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Speaker 1 (00:13):
Hello, hello, hello.
This is Sahar Andrade, your AIwhisperer, and welcome to AI
Cafe Conversations, and today weare brewing up something
special for you.
I'm going to be sharing AI lifehacks to boost your
productivity and simplify yourday, as I always promise you.
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No techie jargon, justpractical tips to make your life
easier.
So grab your favorite coffeeand let's dive in.
Whether you are a businessowner, a student or just curious
about technology, today we aregoing to show you how to start
using AI tools in your dailylife, and we promise to keep it
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as simple as ordering yourfavorite coffee.
So grab up your key, your cup,and let's dive into the world of
AI, made easy.
Just as a smart coffee machinecan remember your favorite drink
and make it perfectly everytime, ai tools can perform tasks
they are programmed to do, likescheduling meetings, sorting
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emails or even helping you writebetter.
But before we go to that, Ialways like to share with you
what are the main news orupdates that happened.
The last week is going to beallowing all its users,
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including the free ones, toproduce two pictures a day for
free, through daily three.
So this is the the newest bignews that we can all think about
that.
I think it's gonna be great forthe people that are just using
it for free.
The other thing is still chatgpt.
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They noticed that um altman hasshared a tweet on x that had a
strawberry on it and, as we know, chat gpt has been involved in
a project called strawberry, sosome are speculating that the
strawberry is actually the newbot it could be chat GPT-5, that
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they, like I said, code namestrawberry and it kind of
coincided with the tweet thatwas released that day from Sam
Altman.
So what's the differencebetween strawberry and what was
before?
So what's the differencebetween Strawberry and what was
before?
So Strawberry is supposed to bethe model that reaches level
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two of open AI roadmap.
Means that it reasonable andsomeone see it as a potential
improved logic, some see it as aminor upgrade and some prefer
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something else to use, and someare actually saying that there
has been already, on the 6th ofAugust, a secret upgrade to
ChatGPT, though not a lot ofpeople are seeing it.
Uh, so it's a chain of thoughtreasoning um, this is something
that, um, that is new.
Like I said, um, it's um, it'snot there yet.
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Uh, when is it gonna beavailable?
Um, maybe by the third week ofaugust, we don't know yet.
Maybe october during theirconference, we still don't know
yet.
Maybe October during theirconference, we still don't know
yet.
But I will keep you updated.
Other news 11 Labs that is thetop AI voice model.
Actually it has a lot oftranslation now translation in
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different languages Signed dealswith the states of James Dean,
bert Reynolds, judy Garland andSir Lawrence Olivier for an
audiobook reading app calledIconic Voices.
When you come to medicalsummaries, I would still be kind
of careful, because a new studyshowed that over 100 medical
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summaries from GPT-4-0 andMeta-Lama-3 found hallucinations
in nearly all of them.
So this can kind of like justbe careful.
Take it like even with WebMD.
I mean, I really take it with agrain of salt looking at each
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one of them.
Now we move to solve the tools.
There is a new tool calledgifted and gifted.
Especially if you work in thelike corporate gifting or party
planner or event planner, it cangive you ideas about gifts that
you can give, especially if youenter the proper information in
there.
Another tool overlap at curatespersonalized podcast clip
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playlist, especially if youenter the proper information in
there.
Another tool Overlap curatespersonalized podcast clip
playlist allowing you to exploretopics via bite-size audio
content from various shows, sothis is a good one to look at.
There is also Communicate withSpreadsheets.
Communicate with a K, not witha C, allows you to train
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chatbots on your spreadsheetdata, one of the prompts that
you can enter.
I was just talking to one of myclients and they have an issue
that I have to concentrate onwhat to do on email.
You can enter a prompt Again,again, always you enter a
function for chat, gpt or cloud.
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So, as my email marketingexpert, or as my marketing
expert, um, specializing inemail marketing uh, I am you say
who you are, what you do, whatis unique about you uh, sending
and new and email marketing or anewsletter to my clients.
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And then you enter who yourclients are in very detailed
details, okay, and say I want tohave three main subjects that
are issues for them, withresponses.
Include some of my blogs orsome of my videos.
Um, produce it for me and seewhat it, what it gives you.
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If it's too long, ask it toshorten it.
If it's too short, ask it toexpand it.
Prompt engineering is one ofthe things, so prompt is the
order that you give AI, nomatter what platform to use, so
it can respond to you when youwrite a prompt or you put an
order the way you write.
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It is called prompt engineeringto expand on it.
Both of them are very importantprompt engineering and prompt
chaining.
And now I'm moving to ourepisode for today.
So before I even start, I wantto address a common concern.
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You might be thinking isn't AIcomplicated?
And I actually have a fewclients that don't want to use
it because they think it's toocomplicated.
But actually it's not, or atleast not anymore.
The tools we are discussingtoday are easy to use.
As your favorite coffee maker,you don't need to know how they
work inside.
You don't need to be a techie.
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I am not a techie.
Like I always say, you justneed to know how to press the
right buttons to get yourperfect brew of productivity.
So the first AI life hack, orAI life hack number one your
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personal research assistant, andI can't emphasize how much
using AI has saved me not daysbut weeks and increased my
productivity and made my workeven more professional.
I didn't think it could be moreprofessional than what I do,
but actually it made it evenmore professional.
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So have you ever feeloverwhelmed by information when
you're trying to find an answer?
Ai can help.
Try using chat, gpt, or cloudor Meta or Gemini or Copilot,
you know and any of them as yourresearch buddy.
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Just ask your question in plainlanguage and they will give you
a concise summary.
Deal with your platform of AI asif you're talking to a human
being.
So when you hire an assistant,you onboard them right and you
talk to them in very simpleterms.
So you tell them who you are,what you expect, how do you like
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to work, what results look like, what success looks like.
You need to do all that withyour AI so you can actually
enter all this information andask, for example, chat GPT to
remember these details in everydialogue or every prompt that
you enter and ask it to answerOK, okay, so you prompt it, you
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prepare it, you ask it what youwant.
So, for example, instead ofspending an hour googling how to
start a vegetable garden, askan ai platform.
I want to start a smallvegetable garden.
What are the basic steps andwhat are the easiest vegetables
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to grow for beginners?
But always remember garbage in,garbage out the way, I would do
that and, of course, before youput how to start my vegetable
garden, I would put a functionbefore that as my gardener
consultant, as my gardenerconsultant, as my farmer
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consultant, I mean anything thattells Chad GPT how you want to
use it.
Okay, so when you enter thesequestions, the AI will give you
a clear, organized answer inseconds.
It might tell you to start withsoil preparation, what kind of
soil, choose a sunny spot andsuggest easy vegetables like
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tomatoes, lettuce and radishes.
Okay, remember to verifyimportant information from
reliable sources, but for quickoverviews, this can save you
tons of times.
It's like having aknowledgeable friend who's
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always ready to help.
The other thing that, if youwant, if you're writing
something, if you're writing ablog, for example, about how to
create a vegetable garden, andyou need resources, need
resources.
I would suggest you can usechat, gpt or cloud or whatever
for information.
But you can go to perplexityand ask it for credible sources
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that will support what you haveto say.
Perplexity I always use it forcredibility and for resources.
Ai life hack number two theultimate to-do list manager.
Do you feel overwhelmed by yourto-do list?
Let AI help you prioritize andmanage your tasks.
Try apps like Todoist T as inTom O D, as in David O I S, as
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in Sam T, as in Tom, as in TomTodoist or anydo anydo that have
AI features.
They can suggest the best timesfor certain tasks, break down
big projects into smaller,manageable steps and remind you
of deadlines in a very smart way.
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For instance, if you inputprepare for client meeting next
Thursday, the AI might suggestbreaking it down into review
client history, preparepresentation and send agenda to
team and schedule the sub-staffsthroughout the week.
But it even goes beyond that.
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These AI assistants can learnfrom your habits.
That these ai assistants canlearn from your habits.
So if it notices you are moreproductive in the morning, it
might suggest tackling your mostimportant tasks.
Then it's like having apersonal secretary who knows
your work style perfectly.
Hack number three your personalwriting coach.
Hack number three your personalwriting coach.
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Whether you're writing animportant email, a report or
even creative content, ai can beyour writing buddy.
Tools like Grammarly orHemingway Editor or even Quilt
can help.
It can check your grammar andspelling, it can suggest ways to
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make your writing clearer andmore engaging and it can help
you adjust your tone for youraudience.
For example, if you're writinga professional email.
These tools can help you strikethe right balance between
friendly and formal.
They are like having a skillededitor looking over your
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shoulder.
But it's not just aboutcorrection.
These AI assistants can helpyou become a better writer over
time.
They explain why certainchanges are suggested, helping
you understand the nuances ofeffective communication
suggested.
Helping you understand thenuances of effective
communication.
And it's like having a writingtutor available 24-7.
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One of the other things that Isuggest for the writing coach is
I would have a comment beforestarting any of that.
I will start impromptu andremember Chad, gpt and Claude
actually say have memories.
So it saved every discussioninto the left hand side that you
can click and keep continuingit.
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So I always suggest this to myclients always, if you are going
into a new subject, start a newdiscussion or a new prompt and
this way you have it classifiedunder the different headlines
that you use.
So you can go and say, as mywriting coach, I am copying or
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attaching two of my latest blogs.
I want you to criticize mywriting style, including length
of sentences, punctuations,verbs, the style of writing and
how personal it is.
Kind of crit, even on the freeform.
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Criticize for you your writingstyle.
Then ask it to summarize yourwriting style and then, on the
next prompt, say from now on, Iwill call this style between
annotation mark your namewriting style.
Like for me to be sahar writingstyle annotation marks style.
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Like for me to be sahar writingstyle annotation marks.
I want you to to rememberwhenever I use this sahar
writing style, you will usealways my style in writing, in
whatever I ask you to write.
Show me that you understoodwhat I said and it will respond.
I get it.
Okay.
So from now on, whenever youwrite something, I would write
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as my writing coach, as myblogger, as whatever.
Use annotation mark yourwriting style and then put your
prompt whatever you want to do.
Okay, that makes it easy on you.
Ai life hack number four theultimate note taker and
organizer struggling to keeptrack of all your ideas and
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information.
Ai powered note taking appslike notion or evernote can be
game changers.
Why?
Because they organize yournotes automatically.
Because they organize yournotes automatically, they
suggest connections betweendifferent pieces of information.
They help you find exactly whatyou need when you need it, even
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Zoom Zoom.
Now you can apply the AIsummary and it actually does the
meeting comments or notes andcall to action in a very
specific way.
It saves me a lot of time whenI make sure to kind of summarize
what I discussed with my clientin the session a coaching
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session.
So this is great.
There is another one that I useon Zoom.
It's called Fathom.
It's F-A-T-H-O-M.
It's F as in Frank, a T as inTom, h-o-m as in Mary.
It's another good one.
So, coming back to thenote-taking, imagine if you're
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jotting down a recipe idea.
An AI-powered app mightautomatically tag it, link it to
similar recipes and evensuggest a grocery list.
It's like having a superorganized personal assistant,
but it goes beyond simpleorganization.
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These tools can help you seeconnections you might have
missed.
You might have missed, forinstance, if you're
brainstorming business ideas,the AI might notice a pattern in
your notes and suggest a novelcombination you hadn't
considered before.
It's like having a creativepartner who never forgets
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anything.
And when I talk about recipes,I just remembered that I'm sure
I saved it in one of theprevious podcasts.
But on your mobile phone, ifyou put your camera on and you
kind of go through your pantryor through your fridge, you can
ask that GPT to give you ideasfor recipes for dinner, and then
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you can ask it for that recipe,step by step.
Okay, ai life hack.
Number five your personallearning coach.
Want to learn a new skill orlanguage?
Ai can supercharge yourlearning App, like Duolingo D,
as in David, u-o-l-i-n-g-o forlanguages, or Brilliant for math
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and science.
Use AI to personalize yourlearning path, identify areas
where you need more practice.
Provide explanations tailoredto your learning style.
For instance, if you'relearning Spanish, the AI might
notice you struggle with verbconjugations and give you extra
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practice in that area.
It's like having a tutor whoknows exactly what you need.
But it's not just aboutrepetition.
These AI learning assistantscan make learning fun and
engaging.
They might turn a grammarlesson into a game or use your
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interests to create relevantexample sentences.
It's like having a teacher whoknows how to make every lesson
exciting and memorable.
Another great tool is an AIlife hack.
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Number six is an appointmentscheduler.
It's perfect if you are someonewho meets with a lot of clients
, like a tutor or personaltrainer.
Ai can help manage yourcalendar and remind you and your
clients about upcomingappointments.
All you need to do is connectit to your calendar and it will
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offer your clients the times youare free.
Let them pick what works bestand voila, it sends you
reminders automatically.
Sends you remindersautomatically.
So you might say this all soundsgreat.
How do I get started with that?
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So I'm going to give you threesteps that are simple.
One pick one area where youfeel you need the most help.
Maybe it's organizing yourtasks or improving your writing.
Try out one of the ai tools wementioned.
Most have three version, freeversions or trials.
Don't be afraid to experiment.
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It's like trying a new coffeeblend.
Start small, use the ai for onespecific task and see how it
goes.
Maybe use it to plan your daytomorrow or to proofread your
next important meal.
Remember, the goal of using AIis to make your life easier, not
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more complicated.
If a tool isn't helping, it'sokay to try a different one or a
different approach.
It's like finding your perfectcoffee brew it might take a few
tries, but when you find theright one, hey, it's game
changing.
So as we finish our cup todayat AI Cafe Conversations,
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remember that integrating AIinto your daily routine doesn't
have to be daunting, just likelearning to brew the perfect cup
of coffee.
Like I said, I want toemphasize that these AI life
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hacks are just the beginning.
As you get more comfortable,you will find even more ways to
use AI to boost yourproductivity and simplify your
day.
The key is to start small, bepatient with yourself and have
fun exploring these new tools.
Thank you for tuning in.
That's all for today's AI CafeConversations.
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I hope these tips help you brewup some extra productivity in
your day.
Until next time, keep exploring, keep learning and keep brewing
success with AI.
Keep your coffee warm and yourtechnology exciting Cheers.
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I would really appreciate it.
This is your host, saharAndrade, your AI whisperer.
Send me an email at sahar, atsaharconsultingcom, if you want
to ask me a question or if youwant me to discuss a specific
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See you later.
Bye.