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A few short bites of what actually happened in AI this week, written for someone who isn't on tech Twitter. The new tool worth knowing about. The scam to watch for. The thing your kids keep mentioning.
One specific thing you can paste into ChatGPT, Claude or your phone's camera in the next five minutes. With the exact words to use, and what to expect back.
Some weeks it's a question from another reader. Some weeks it's a small trick I've been using. Sometimes a tool worth knowing about. Different shape every couple of weeks so it doesn't feel formulaic.
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Morning. I've spent most of this week watching my dad try to get ChatGPT to plan his garden, with mixed results. We'll come back to that. First, the news.
Apple's new "Visual Intelligence"
If you've got an iPhone 15 or later, you can now point your camera at almost anything (a plant, a restaurant, a poster) and ask what it is. It's basically Google Lens but built into the camera. Useful for restaurant menus in foreign languages.
A scam worth knowing about
Voice-clone scams are up. People are getting calls from "their grandchild" who sounds genuinely panicked, asking for money. The voice can be cloned from a 30-second clip on social media. Rule of thumb: hang up, call them back on their actual number.
Rewrite an email with ChatGPT
Take an email you've already written and paste it into ChatGPT with this: "Make this more friendly but still professional." Watch what happens. You might use it as-is, or you might just steal a phrase or two. Either way, it's faster than staring at it for another 20 minutes.
Q: Can AI actually spot mistakes I've missed?
A: Yes, honestly. Ask ChatGPT to "check this for grammar, spelling, and tone." It catches things your brain skips over, especially after you've read something ten times. Not perfect, but helpful.
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