Steven Jones

Author: Steven Jones

AI Tools Reviewer and Technical Analyst

Steven Jones is a technology analyst specialising in artificial intelligence, machine learning workflows, and emerging automation tools.

At DIY AI, he focuses on clear, practical guidance for people comparing AI tools in the real world. His work covers text generation, image generation, video tools, data platforms, developer-focused AI products, and the automation workflows that connect them.

Steven's reviews are built around hands-on testing, practical benchmarks, and transparent scoring rather than vendor claims. He looks closely at where each tool performs well, where it falls short, and what those trade-offs mean for creators, teams, and businesses trying to make sensible AI adoption decisions.

He has a particular interest in safety, reliability, output quality, performance metrics, and dataset quality. When he is not reviewing the latest AI model updates, he experiments with prompt engineering techniques and contributes to DIY AI ongoing work on fair, explainable scoring frameworks for AI tools.

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Latest posts by Steven Jones

Offline Speech-to-Text 2026: Best Local and Self-Hosted Options Tested

Offline Speech-to-Text 2026: Best Local and Self-Hosted Options Tested

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Offline speech-to-text has become a much broader category than running OpenAI Whisper on a laptop. In 2026, you can choose…
AI Coding Agent Benchmark 2026: Which Agents Finish Repository Tasks Reliably?

AI Coding Agent Benchmark 2026: Which Agents Finish Repository Tasks Reliably?

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A useful coding agent benchmark should answer a harder question than “Can this model solve a GitHub issue?” It should…
Best Real-Time Speech-to-Text APIs 2026: Latency, Stability and Cost Tested

Best Real-Time Speech-to-Text APIs 2026: Latency, Stability and Cost Tested

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A real-time speech-to-text API has a harder job than producing an accurate transcript. It has to return text early enough…
AI Storyboard Generator 2026: Which Tools Keep Characters and Shots Consistent?

AI Storyboard Generator 2026: Which Tools Keep Characters and Shots Consistent?

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An AI storyboard generator should do more than turn a script into attractive pictures. For pre-production, the useful test is…
Best AI Talking Head Generators 2026: Avatar Realism Tested Beyond Lip Sync

Best AI Talking Head Generators 2026: Avatar Realism Tested Beyond Lip Sync

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An AI talking-head generator should do more than just make a mouth follow a voice. The convincing systems also need…
AI B-Roll Generator 2026: Generated vs Stock B-Roll Tested

AI B-Roll Generator 2026: Generated vs Stock B-Roll Tested

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An AI B-roll generator should solve a specific editing problem: take an existing talking-head video, podcast, tutorial or voice-over and…
AI Video Extender 2026: Which Tools Continue a Clip Without Breaking Continuity?

AI Video Extender 2026: Which Tools Continue a Clip Without Breaking Continuity?

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An AI video extender generates new footage after the end of an existing clip. The difficult part is not adding…
DigitalOcean Pricing 2026: Droplet Costs, Backups and Hidden Fees

DigitalOcean Pricing 2026: Droplet Costs, Backups and Hidden Fees

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DigitalOcean pricing looks simple because a Basic Droplet starts at $4 per month. The bill becomes less obvious once a…
CapCut Pricing 2026: Pro Plans, Costs and What You Actually Get

CapCut Pricing 2026: Pro Plans, Costs and What You Actually Get

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CapCut pricing in 2026 is harder to read than the headline subscription fee suggests. There is still a free version,…
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