🧠 Quick Win: News You Can Use to Get 40% Better

Hello...Hello! 👋🏻

We're all coming off that post-Easter sugar crash, so here's your sugar-free recap of news that will actually move your week forward. ☕

⚡ AI Platform Updates You Need To Know

• OpenAI Building Social Network? 

  The AI giant appears to be developing a social platform where ChatGPT users can share their prompts and AI-generated content.

• ChatGPT's TRIPLE Release

  • GPT o3 can now "think with images" - upload a chart and it can analyze patterns… 🤯

  • GPT-4o mini launched as a faster, more affordable option 

  • 1 Million Context Window available via the API with 4.1 (yes, all your competitive files at once!)

📌 [MORE FROM CHATGPT] OpenAI’s New Show-Stealing Image Generator

📰 Worth Your Attention

• Google ruled an Ad Monopoly - Second major loss for Google 

• DOJ Eyeing Google Chrome Sale, OpenAI Interested? Reports suggest the Department of Justice wants Google to sell Chrome, with OpenAI potentially among the bidders.

• And Chrome is now keeping 3rd Party Cookies 😳

• Content Strategy for LLM Optimization - The new SEO frontier is optimizing for AI crawlers. Are you ready?

📺 On My Watch List

• DeepMind's Next Frontier - What is next for Google's AI lab.

• Windsurf's Magical Rise - How this AI code editor attracted 1 million developers in just 4 months.

🛠️ Tools I'm Currently Testing

• Windsurf - Even if you can't code (like me), this AI-powered editor might change that.

• ContentFlow - I'm finding I'd rather talk than type to create social content, so I’ve been testing this mobile interview app.

📌 [A HANDY READ] The People's Picks: Top 5 AI Tools From 2024

🚀 A Quick Win For You To Try This Week

Try using AI as a Career Coach.

Reflective Questions Prompt:
Load CV and "I'm feeling uncertain about my career direction. Could you guide me through five insightful questions that will help me uncover my core strengths, interests, side gigs, and potential career paths?"

Skills and Interests Alignment Prompt:
"My key skills include [list 3-5 of your skills], and I'm particularly drawn to [mention industries or fields]. Could you suggest some promising career paths or projects that combine these strengths and interests?"

Interest-Based Career Exploration Prompt:
"I thrive in roles involving [creative thinking, problem-solving, and interpersonal interactions]. Can you recommend specific careers, side projects, and roles that leverage these interests and allow me to excel?"

Hit reply with which new tools you’re currently using to get 40% better. I’m always interested in testing something new.

Cheers,

Alec

P.S. I appreciate all of the Ask Alec attendees from last week’s webinar on: Best AI tools to get you 40% more productive. What do you need help with? As I’m thinking about bringing guest speakers to future Ask Alec sessions.