CE Pro Podcast #165: Practical Use Cases of AI With Ari Supran
Episode #165
Summary
Recorded live on the Smart Stage at CEDIA Expo 2025, this episode features Ari Supran, CEO of Sonance, delivering one of the show’s most talked-about presentations: “Practical Uses of AI in the Custom Integration Industry.”
In this engaging and highly practical session, Supran walks the audience through how AI is already transforming day-to-day operations inside his company—and how custom integrators can do the same. Instead of focusing on futuristic speculation, he demonstrates how AI tools can save hours of manual work today.
From using Wispr Flow for voice-to-text documentation and ChatGPT Canvas for smarter editing, to leveraging Perplexity for fact-checked research and NotebookLM for visual training materials, Supran shares a hands-on roadmap for integrators to incorporate AI into their workflows. He even shows how his team builds simple apps without coding, automates billing and shipping reviews, and uses AI-powered agents to streamline business processes.
Supran closes with a seven-step playbook for AI adoption—automate inputs, edit intelligently, research with context, train visually, build tools, let agents act, and integrate into daily operations. His message is clear: AI isn’t replacing people—it’s enhancing what skilled professionals can do.
This CEDIA Expo session offers an unfiltered look at how AI can help integrators work faster, smarter, and with greater confidence in an evolving connected-home industry.
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Summary
Recorded live on the Smart Stage at CEDIA Expo 2025, this episode features Ari Supran, CEO of Sonance, delivering one of the show’s most talked-about presentations: “Practical Uses of AI in the Custom Integration Industry.”
In this engaging and highly practical session, Supran walks the audience through how AI is already transforming day-to-day operations inside his company—and how custom integrators can do the same. Instead of focusing on futuristic speculation, he demonstrates how AI tools can save hours of manual work today.
From using Wispr Flow for voice-to-text documentation and ChatGPT Canvas for smarter editing, to leveraging Perplexity for fact-checked research and NotebookLM for visual training materials, Supran shares a hands-on roadmap for integrators to incorporate AI into their workflows. He even shows how his team builds simple apps without coding, automates billing and shipping reviews, and uses AI-powered agents to streamline business processes.
Supran closes with a seven-step playbook for AI adoption—automate inputs, edit intelligently, research with context, train visually, build tools, let agents act, and integrate into daily operations. His message is clear: AI isn’t replacing people—it’s enhancing what skilled professionals can do.
This CEDIA Expo session offers an unfiltered look at how AI can help integrators work faster, smarter, and with greater confidence in an evolving connected-home industry.
