Are You Using AI-Based Tools for Editing or Transcripts / Show Notes and Are They Valuable?

I specifically have used Audacity for podcast editing for a while now and keep hearing about AI-based tools that can save time and effort. Yesterday I found a pretty good article that reviewed a number of tools out there that I thought I would share here - https://www.descript.com/blog/article/the-best-ai-tools-for-podcasters-from-scriptwriting-to-audio-editing-to-marketing-your-show.

My question is...are folks here using any of these tools for editing or show notes, and if you are, did using the tools actually save you time? I did try Descript a while back. I liked it, but I found the filler word detection and removal might make a really rough edit to the audio (or may cut off part of the previous / next word). There was also a weird thing with auto-normalization where my files sounded distorted.

I've had friends tell me I should be looking at some of these tools to make it easier to edit and do show notes, but I'd really be curious how many here are using these kinds of tools and if you feel they provide enough value right now to move away from something that is free. And did these tools provide a better wholistic and consistent audio leveling?

Any and all feedback is much appreciated. Thanks in advance!