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?? ICYMI: New stuff we’ve launched On popular request, we have added another Microsoft Copilot 365 course with a focus on advanced features (and it’s also free). It includes a recap of Microsoft Copilot 365 (even the recently added features), plus 5 tutorials on - Using Microsoft Copilot Chat as a central hub for everything happening at your company. - Quickly creating reports and presentations, using existing source files in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. - Creating branded PowerPoint presentations using a shared design template. - Collaborating on content in Loop and Whiteboard with Copilot (that you can share with others in your company). - Creating a custom AI chatbot within your Microsoft 365 workspace grounded in your knowledge docs. We also have a new tutorial for tinkerers on how to create AI summaries of websites with Firecrawl & Replit https://lnkd.in/drvpTpN2

At the end of last week, Anthropic’s co-founder Dario Amodei put his thoughts on the potential upsides of AI in a 15,000-word essay Dario talks about the radical changes and how they can be achieved practically in 5 areas: ? Biology and physical health ? Neuroscience and mental health ? Economic development and poverty ? Peace and governance ? Work and meaning You should make time to read it and take notes Full essay: https://lnkd.in/diCjmNJ3

Companies pay $15-$50k monthly for PR firms to generate press releases... With AI, the cost comes down to 0 — ZILCH! Steal these 5 prompts to create quality press releases: (based on industry trends and company performance data) PROMPT 1. Input Company News and Gather Industry Data "I need help gathering data for a press release. Here's the key information: - Industry: [Your Industry] - Company Name: [Your Company Name] - Press Release Topic: [Brief description of the news you're announcing] - Key Performance Metrics: [List 2-3 relevant company metrics] - Target Media Outlets: [List 3-5 media outlets you're targeting] Browse the web for recent industry trends and statistics related to our announcement. Provide a summary of the most relevant data points that could add context to our press release." PROMPT 2. Assess News Value and Potential Impact "Based on the company information and industry trends you've gathered, analyze the following: 1. The newsworthiness of our announcement in the current industry landscape 2. Potential impact on key stakeholders (customers, investors, partners) 3. How our news compares to recent announcements from competitors 4. Any unique angles or data points that could make our story stand out Provide a brief analysis for each point, highlighting data that supports your conclusions." PROMPT 3. Generate Press Release Drafts "Using the company information, industry trends, and news value analysis, generate three different press release drafts. Each draft should: 1. Have a compelling headline that incorporates a key data point 2. Include a strong lead paragraph summarizing the news and its significance 3. Incorporate relevant industry statistics to provide context 4. Highlight our company's key performance metrics 5. Be no longer than 400 words Label each draft (Draft A, B, and C) and explain the main focus or angle of each version." -- These prompts are so comprehensive I've run out of space! Grab prompts 4 and 5 in the comments below ??

Top new tools from this week More tools here → https://lnkd.in/ejjGRMK4

?? ICYMI: New stuff we’ve launched Tutorials: 1/ Create a CustomGPT that can access real-time content from your Google Drive 2/ Create tender-winning bid proposals using ChatGPT’s new feature Canvas 3/ Generate UI prototypes with Vercel’s v0 AI-powered code assistant 4/ Automate calendar management with AI tool Reclaim 5/ Create walkthrough video scripts from help documents on your website Blogs: 1/ Turning complex tasks into seamless automation with AI 2/ Create better content faster across platforms and formats with AI Check all of them (and more) at https://lnkd.in/drvpTpN2

The Information has shared a report on OpenAI’s financials that claim it is making $4B in revenue while spending $9B and the losses can go up to $14B in 2026 The hope for profit begins in 2029, all while Microsoft will keep getting a 20% share of all revenue Full report: https://lnkd.in/gPDkrzzU

This week AI researchers grabbed two Nobel Prizes Geoffrey Hinton and John Hopfield were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics for their work on neural networks in the 1980s Also, the Nobel Prize for Chemistry was shared by Demis Hassabis and John Jumper for their work on protein folding with AlphaFold2 in 2020, with biochemist David Baker Going along with AI is the way to innovate and advance, even in pure science

Meta jumps into video generation with Meta Movie Gen It can create custom videos from text, edit existing footage, and transform personal images into videos Top it off with AI audio and sound effects too Turns out Zuck isn’t just serving cute Llamas, he’s coming for OpenAI’s Sora too This showcase comes with a (expected and appreciated) research paper—now fingers crossed for the model

ChatGPT by OpenAI has a new feature: Canvas It’s a document editor inside ChatGPT available for the two most important use cases of LLMs—writing and coding It is in beta but we took it for a spin For writing, you can make manual changes to the AI’s output plus change its length, get suggestions and add emojis (way too many!) There’s a different suite of functions for coding too

Check out our deep dive on how Dan Shipper uses AI to think, write, and build ??