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    <description>How business works. And how it changes. Two founders. Strong opinions. Honest footnotes.</description>
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      <title>EP.06 — I Thought AI Would Free Me. I Was Wrong.</title>
      <link>https://www.probablyworks.co/episodes/does-ai-save-time-at-work/</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Oksana Kovalchuk &amp; Konstantin Semenenko</dc:creator>
      <description>Does AI save time at work? Oksana and Konstantin compare repeatable tasks with code that still needs engineering, and ask why faster tools can leave them working longer.</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://www.probablyworks.co/social/episode-xXsj2pgYbG8.jpg" alt="" width="1280" height="720" /></p><p>Does AI save time at work? Oksana and Konstantin compare repeatable tasks with code that still needs engineering, and ask why faster tools can leave them working longer.</p><ol><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXsj2pgYbG8">00:00</a> The promise of more time</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXsj2pgYbG8&amp;t=59s">00:59</a> What AI can actually replace</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXsj2pgYbG8&amp;t=285s">04:45</a> The engineering cost of generated code</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXsj2pgYbG8&amp;t=649s">10:49</a> The repeatability test</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXsj2pgYbG8&amp;t=722s">12:02</a> How to spot the bubble</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXsj2pgYbG8&amp;t=1228s">20:28</a> The cost of keeping up</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXsj2pgYbG8&amp;t=1399s">23:19</a> Why faster tools can make us busier</li></ol><p><a href="https://www.probablyworks.co/episodes/does-ai-save-time-at-work/">Watch the episode</a> · <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXsj2pgYbG8">YouTube</a> · 26 min</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>EP.05 — CEO? More Like Chief Everything Officer</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Oksana Kovalchuk &amp; Konstantin Semenenko</dc:creator>
      <description>Oksana tells the story of starting ANODA, splitting responsibilities with a business partner, growing the team and learning when a founder needs to set boundaries.</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://www.probablyworks.co/img/episodes/82n6yUYRkCo.jpg" alt="" width="1280" height="720" /></p><p>Oksana tells the story of starting ANODA, splitting responsibilities with a business partner, growing the team and learning when a founder needs to set boundaries.</p><ol><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82n6yUYRkCo">00:00</a> The introvert behind ANODA</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82n6yUYRkCo&amp;t=19s">00:19</a> Why this conversation matters</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82n6yUYRkCo&amp;t=40s">00:40</a> Writing code at five</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82n6yUYRkCo&amp;t=168s">02:48</a> The first clients and companies</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82n6yUYRkCo&amp;t=556s">09:16</a> The cab-driver wake-up call</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82n6yUYRkCo&amp;t=739s">12:19</a> From CEO to employee</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82n6yUYRkCo&amp;t=1059s">17:39</a> How ANODA began</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82n6yUYRkCo&amp;t=1292s">21:32</a> Shipmate and the unexpected spotlight</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82n6yUYRkCo&amp;t=1564s">26:04</a> Splitting the founding roles</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82n6yUYRkCo&amp;t=1798s">29:58</a> Growing the team and surviving lockdown</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82n6yUYRkCo&amp;t=1973s">32:53</a> Partners, boundaries and the business prenup</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82n6yUYRkCo&amp;t=2468s">41:08</a> Clients, product design and measurable results</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82n6yUYRkCo&amp;t=2699s">44:59</a> AI still needs your judgment</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82n6yUYRkCo&amp;t=2790s">46:30</a> What comes next</li></ol><p><a href="https://www.probablyworks.co/episodes/chief-everything-officer/">Watch the episode</a> · <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82n6yUYRkCo">YouTube</a> · 47 min</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>EP.04 — Are You Automating Things That Don&apos;t Matter?</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Oksana Kovalchuk &amp; Konstantin Semenenko</dc:creator>
      <description>Which workflows are worth automating? Oksana and Konstantin discuss process ownership, reports nobody reads and how to tell whether automation improves a result.</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://www.probablyworks.co/img/episodes/ac2SRegvRsI.jpg" alt="" width="1280" height="720" /></p><p>Which workflows are worth automating? Oksana and Konstantin discuss process ownership, reports nobody reads and how to tell whether automation improves a result.</p><ol><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac2SRegvRsI">00:00</a> Paying for results, not time</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac2SRegvRsI&amp;t=18s">00:18</a> Who owns the process?</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac2SRegvRsI&amp;t=141s">02:21</a> Years of experience versus seniority</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac2SRegvRsI&amp;t=314s">05:14</a> Building without a clear product need</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac2SRegvRsI&amp;t=394s">06:34</a> Automation from the developer’s side</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac2SRegvRsI&amp;t=425s">07:05</a> The automation joke: goals and tradeoffs</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac2SRegvRsI&amp;t=551s">09:11</a> Management, responsibility and risk</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac2SRegvRsI&amp;t=794s">13:14</a> Could voice replace interfaces?</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac2SRegvRsI&amp;t=1031s">17:11</a> Changing team workflows with AI</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac2SRegvRsI&amp;t=1210s">20:10</a> Reports nobody reads</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac2SRegvRsI&amp;t=1277s">21:17</a> Initiative and useful feedback</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac2SRegvRsI&amp;t=1466s">24:26</a> Reliable delivery with little initiative</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac2SRegvRsI&amp;t=1589s">26:29</a> Management and communication</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac2SRegvRsI&amp;t=1663s">27:43</a> What does value mean?</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac2SRegvRsI&amp;t=1689s">28:09</a> Final thoughts</li></ol><p><a href="https://www.probablyworks.co/episodes/the-automation-trap/">Watch the episode</a> · <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac2SRegvRsI">YouTube</a> · 29 min</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>EP.03 — Why AI Won&apos;t Replace Your Design Team (Yet)</title>
      <link>https://www.probablyworks.co/episodes/will-ai-replace-design-teams/</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Oksana Kovalchuk &amp; Konstantin Semenenko</dc:creator>
      <description>Oksana and Konstantin ask what a design team should deliver when AI can produce average work, from client judgment and useful feedback to taking responsibility for a result.</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://www.probablyworks.co/img/episodes/vAGOMN7V2yM.jpg" alt="" width="1280" height="720" /></p><p>Oksana and Konstantin ask what a design team should deliver when AI can produce average work, from client judgment and useful feedback to taking responsibility for a result.</p><ol><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAGOMN7V2yM">00:00</a> Can you beat average AI output?</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAGOMN7V2yM&amp;t=16s">00:16</a> AI, teams and results</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAGOMN7V2yM&amp;t=89s">01:29</a> Rethinking the design team</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAGOMN7V2yM&amp;t=399s">06:39</a> Value beyond the task list</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAGOMN7V2yM&amp;t=479s">07:59</a> AI as industrialization</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAGOMN7V2yM&amp;t=668s">11:08</a> Average output and prompt limits</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAGOMN7V2yM&amp;t=847s">14:07</a> Clients, delivery and human skills</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAGOMN7V2yM&amp;t=966s">16:06</a> Vibe coding and the pull of automation</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAGOMN7V2yM&amp;t=1238s">20:38</a> Scrum needs responsibility</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAGOMN7V2yM&amp;t=1443s">24:03</a> Companies pay for results</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAGOMN7V2yM&amp;t=1668s">27:48</a> Interview skills versus real work</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAGOMN7V2yM&amp;t=1797s">29:57</a> Laziness and automation</li></ol><p><a href="https://www.probablyworks.co/episodes/will-ai-replace-design-teams/">Watch the episode</a> · <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAGOMN7V2yM">YouTube</a> · 32 min</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>EP.02 — The Reality of Building AI Products: It’s Not Just Prompts</title>
      <link>https://www.probablyworks.co/episodes/the-real-cost-of-building-ai-products/</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Oksana Kovalchuk &amp; Konstantin Semenenko</dc:creator>
      <description>What does it cost to build an AI product beyond the prompts? The hosts discuss token budgets, running models locally and the work of turning a prototype into a product people can trust.</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://www.probablyworks.co/img/episodes/IzUF4F0_4Bs.jpg" alt="" width="1280" height="720" /></p><p>What does it cost to build an AI product beyond the prompts? The hosts discuss token budgets, running models locally and the work of turning a prototype into a product people can trust.</p><ol><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzUF4F0_4Bs">00:00</a> Meet Oksana &amp; Kostya</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzUF4F0_4Bs&amp;t=31s">00:31</a> The real AI bill</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzUF4F0_4Bs&amp;t=165s">02:45</a> A week&apos;s AI tokens, gone in a day</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzUF4F0_4Bs&amp;t=198s">03:18</a> Are local AI models actually cheaper?</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzUF4F0_4Bs&amp;t=431s">07:11</a> The AI slop problem</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzUF4F0_4Bs&amp;t=626s">10:26</a> AI content: facts vs repetition</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzUF4F0_4Bs&amp;t=718s">11:58</a> LinkedIn: bots talking to bots</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzUF4F0_4Bs&amp;t=1011s">16:51</a> MVP vs a real product</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzUF4F0_4Bs&amp;t=1347s">22:27</a> Your prototype is going to production</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzUF4F0_4Bs&amp;t=1445s">24:05</a> Quality, budgets &amp; earning trust</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzUF4F0_4Bs&amp;t=1586s">26:26</a> Building the product is only the beginning</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzUF4F0_4Bs&amp;t=1946s">32:26</a> Final thoughts &amp; subscribe</li></ol><p><a href="https://www.probablyworks.co/episodes/the-real-cost-of-building-ai-products/">Watch the episode</a> · <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzUF4F0_4Bs">YouTube</a> · 33 min</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>EP.01 — AI vs. Humans: Who Should Control the Code?</title>
      <link>https://www.probablyworks.co/episodes/who-should-control-ai-generated-code/</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Oksana Kovalchuk &amp; Konstantin Semenenko</dc:creator>
      <description>When a coding agent changes login while fixing padding, who catches it? Oksana and Konstantin discuss scope, human oversight and accountability for generated code.</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://www.probablyworks.co/img/episodes/IK0JhYQyeNk.jpg" alt="" width="1280" height="720" /></p><p>When a coding agent changes login while fixing padding, who catches it? Oksana and Konstantin discuss scope, human oversight and accountability for generated code.</p><ol><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK0JhYQyeNk">00:00</a> Meet Oksana &amp; Kostya</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK0JhYQyeNk&amp;t=31s">00:31</a> Good code vs a product that works</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK0JhYQyeNk&amp;t=312s">05:12</a> AI mistakes: data leaks &amp; broken systems</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK0JhYQyeNk&amp;t=385s">06:25</a> Human oversight still matters</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK0JhYQyeNk&amp;t=591s">09:51</a> Why local AI feels disappointing</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK0JhYQyeNk&amp;t=752s">12:32</a> Context, instructions &amp; wrong expectations</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK0JhYQyeNk&amp;t=1022s">17:02</a> Asked for padding—AI hacked the login</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK0JhYQyeNk&amp;t=1062s">17:42</a> Who pays for AI mistakes?</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK0JhYQyeNk&amp;t=1395s">23:15</a> &quot;Legacy&quot; code written five minutes ago</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK0JhYQyeNk&amp;t=1603s">26:43</a> Are engineers becoming managers?</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK0JhYQyeNk&amp;t=1876s">31:16</a> She thought GitHub was angry</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK0JhYQyeNk&amp;t=1955s">32:35</a> Final thoughts &amp; subscribe</li></ol><p><a href="https://www.probablyworks.co/episodes/who-should-control-ai-generated-code/">Watch the episode</a> · <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK0JhYQyeNk">YouTube</a> · 33 min</p>]]></content:encoded>
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