# MacVoices #26177: Flip The Script - Vladyslav Hamolia On MacPaw's AI Assistant, Eney Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/macvoices-318767/macvoices-26177-flip-the-script-vladyslav-hamolia-on-macpaw-s-ai-assistant-eney Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/macvoices-318767/macvoices-26177-flip-the-script-vladyslav-hamolia-on-macpaw-s-ai-assistant-eney.md Podcast: [MacVoices](https://stenobird.com/podcast/macvoices-318767) Published: 2026-06-15T13:29:00+00:00 Episode link: https://maclevelten.libsyn.com/macvoices-26177-flip-the-script-vladyslav-hamolia-on-macpaws-ai-assistant-eney Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/maclevelten/MV26177.mp3?dest-id=51998 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/macvoices-318767/episodes/macvoices-26177-flip-the-script-vladyslav-hamolia-on-macpaw-s-ai-assistant-eney Duration seconds: 542 ## Resource At Flip The Script in San Francisco at WWDC, Vladyslav Hamolia, AI Staff Engineer for MacPaw .discusses the company's push to become AI-first by rethinking existing products, building internal tools, and supporting third-party vendors. He profiles Eney, the MacPaw AI assistant (available in Setapp) designed to perform tasks, optimize workflows, and improve daily routines. It addresses security while balancing local-first privacy goals with hybrid cloud models. Show Notes: Chapters: 00:03 Introduction from Flip the Script at WWDC 2026 00:16 Vlad's role in MacPaw's AI initiatives 00:33 Building an AI-first company and rethinking products 00:47 Combining open source, proprietary models, and platform tools 01:15 MacPaw as its own first customer for AI development 01:42 Testing integrations across products and vendors 02:01 Experimental AI products and user problem-solving 02:31 NA as an AI-first assistant for macOS 03:10 Defining AI-first beyond hype and marketing 04:20 Current AI products available for customers to try 04:54 Fast inference, memory layers, and third-party vendor tools 05:14 NA use cases: optimization, routines, and cybersecurity 05:40 File conversion, updates, Mac optimization, and app connections 06:10 Security, privacy, and on-device AI questions 06:29 Local-first goals and hybrid AI model experimentation 07:32 Where to learn more about MacPaw's AI research 08:03 Closing comments and outro Links: MacPaw Setapp Support: Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon http://patreon.com/macvoices Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect: Web: http://macvoices.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner http://www.twitter.com/macvoices Mastodon: https://mastodon.cloud/@chuckjoiner Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner MacVoices Pag… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/macvoices-318767/episodes/macvoices-26177-flip-the-script-vladyslav-hamolia-on-macpaw-s-ai-assistant-eney/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/macvoices-318767/macvoices-26177-flip-the-script-vladyslav-hamolia-on-macpaw-s-ai-assistant-eney.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.