⚡ 5 Hours to $1M: AI Success Story

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Top News of the WEEK🚀 Claude Takes Control

🔧AI Tool Corner❤️AI tool round up

Top 5 News Corner 🎥 Discoveries from the AI world

💼Marketing Corner -Generate more expressive characters

🔍 AI Avengers📄From Uber to 1M in 5 Hours

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🍹 MOCK MARGARITA : THE ROCKING AI CORNER

🎧 Claude Takes Control: AI's New Era🎤

Remember when we thought AI was just a fancy chatbot? Well, hold onto your keyboards, because Anthropic just changed the game entirely with Claude's Computer Use feature.

What's the Big Deal? 🤔

Imagine having a digital employee who can:

• Add data to spreadsheets without breaking a sweat

• Handle your CRM updates while you sip coffee

• Write and post articles directly to your CMS

• Even skip those pesky YouTube ads!

The Revolution in Action 💥

A "beta release" and an "experiment" are how Anthropic is describing the computer use feature.

Anthropic cautions that it's "imperfect" and "at times cumbersome and error-prone."

Also, it's not free — there's a meter running.

It cost Exponential View newsletter author Azeem Azhar $4 to run a 15-minute business-research task.

But costs are likely to decline fast with efficiency improvements.

The bottom line 🌀

Two years ago, AI providers were insistent that for safety and quality control it was vital to "keep humans in the loop" — but the loop is already beginning to squeeze humans out.

Think that's wild? You ain't seen nothing yet!

🧀 NACHOS APPETIZER : AI TOOL ROUND UP

Why settle for average when you can streamline your workflow with AI tools built for efficiency and productivity? Whether you're navigating contracts, shopping smarter, or refining customer interactions, these tools have you covered.

1️⃣ GOSH.app
🛒 For shoppers: Your AI-powered shopping companion that finds the best deals, compares prices, and saves you time and money—no stress, all savings. Free!
Try GOSH.app

2️⃣ PersonaForce AI
🧑‍💼 For businesses: Create AI-driven personas to elevate customer engagement and streamline interactions. Starting at just $24.99, it’s like hiring a virtual assistant for every customer touchpoint.
Explore PersonaForce AI

3️⃣ Rupert AI
🕵️ For researchers: Say goodbye to endless Googling. Rupert AI delivers tailored research insights, freeing up your time for the important stuff. The perfect research partner.
Discover Rupert AI

4️⃣ FARSITE
🏛️ For compliance: Navigate government contracts effortlessly with FARSITE. This AI platform simplifies FAR and DFARS compliance with features like automated clause analysis and one-click flowdown lists—making legal compliance feel manageable.
Check out FARSITE

🌮 TACOS DISH: TOP 5 AI NEWS CORNER

1️⃣ Stable Diffusion 3.5 Drops
🎨 Stability AI has launched Stable Diffusion 3.5, improving realism, text rendering, and prompt adherence.
Check it out

2️⃣ Microsoft & OpenAI Invest $10M in News AI
📰 Microsoft and OpenAI are giving $10M to help newsrooms integrate AI for content summarization, transcription, and archiving, hoping to modernize media amidst rising legal tensions.
Read more

3️⃣ Microsoft Preps for OpenAI’s ‘Orion’
💡 Microsoft is quietly preparing for OpenAI’s next model, ‘Orion,’ expected by year-end. While details remain secretive, this model could redefine AI's role in business and tech.
Find out more

4️⃣ Adobe Makes Fresco Free
🎨 Adobe has made its Fresco painting app completely free, taking on competitors like Procreate. With cloud storage and desktop support, it aims to lure digital artists
Check it out

5️⃣ Amazon Tests New Look for Shopping App
🛍️ Amazon is testing a redesign of its shopping app homepage for millions of US users, featuring larger visuals, better product recommendations, and more intuitive horizontal scrolling. Learn more

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🍅SPICY SALSA DIP : MARKETING CORNER

AI Gets an Oscar-Worthy Upgrade 🌐💡

We humans rely heavily on facial expressions.

But AI has struggled to fully capture the spectrum of human emotion.

Until now, maybe? Runway launched a new tool called Act-One that generates expressive characters, capturing eye-lines, micro-expressions, delivery, and more.

It can also handle multi-turn dialogue scenes to create more complex narratives. Whoa.

We know what you’re thinking… what’s the moderation situation?

Well, Runway claims it has implemented content blocking, voice verification, and other measures to prevent abuse of its tool.

Use it ethically, and it could be a game changer for content creation.

Speaking of moderation, Google just released SynthID Text, a tool that detects AI-generated text and tags it with watermarks.

And apparently, it’s already been integrated with Google’s Gemini models.

Could be a good way to help you find out whether your own content and copy will get flagged and watermarked as AI-generated, or you may want to write content that passes the human test?

🌟 Grab our "AI Whisperer" ebook! It's like having a secret decoder ring for AI content that reads human.

Why? Because getting flagged as AI-generated is like wearing socks with sandals - technically fine, but do you really want to? 🧦

🥑 GUACAMOLE DISH : AI AVENGERS

🚀 From Uber Dropout to $1M in 5 Hours: The AI-Powered Success Story That'll Make You Question Everything

Meet Dawson Botsford. In 2016, he landed what many would consider a dream job—Software Engineer at Uber. But there was a problem. The corporate machinery was suffocating his builder's spirit.

The Pivot Point 🎯 After leaving Uber, Dawson didn't just switch jobs—he switched lifestyles. Traveling the world as a digital nomad, he discovered blockchain technology through an unexpected encounter in Australia. This led him to Everipedia (now iq.wiki), where he dove deep into Web3.

Then came the moment that changed everything.

The 5-Hour Revolution: Birth of Earnifi February 2021. During a hackathon, Dawson spotted a gap in the crypto market:

• People were missing valuable airdrops

• No automated way to track opportunities

The Solution? An AI-powered airdrop finder.

By The Numbers 📊

• Development Time: 5 hours

• Initial Users: 10,000 in 48 hours

• Average User Find: $800+ in airdrops

• Annual Revenue: $1M

The Exit 💰 2023: Acquired by Bankless Role: Became CTO Impact: Integrated AI across their ecosystem

Dawson's Key Insights:

1. "AI should solve real problems, not create new ones"

2. "Timing is everything, but only if you execute"

Current Status: After a successful exit, Dawson's living the van life while developing his next AI venture. His focus? Finding where AI meets genuine human needs.

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