Hand-Picked Content
A Lot for Humanity to Digest
Video, 15min
A balanced and critical review of OpenAI’s SORA text-to-video tool by MKBHD. While it starts with the classic “spot the AI video” quiz, the review quickly shifts to a detailed breakdown of SORA’s capabilities and limitations. Marques closes with an important reality check about AI’s impact on society. Worth your time, especially if you want to understand SORA without having direct access to it.
Make People Care Because It’s You
Blog post, 10min
In an era where AI can generate endless content, it’s more important HOW we talk about topics than WHAT we talk about. Sure, you might have competitors covering the same topics, but they can’t replicate your personal perspective and deeper insights. This post explains why showing up as yourself – with your unique viewpoint and experiences – matters more than ever.
Perfect timing to read this over the holidays while planning your content strategy for 2025.
Hack your workflow
AI Assistant in Brave Browser

Brave Browser now comes with a handy AI feature built right into the sidebar – no account needed. Click the magic button to chat about any webpage you’re viewing, powered by Meta’s Llama LLM in the background. While it starts by analyzing the current page, you can easily switch context and ask about other topics, too.
Cool things to try:
- Compare different viewpoints on a topic
- Get quick summaries of long articles
- Generate social media posts about the page content
- Ask follow-up questions that go beyond the article
Tools & Apps
Scale Video Production with AI
AI Video
HeyGen just leveled up their AI video game. While their core feature remains creating AI avatars from your uploaded video (featured in issue #97), the platform now includes a built-in editor and supports 175 languages. Upload a short video of yourself speaking, and within minutes you get an avatar that looks and sounds like you – ready to create localized versions of your content.
I’ve tested it myself and the results are impressive. But here’s what I keep wondering: Will we get tired of these AI-generated videos pretty quickly, or will they become just another format we barely notice anymore? (Screenshot editor)
Scrollytelling with AI-Powers
Design
Chronicle is a fresh take on presentation software that moves beyond traditional slide decks like PowerPoint and Google Slides. Built for interactive online storytelling, it combines smooth scroll-based navigation with AI assistance throughout the creation process. Currently in beta and free to use, the tool already comes with an impressive set of features. (Example)
Reaction Video App
iOS App
Like it or not, TikTok-style videos are everywhere now -even on LinkedIn. Detail (iOS only) specializes in reaction videos where you record your comments over existing content. A standout feature: Connect two iPhones to record a video podcast, then edit it all on your phone.
Drop Space
File Sharing
A clean WeTransfer alternative. The free plan gives you 10GB storage – no registration needed.
Fresh Reflections
My Top AI Hacks and Apps of 2024
Here are the top 5 AI workflow improvements I found most impactful this year and want to pass on to you.
Projects & Artefacts in Claude AI
The Projects and Artefacts feature in Claude make working with an AI assistant much smoother – reason enough for me to upgrade to Claude’s paid plan. Projects organize your conversations around one topic, while Artifacts separate chat from output. Worth exploring if you work with AI regularly.
These screenthost give you an idea of how I use Claude:
- Separating AI conversation and generated output with artefacts
- A project showing how I use AI to prepare for a workshop
- Separating AI conversation and generated output with artefacts
Voice Input in AI Chats
I have been tinkering with voice input in Windows 98. And 2024 is the year I started talking to AI in natural language. ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Claude now understand natural speech so well that I can drop in my thoughts and have AI help structure them. My favorite hack is dictating blog and social posts to Claude, which cuts my editing time by half. Voice input finally makes sense.
AI Meeting Assistant
I’ve embraced AI meeting assistants. The AI-generated summaries and follow-ups save time. Despite strong Austrian dialects, these tools perform surprisingly well. I’m using Krisp, but I’ve tested others like Otter and Fireflies, with excellent results.
AI Video Creation
I’ve worked extensively with AI-powered video creation tools this year for my personal social media profile and client projects. With AI avatars losing their uncanny touch and the option to define a brand’s style with these tools, they’ve become more suitable for professional use. Tools in use: Heygen, Synthesia, Capsule. Example: I turned this blog post into an AI avatar video within 30 minutes.
AI Mindset Shift
This year, I extensively used AI chat assistants for tasks beyond my skills, such as reworking contracts, preparing workshops, and analyzing revenue. I relied on AI for assistance on any topic running a business brings up.
AI chat assistants are more than just a different way to search Google; they immediately engage you in research and creative thinking. I also try to infuse this mindset in everyone I work with. One of the phrases I used most often this year was, “Have you engaged AI to get feedback on this?”
Off-Topic Links
Take Skillful Shots
Browser Game
“Comball is a mini game that blends elements of billiards, color matching, and 2048.”