videos. As a small business owner, supporting small biz tech is important in our own mission. Thanks for this.

[@kpr2]

Heya Matt! Great info, as always. Sure, I'd love to see more vids like this! With the AI landscape changing so constantly and drastically, there are bound to be some amazing tools/toys out there slipping through the mainstream cracks.

[@dirkzee1]

Great job Matt

[@goodie2shoes]

Keep these coming! It keeps me up to speed with all the innovation.

[@officialstrecker6881]

what makes you different from all others is that you dont just talk about the websites for ai, you also demonstrates them. Subscribed!

[@alpal7712]

Once a week product reviews would be very good 👍🏼 pls do. Appreciate the honesty and transparency of your reviews as well.

[@woodcrafterinyourpocket8640]

Love this style of videos. Please do more.

[@Atreides1999]

You are one of my favorite AI News and Tools Reporter of all time! Thank You for your content! Truly Appreciated

[@lisakass1513]

Love this format of video!! Please make it a recurring series 🫡

[@toofattoskate1]

Good video, more like these please Matt. it really highlights some of the bad value ai cash grabs going on for what is mostly lowish standard photo and video generation aimed at curious casual amateurs rather than professionals. Roll on Sora! - Great channel btw

[@edwar368]

I think a series like this is awesome, not everyone can afford to suffer the death of a thousand cuts/subscriptions and a lot of these tools are useful for people who just want to use some of this functionality a few times a week/month, please do more :)

[@ericabruns650]

Absolutely loved this new concept and would be thrilled to see this become a new series of videos. Thanks for all you do!

[@devlogicg2875]

This is a FANTASTIC idea Matt...

[@brianhopson2072]

I love this idea! Thank you, Matt. These are great to use as secondary tools.

[@tonyprincis7623]

love this idea matt , please keep on doing this. really appreciate you going thru the sites and providing your honest feedback

[@livhinchcliffe7261]

Excited for this, Matt! You're my trusted source for all things AI. Can't wait to see what you've got in store!😄

[@MrTubeMeToo]

Yeah, make more! It's a great time saver. I enjoy trying out new ai tools but it is time consuming. Your video really helped me weed out the ones I could see would be a complete wasted of time for me personally. I like that you go into the pricing and give your take on the tool overall. Also like that you point to alternatives. Great work.

[@emanuelmma2]

Thanks! Helpful content!

[@vtsnwbrdr5652]

This is so helpful. Would love to see more continuation of this kinda series

[@lgreengenie]

This is a great idea Matt. I'm sure you will uncover some hidden gems of tools that cannot afford big promotion budgets. Look forward to seeing more.

[@TwistsandTales]

Hey Matt, thanks for this video. Yes, please create more like this one. It's great to learn about the 'smaller' tools that are out there.

[@apex-lazer]

Bro I’m listening to your video 2x’s the speed and it’s too slow I got a chrome extension on my Mac that lets me go above 3d it’s dope. What a relevant and valuable video bro. I’ve been kinda wishing you would put different artistic expressions to your videos images but just my thoughts. Proud of you for going so high octane and getting so much done. I always love you ❤ and love your content. Thanks bruh 🙏

[@OriginalRaveParty]

Definitely a good idea. Very repeatable and useful for your audience 👍

[@drboyce]

This is an excellennt video concept. Keep it going man, I learn a lot from you.

[@Erethras]

great idea, really love the underground ai to become a series :)

[@Aristocrat15]

Love this concept, really appreciate how you are willing to call out some of these platforms for their pricing models. Looking forward to more!

[@tiahurst9712]

Hi Matt, keep on making these videos.

[@prompt.try.repeat]

This underground AI tools is a great concept! As there are so many tools out there it saves tones of time to quickly run trough them by watching you testing them. Keep doing that!!! And thanks for your great content!

[@chrisnicoll8156]

Love it Matt! Saves me tons of time. I won't put myself through the misery of jumping through the hoops these guys put you through just to check it out. I'm glad your willing to do it! Keep it coming please.

[@Next_Level_You]

Great video Matt. Please make weekly videos like this. I love it. Thank you so much! I appreciate you 👍

[@juliocorral]

Love this Underground AI serie concept. Please make this a recurring serie. Thanx!

[@EduardoCortez81]

Yeah! Keep the series coming ❤

[@dougcallaghan6075]

Hi Matt. Yes, please continue to make these Underground AI videos. I'm more likely to try an AI tool that you've tested versus wading through the thousands of tools on Futuretools. I do wonder if the existing tools are upgraded by the creators. Is there a way to tell if a tool is more recent or just one from 2022 that's been abandoned by its creator?

[@ripstar2]

Really like the concept! Keep on making this 👍

[@inmyfreetyme]

WOW !! I just checked out that SDXL Lightning and Yes I love it. I couldn't type fast enough. It kept up with my every thought. Now time to play more with it. Thanks 4 sharing.😮😮

[@reloveolution2483]

I like the idea of an “Underground AI”. Keep it coming! Thanks Matt!

[@contractorwolf]

I like this concept but probably not for the reason you might think. Instead of "finding a product that i will use" it is more giving me ideas around products that I can build. I can see flaws and misses in some of these ideas and might think of a better way to do it. Even product failures might be useful for those of us that are trying to build new AI ideas. Keep them coming Matt!

[@DiceDecides]

Yes, this is the type of content I subbed for! It's so cool to see the variety of tools that are out there and what they can do :)

[@YesThatPrettyGirL]

LOVE LOVE LOVE this❣️

[@BridgittTheAIEdutainer]

Yes please. More underground AI videos. Tremendously helpful! Thank you.

[@Whoissincere]

PLEASE keep on making videos like this. 🙏🏾 I'm staying up to date with AI primarily through your channel, so this info is greatly appreciated. 🫡

[@AnthonyYoung-RexSFO]

Yes make more videos like this! your rapidly expanding knowledge base will prove invaluable to users researching and assessing new ai tools and any available alternatives.

[@ZMAN_Network]

Loved this format and great job/presentation as usual 👏. Definitely on board with this as a regular topic 👍

[@JerryPlankinton]

Yes, keep this content going.

[@taylorscott1849]

I really like these "heres a bunch of tools, general information about the tool, and maybe some use cases" videos. They are really helpful and give a general overview of potentially how these tools can be better implemented into specific workflows. I feel like there are WAY to many channels claiming to have the "Perfect AI Tool" that will make you rich. I am understanding more and more that AI tools are literally that, just another set of tools to sqeed up your workflow, with a certain amount of work that you will still need to put in to get a system or workflow up and running. So yes, I definitely say more videos like these!