Hand-Picked Content
From CoPilot to Pilot: AI Takes Control
Video, 20min
tasks on your behalf – something straight out of sci-fi books and movies. While currently limited to developers, expensive, and still buggy, this feature offers a glimpse into a future where AI transcends just responding to prompts or providing code to copy-paste. Instead, it can actively complete entire tasks for you. This capability, called “computer use,” was announced by Claude AI and goes way beyond automating mundane office work like creating emails or PowerPoint decks.
The video demonstrates four different use cases, with the first one being particularly fascinating: telling AI to develop and execute a $1000/month business idea. While it doesn’t actually deposit money in your bank account (yet), it’s impressive how far it gets. Worth watching to see where this is headed
Hack your workflow
This is YOU, according to AI
If you’re a regular ChatGPT user, it develops a picture of who you are based on your conversations (mine above). Curious what ChatGPT thinks it knows about you?
Try this two-step prompt:
“Tell me what you know about me, structure the answer in bullet points.”
Then follow up with: “Create an image of me based on everything you know about me.”
FYI: Here is what ChatGPT knows about me.
Tools & Apps
Meeting Power-Up
Productivity
Remember Krisp (featured in newsletter #64)? While it first gained attention for its excellent background noise filtering (both incoming and outgoing audio), it’s evolved into a comprehensive meeting assistant. Beyond noise reduction, it now offers:
- Meeting transcription
- Auto-generated summaries with key points
- Action item extraction
- Full audio and video recording for replay
The best part? All results are shareable within minutes after your meeting ends. AI Meeting Bots like this are a genuine time-saver – if you’re not using one yet, you’re missing out. (Screenshot Meeting Summary)
10 Minute Email Inbox
AI Workflow
Testing lots of new services but hesitant to share your real email? TempMail creates a disposable email address that’s valid for 10 minutes – just enough time to sign up and confirm an account. Perfect for those initial service evaluations when you’re not ready to commit your actual inbox.
Free AI Image Creator
AI Design
Need to create AI images occasionally but working with a tight budget? Red Panda AI offers its text-to-image generator completely free – no account or credit card is required.
Fresh Reflections
ChatGPT Search vs Google Search
ChatGPT’s new search feature is here – but can it replace Google? I’ve been testing it out to answer:
- How does it actually work?
- How reliable are the results?
- How does it stack up against Google Search?
The short answer? It’s impressive, but Google isn’t going anywhere just yet. Read my detailed findings on the Fresh van Root blog.
4 AI Video Creator Tools Put to the Test
The promise: Create videos from a text prompt. The reality: These tools can be genuinely useful for:
- Prototyping video concepts
- Creating quick social media clips
With significant advancements in recent months, this space is definitely one to watch. For the detailed breakdown of each tool and our hands-on experience, check out the full review on our blog.
Just In: Writer Reviews AI Writing Tools
A freelance writer from our team put AI writing tools through their paces. Check out their fresh review on our blog.
Off-Topic Links
Double-Sided Keyboard
Creative
Paint pixels with your mouse and hear them transform into sound – a creative way to spend your coffee break (I spent a long coffee break on this site …)