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Working Smarter

Dropbox

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.

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S5 · E5
August 11 · 30 min
How the people building AI at Dropbox use AI themselves
Whether 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 space to do impactful work.
S5 · E4
July 28 · 27 min
Protecting your team’s content, wherever it’s stored—so you can safely use AI
AI 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?
S5 · E3
July 14 · 31 min
Building AI that can search inside videos (and photos and audio too)
Not all work happens in writing. Teams that work with photos, videos, and audio need AI that works for them too.
S5 · E2
June 30 · 31 min
How agentic AI works behind the scenes to find the answers you need
Meet 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.
S5 · E1
June 16 · 29 min
Why don’t more AI tools understand what matters to you?
How do you build AI that actually understands you and the work you do? It all starts with having the right context.
June 2 · 2 min
Coming soon: Working Smarter season three
Working 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 actually understands you, so you can focus on the work that matters most.
S4 · E6
Nov 12, 2025 · 38 min
How AI helps the McLaren F1 Team make every second count
A 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.
S4 · E5
Oct 29, 2025 · 41 min
This poet discovered AI and fell back in love with his creative career
In 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 most unique—and most human.
S4 · E4
Oct 15, 2025 · 33 min
The distillery with an AI-backed plan to lift their spirits
This 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.
S4 · E3
Oct 1, 2025 · 38 min
These people made an internal podcast. AI helped them reach the whole team
Amanda 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 possible.
S4 · E2
Sep 17, 2025 · 30 min
For these shipwreck-hunting humans, AI is part of the crew
Katie Skinner develops robots. Stephanie Gandulla studies shipwrecks. With AI, they can spend less time searching and more time exploring—as only humans can do.
S4 · E1
Sep 3, 2025 · 33 min
Why the hot new ingredient in this chef’s pantry is AI
Chef 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 sliced or diced.
Aug 27, 2025 · 1 min
Coming soon: Season two
Working 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 love about their jobs. From the F1 track to the kitchen—and even the bottom of a lake—learn how new tools are helping creatives, makers, visionaries, and their teams think big, move faster, and focus on the work that matters most.
S3 · E8
Aug 7, 2024 · 37 min
Sophia Wang on the new tools helping her find answers in old data
On 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 machine learning can help find patterns that might be difficult for humans to spot.
S3 · E7
Jul 24, 2024 · 39 min
CEO Drew Houston on solving the biggest problem with modern work
On 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 of tasks we'll increasingly offload to our silicon brains, and what Dropbox is doing to help make modern work more meaningful and fulfilling.
S3 · E6
Jul 10, 2024 · 34 min
Pascal Weinberger on bringing the "superpower" of automation to everyone
On 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 work, and why he doesn't want to build tools that replace us.
S3 · E5
Jun 26, 2024 · 39 min
Natalie Kupperman on why we still need humans in the loop
On 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 of your data into one place, and why there will always be some injuries we can’t prevent.
S3 · E4
Jun 12, 2024 · 36 min
Babak Hodjat on building smarter, more helpful AI
On 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 make better decisions and improve the way we do our jobs.
S3 · E3
May 29, 2024 · 30 min
May Habib on spending more time in flow
On 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 can get to the “thinking part” of your job more quickly.
S3 · E2
May 15, 2024 · 40 min
Abdi Aidid on being your most creative, dynamic self
For 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 AI could actually make legal services more accessible and supportive.

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