about ai journal

Welcome to The AI Journal

Hi, I'm Bijay Mandal — a self-taught developer and content creator from Nepal, and the person behind every article on this blog.

The AI Journal exists for one simple reason: most AI content online is either pure hype or paid promotion. I wanted a place that answers the question real people actually have — "Is this tool worth my time?" — honestly, based on hands-on use, not press releases.

Why you can trust what I write here

I'm not writing about AI from the outside. For the past two years, AI tools have been part of my daily work:

• I've built and published Android apps on the Google Play Store, using AI assistants throughout the development process.
• I run a YouTube channel and use AI tools in my video production workflow — from research to transcription to editing scripts.
• I've built automation pipelines with Google Apps Script and AI APIs, and open-source projects using speech recognition and translation models.
• I started as a computer operator at a school in Nepal and taught myself programming and AI development from free resources — so I know exactly what it's like to learn this stuff with a limited budget and no formal training.

When I say a free tool is "genuinely usable," it's because I used it when free tools were all I could afford. When I list a limitation, it's because I hit that limitation myself.

What you'll find on this blog

• Honest tool reviews — what free AI tools actually do well, and where they fall short
• Practical tutorials — step-by-step guides you can follow even as a beginner
• Real workflows — how I combine AI tools for app development, content creation, and automation
• Beginner-friendly explanations — AI concepts in plain language, no unnecessary jargon

My promise to readers

Three rules I follow on every post:

• I only review tools I have personally used. No rewritten press releases.
• I always mention the limitations. Every tool has them, and hiding them wastes your time.
• I clearly disclose if a post ever contains sponsored content or affiliate links. (Right now, it doesn't — this blog has none.)

Get in touch

Have a question, a tool suggestion, or feedback? Visit the Contact page — I read every message. You can also find my work on GitHub.

Thanks for reading — and welcome to the journal.