My First AI Employee: An Experiment with Suna, GenSpark, and FireCrawl
4/26/25 - 4:45 PM
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AI Tool Roundup: Hits and Misses

This week's exploration of trending AI tools brought some exciting discoveries and a few bumps in the road. Here's a breakdown of what we covered:
Highlights:
  • Kortix AI's Suna: An open-source AI employee that can handle complex tasks. We tested its ability to analyze conference speakers and create a report. While the hosted version encountered high demand and eventually required payment, the open-source nature allows for self-hosting. However, this requires setting up various databases and APIs, making it a complex process. Dockerization isn't available, unfortunately.
  • GenSpark AI Slides: This tool automatically generates presentations from given text. In our test, it created a visually appealing presentation based on my AI tools talk, surpassing my own slides in design. However, the free version only generated a few slides before requiring a subscription for completion. It offers other features like super agents, image and video generation, and deep research.
  • Nari Labs' Dia: An impressive open-weight text-to-dialogue model generating ultra-realistic speech, rivaling established tools like ElevenLabs and Sesame AI. It boasts 1.6 billion parameters and was developed without funding, showcasing the rapid advancements in AI.
  • FireCrawl's Fire One: An AI agent that goes beyond scraping and can interact with websites, filling forms and even logging in. We successfully used it to find running routes on Strava by providing login credentials (changed afterward for security). The process was a bit slow and required a refined prompt, but it ultimately delivered the desired information.
Detailed Breakdown:
1. Kortix AI's Suna:
  • Purpose: AI employee for various tasks.
  • Test: Analyze conference speakers, create a report.
  • Result: Initial success in researching, but the hosted version hit a paywall due to high demand.
  • Open-source: Available for self-hosting on GitHub.
  • Self-hosting challenges: Requires Supabase, Redis, Daytona, API keys from OpenAI/Anthropic, Tivoli, and RapidAPI. Complex setup without Docker support.
2. GenSpark AI Slides:
  • Purpose: Generate presentations from text prompts.
  • Test: Create slides for AI tools talk.
  • Result: Created visually appealing slides with iconography, but the free version was limited to a few slides before requiring a subscription.
  • Other features: Super agents, image/video generation, deep research, and various AI agents.
3. Nari Labs' Dia:
  • Purpose: Text-to-dialogue model.
  • Key features: Ultra-realistic speech, 1.6 billion parameters, zero funding.
  • Impressions: Remarkable quality, highlighting rapid AI advancements.
4. FireCrawl's Fire One:
  • Purpose: AI agent for web interaction (beyond scraping).
  • Test: Find running routes on Strava from a specific location.
  • Result: Successfully logged into Strava, navigated the site, and extracted running route information. The process was slow and required a refined prompt, including the login page and credentials.
Additional Notes:
  • Netflix's Black Mirror series was mentioned for its increasingly relevant portrayal of near-future technological advancements.
This week's exploration showcased both the potential and the limitations of emerging AI tools. While some tools faced limitations with free tiers and complex setups, others like Dia demonstrated impressive advancements. The ongoing development in the AI space continues to bring exciting possibilities.

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