{"podcast":{"title":"How I AI","slug":"how-i-ai-7304222","podcast_index_feed_id":7304222,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1035b1568/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pen-name","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/43412682/43412682-1743896356244-0f4bd1d0374d2.jpg","author":"Claire Vo","episode_count":94,"summary":"How I AI, hosted by Claire Vo, is for anyone wondering how to actually use these magical new tools to improve the quality and efficiency of their work. In each episode, guests will share a specific, practical, and impactful way they’ve learned to use AI in their work or life. Expect 30-minute episodes, live screen sharing, and tips/tricks/workflows you can copy immediately. If you want to demystify AI and learn the skills you need to thrive in this new world, this podcast is for you.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T00:18:04.068136+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-i-ai-7304222"},"episode":{"title":"Claude Opus 4.8 is here. Is it as good as they say?","slug":"claude-opus-4-8-is-here-is-it-as-good-as-they-say","published_at":"2026-05-28T21:32:37+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-i-ai-7304222/claude-opus-4-8-is-here-is-it-as-good-as-they-say","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-i-ai-7304222","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pen-name/episodes/Claude-Opus-4-8-is-here--Is-it-as-good-as-they-say-e3k1l0v","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1035b1568/podcast/play/120689119/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-28%2F425086059-44100-2-ee030741560df.mp3","summary":"I got a few hours of early-access testing with Anthropic’s newly released model Opus 4.8. I walk through real coding, design, and strategy tasks across Claude Code and Claude Cowork, and give you my unfiltered view on what impressed me and what didn’t. — What you’ll learn: Where Opus 4.8 excels: greenfield prototypes, one-shot features, and fast execution Where it struggles: the last 10%, edge cases in existing codebases, and hallucinations How Opus 4.8 compares to Opus 4.7 on business strategy work Why I’m still reaching for Opus 4.7 on data-heavy strategy and roadmap work The new features shipping alongside the model: dynamic workflows with parallel subagents and effort control in Claude.ai and Cowork The prompting and harness strategy I’d use to get the most out of it — In this episode, we cover: (00:00) Introduction to Opus 4.8 (00:44) Benchmark performance and pricing (01:53) First coding test: Building a prototyping tool (03:00) Where it failed: The last 10% problem (03:27) The hallucination problem (04:23) Testing Opus 4.8 on existing codebases (05:24) The ambition test: Building games for a 9-year-old (07:03) Business strategy test: 4.7 vs 4.8 (08:23) The roadmap test (09:17) Final verdict — References: • System Card: Claude Opus 4.8: https://cdn.sanity.io/files/4zrzovbb/website/c886650a2e96fc0925c805a1a7ca77314ccbf4a6.pdf • Introducing Claude Opus 4.8 on X: https://x.com/claudeai/status/2060042702150930686?s=20 — Where to find Claire Vo: ChatPRD: https://www.chatprd.ai/ Website: https://clairevo.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairevo/ X: https://x.com/clairevo — Production and marketing by https://penname.co/ . For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email jordan@penname.co.","meta_description":"I got a few hours of early-access testing with Anthropic’s newly released model Opus 4.8. I walk through real coding, design, and strategy tasks across Cl…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":819,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/how-i-ai-7304222/episodes/claude-opus-4-8-is-here-is-it-as-good-as-they-say/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-i-ai-7304222/claude-opus-4-8-is-here-is-it-as-good-as-they-say.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}