{
  "title": "Deputy Blog",
  "description": "Guides on AI personal assistants — how they work, what they cost, and what separates AI that acts from AI that just answers.",
  "url": "https://deputy.cloud/blog/",
  "feed": "https://deputy.cloud/blog/feed.xml",
  "updated": "2026-03-25T10:00:00Z",
  "posts": [
    {
      "id": "ai-that-acts-vs-ai-that-chats",
      "title": "The Difference Between an AI That Chats and an AI That Acts",
      "url": "https://deputy.cloud/blog/ai-that-acts-vs-ai-that-chats.html",
      "image": "https://deputy.cloud/og-image-deputy-v3.png",
      "excerpt": "Chatting with AI is useful. Having AI do things on your behalf is different. Here's what separates the two — and why the distinction matters.",
      "date": "2026-03-24",
      "readTime": "9 min",
      "tags": ["ai-assistants", "agentic-ai", "deputy", "pillar"]
    },
    {
      "id": "best-ai-personal-assistants",
      "title": "Best AI Personal Assistants in 2026 (That Actually Do Things)",
      "url": "https://deputy.cloud/blog/best-ai-personal-assistants.html",
      "image": "https://deputy.cloud/og-image-deputy-v3.png",
      "excerpt": "A hands-on comparison of ChatGPT Plus, Claude, Lindy, Perplexity, and Deputy — ranked by what they actually do, not what they say.",
      "date": "2026-03-25",
      "readTime": "11 min",
      "tags": ["comparison", "ai-assistants", "chatgpt", "claude", "deputy"]
    },
    {
      "id": "real-cost-ai-subscriptions",
      "title": "The Real Cost of Paying for Three AI Subscriptions",
      "url": "https://deputy.cloud/blog/real-cost-ai-subscriptions.html",
      "image": "https://deputy.cloud/og-image-deputy-v3.png",
      "excerpt": "The average AI user pays $60–100/month across 3+ subscriptions — and still does everything themselves. Here's what you're actually buying.",
      "date": "2026-03-25",
      "readTime": "6 min",
      "tags": ["pricing", "subscriptions", "ai-assistants", "pay-as-you-go"]
    },
    {
      "id": "automate-follow-up-emails-ai",
      "title": "How to Automate Follow-Up Emails with AI (Without Building Automations)",
      "url": "https://deputy.cloud/blog/automate-follow-up-emails-ai.html",
      "image": "https://deputy.cloud/og-image-deputy-v3.png",
      "excerpt": "Most follow-ups never get sent. Here's how to automate follow-up emails with AI — without building a single workflow or touching a CRM.",
      "date": "2026-03-25",
      "readTime": "7 min",
      "tags": ["follow-up", "email", "automation", "sales", "deputy"]
    },
    {
      "id": "ai-assistant-24-7",
      "title": "The AI That Works While You Sleep",
      "url": "https://deputy.cloud/blog/ai-assistant-24-7.html",
      "image": "https://deputy.cloud/og-image-deputy-v3.png",
      "excerpt": "Most AI is available 24/7. Very few AI assistants actually work 24/7. Here's what the difference looks like in practice.",
      "date": "2026-03-25",
      "readTime": "6 min",
      "tags": ["always-on", "ai-assistants", "agentic-ai", "deputy"]
    },
    {
      "id": "ai-assistant-no-subscription",
      "title": "AI Assistant With No Monthly Subscription: What Are Your Options?",
      "url": "https://deputy.cloud/blog/ai-assistant-no-subscription.html",
      "image": "https://deputy.cloud/og-image-deputy-v3.png",
      "excerpt": "Most AI assistants lock you into $20–$200/month subscriptions. Here are your real options for no-subscription AI — and what each one actually costs you.",
      "date": "2026-03-25",
      "readTime": "5 min",
      "tags": ["pricing", "no-subscription", "pay-as-you-go", "ai-assistants"]
    },
    {
      "id": "ai-daily-briefing",
      "title": "AI Daily Briefing Over Text: How to Start Every Morning Ready",
      "url": "https://deputy.cloud/blog/ai-daily-briefing.html",
      "image": "https://deputy.cloud/og-image-deputy-v3.png",
      "excerpt": "An AI daily briefing over text means you wake up knowing what matters — calendar, priority emails, open tasks — before you open a single app.",
      "date": "2026-03-25",
      "readTime": "6 min",
      "tags": ["daily-briefing", "morning-routine", "productivity", "deputy"]
    },
    {
      "id": "hidden-costs-of-ai-assistants",
      "title": "The Hidden Costs of \"$20/month\" AI Assistants",
      "url": "https://deputy.cloud/blog/hidden-costs-of-ai-assistants.html",
      "image": "https://deputy.cloud/blog/images/hidden-costs-of-ai-assistants.jpg",
      "excerpt": "The sticker price for most AI assistants is $20/month. But $20/month is rarely the actual cost. The real number lives in the margins.",
      "date": "2026-02-14",
      "readTime": "7 min",
      "tags": ["pricing", "ai-assistants", "subscriptions", "hidden-costs"]
    },
    {
      "id": "ai-assistant-multimodal-tools",
      "title": "What Is an AI Personal Assistant That Actually Does Things?",
      "url": "https://deputy.cloud/blog/ai-assistant-multimodal-tools.html",
      "image": "https://deputy.cloud/blog/images/ai-assistant-multimodal-tools.jpg",
      "excerpt": "Most AI assistants help you think. What changes when an AI assistant can actually take action — calendar, email, research, follow-ups?",
      "date": "2026-02-06",
      "readTime": "8 min",
      "tags": ["ai-assistants", "agentic-ai", "tools", "deputy"]
    }
  ]
}