Working Smarter
by Dropbox
Latest episode
How the people building AI at Dropbox use AI themselves
How the people building AI at Dropbox use AI themselves
About this podcast
Modern work can be frustrating and chaotic—if you don’t have the right tools. From context engineering to multimodal search, go behind the scenes and hear how Dropbox engineers are building AI that actually understands you, so you can focus on the work that matters most.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 38 episodes
- How the people building AI at Dropbox use AI themselves · 30 min · Season 5 Episode 5Whether it’s writing tests, fixing bugs, tackling tech debt, or accelerating migrations, this is how engineers are using agentic AI to build the future of Dropbox—and create more…
- Protecting your team’s content, wherever it’s stored—so you can safely use AI · 28 min · Season 5 Episode 4AI makes it easier than ever to find and act on information. So how do you ensure that only the right people and the right tools can access your team’s most sensitive content?
- Building AI that can search inside videos (and photos and audio too) · 32 min · Season 5 Episode 3Not all work happens in writing. Teams that work with photos, videos, and audio need AI that works for them too.
- How agentic AI works behind the scenes to find the answers you need · 32 min · Season 5 Episode 2Meet the AI agents that work together behind the scenes to search, reason, and sift through all your content to get you what you need to do your job.
- Why don’t more AI tools understand what matters to you? · 30 min · Season 5 Episode 1How do you build AI that actually understands you and the work you do? It all starts with having the right context.
- Coming soon: Working Smarter season three · 2 min · Season 5Working Smarter is back for season three! From context engineering to multimodal search, we're taking you behind the scenes to hear how Dropbox engineers are building AI that…
- How AI helps the McLaren F1 Team make every second count · 38 min · Season 4 Episode 6A world record pit stop can’t happen without a team of people operating at peak human performance. But as McLaren Racing’s Dan Keyworth explains, AI plays a crucial role, too.
- This poet discovered AI and fell back in love with his creative career · 41 min · Season 4 Episode 5In a world where everyone has access to the same tools, Iain Thomas believes it’s never been more important to lean into the skills, context, and experiences that make each of us…
- The distillery with an AI-backed plan to lift their spirits · 33 min · Season 4 Episode 4This distillery is using AI to help make and market their whiskey. But what sells—and how to sell it—is still a matter of human taste.
- These people made an internal podcast. AI helped them reach the whole team · 38 min · Season 4 Episode 3Amanda Cupido doesn’t speak Spanish or French. But using AI, she and her team helped a global nonprofit make their internal podcast more accessible to as many employees as…
- For these shipwreck-hunting humans, AI is part of the crew · 31 min · Season 4 Episode 2Katie Skinner develops robots. Stephanie Gandulla studies shipwrecks. With AI, they can spend less time searching and more time exploring—as only humans can do.
- Why the hot new ingredient in this chef’s pantry is AI · 33 min · Season 4 Episode 1Chef Ian Ramirez uses AI to tackle the repetitive, time-consuming parts of menu planning for commercial kitchens, and help clients visualize new concepts before anything gets…
- Coming soon: Season two · 2 min · Season 4Working Smarter is back for season two! Starting September 3, we’re going beyond the hype and headlines to bring you stories about real people using AI to do more of what they…
- Sophia Wang on the new tools helping her find answers in old data · 37 min · Season 3 Episode 8On our final episode this season of Working Smarter, Stanford ophthalmology professor Sophia Wang talks about making better decisions with the data you already have, and how…
- CEO Drew Houston on solving the biggest problem with modern work · 40 min · Season 3 Episode 7On our seventh episode of Working Smarter, hear Dropbox co-founder and CEO Drew Houston discuss why it’s gotten so hard to find the information you need to do your job, the types…
- Pascal Weinberger on bringing the "superpower" of automation to everyone · 35 min · Season 3 Episode 6On our sixth episode of Working Smarter, hear Bardeen co-founder and CEO Pascal Weinberger talk about effortlessly automating repetitive tasks in the apps you already use for…
- Natalie Kupperman on why we still need humans in the loop · 39 min · Season 3 Episode 5On our fifth episode of Working Smarter, hear sports scientist Natalie Kupperman discuss AI-powered tools for monitoring athlete health and fitness, the importance of getting all…
- Babak Hodjat on building smarter, more helpful AI · 37 min · Season 3 Episode 4On our fourth episode of Working Smarter, hear Cognizant's AI CTO Babak Hodjat talk about why it’s still so hard for digital assistants to understand us, and how AI can help us…
- May Habib on spending more time in flow · 30 min · Season 3 Episode 3On our third episode of Working Smarter, hear Writer CEO and co-founder May Habib talk about how AI-powered tools can help streamline the writing part of your workflows, so you…
- Abdi Aidid on being your most creative, dynamic self · 40 min · Season 3 Episode 2For our second episode of Working Smarter, hear University of Toronto law professor Abdi Aidid talk about using AI to spend more time on the things you do best, and why he thinks…
