I love AI assistants but objectively they're still terrible. (A Lefos review)
The article discusses the author's experiences with various AI personal assistants, including Gai Bot and Al, and their limitations. The author recently tested Lefos by Earendil, hoping it would serve as a more capable and reliable assistant. While the review highlights some promising features of Lefos, it also emphasizes the need for improvements based on the author's preferences.
- ▪The author has been using AI personal assistants since 2023, starting with Gai Bot.
- ▪Gai Bot is described as predictable but limited in features compared to newer models like OpenClaw.
- ▪Lefos by Earendil is tested as a potential replacement for existing assistants, with both positive and negative observations noted.
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I love AI personal assistants but objectively they're still terrible. (A Lefos review)April 28, 2026 · 28 min readGareth DwyerSoftware engineer and technical writerGenerative AII've been a heavy user of LLMs as personal assistants since around 2023 when I hooked up OpenAI to a Telegram bot. I did it because I could, but it was a hit with some friends and family members. 'Gai Bot' is now part of most of my Telegram groups and we use it for all kinds of things, from reminders, to winning arguments, habit tracking, and interior design help. I also use AI assistants for work. In this context, I use command line agents more heavily. I have Claude Code, Codex, Amp, Pi, and Gemini (the last only if I'm really hurting for weekly quota).
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