OpenAI & Anthropic Finally Take the Gloves Off

Hey Reader,

This was a massive week in AI with two of the biggest players in OpenAI and Anthropic deciding it was time to end the "AI cold war" and engage in straight-up fisticuffs.

We'll break down the unfolding battle between OpenAI and Anthropic in our News That Matters section, plus we'll show you how to use the new Interactive Responses in Claude, share a short tutorial video on one of Gemini's best features, and more.

Let's get right into it...

🪄 App of the Week: Claude Interactive Responses

Use Case: Visual, Interactive Responses

Link: Claude (Free, Not Sponsored!)

Why you should care:
Anthropic just introduced a new Interactive Responses feature that lets Claude show widgets and selectors in the chat rather than just plain text.

This update is available to all Claude users (even those on the free plan!) and currently it's capable of creating:

Interactive maps: Display locations with markers, or create full itineraries with routes, timing, and insider tips for multi-day trips
Recipe widget: Interactive recipes where users can adjust servings and all ingredients scale proportionally, with built-in timers for each step
Message composer: Draft emails, texts, or messages (like Slack/LinkedIn) with multiple strategic approaches when there are different ways to handle a situation
Question selector: Present options as clickable choices for decisions, rankings, or when you need to clarify preferences
Weather display: Show current conditions and forecasts for specific locations

These interactive features will show up organically while you're using Claude.

For example, if you want to use the recipe widget, you can simply send a prompt like "show me cooking instructions for an apple pie" and Claude will display your recipe in the new interactive widget.

So go check out Claude and test out these new features!

📰 News That Matters: OpenAI & Anthropic Take the Gloves Off

Why it matters:
Two of the biggest names in AI just packed a year’s worth of drama into seven days.

On February 5th, both companies threw their opening punches: Anthropic rolled out Claude Opus 4.6, boasting sharper reasoning, stronger coding, and a beta 1 million-token context window, while OpenAI counter-launched GPT-5.3-Codex, a 25 percent-faster “agentic coding” upgrade that blends GPT-5.2’s brains with new tool-using muscle.

Four days later, OpenAI flipped the controversial monetization switch, quietly testing ads inside ChatGPT for U.S. Free and Go users and reassuring everyone that higher-tier plans stay ad-free and ads won’t touch model answers.

Anthropic responded during the Super Bowl with a cheeky 30-second commercial ending on the line, “Ads are coming to AI. But not to Claude,” skewering its rival’s new business model on national TV.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shot back on X, calling the spot “funny” but “clearly dishonest” and clarifying exactly how ads in ChatGPT will work.

Hours later, OpenAI’s account-wide privacy-policy email doubled down:

Free and Go tiers will see clearly-labeled sponsored slots
Plus, Pro, Enterprise, Business, and Education remain ad-free
Chats stay private
Ad personalization can be toggled off (though this results in more limited ChatGPT usage rates)

The actions of OpenAI and Anthropic over the past week have drawn a clear line in the sand: ads in AI on one side, and the promise of ad-free AI on the other.

By the end of 2026, we may have ourselves a victor.

And you aren't a bystander here, you're an active participant in this battle! Vote with your wallet.

If you don't mind OpenAI's approach to ads in AI, by all means, keep using their products and services.

But if it rubs you the wrong way, it may be time to consider switching to Claude.

📝 Prompt of the Week: Quick Custom Meeting Agendas

Prompt Formula:
I have a meeting coming up that I am leading, and I need your help creating an agenda. Ask me a numbered list of questions that will give you the context necessary to create a great agenda for this meeting.

Quick Description:
AI tools are fantastic at transforming and organizing context for you, and this prompt takes full advantage of those abilities to create perfect agendas with minimal effort. Simply send the prompt to your chatbot of choice, answer the questions, and get a customized agenda in no time!

How to Use:

Copy the above prompt formula.
Paste it into any LLM. (ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, etc...)
Send the prompt!
Answer the follow up questions in your next prompt.
Save the agenda for your upcoming meeting.

Pro Tip:
When you're writing out your answers, be sure to number them so that they correspond with the AI's numbered list of questions. This helps ensure the AI doesn't get confused about any of your answers.

📽️ Video of the Week: Here's How to Use Gemini's Best Tool (Canvas)

Google's Gemini is quickly becoming the most popular alternative to ChatGPT, and if you're one of the many making the switch, you need to watch this video.

In it, Igor shows you how to use Gemini's Canvas tool to transform your chats into web pages, quizzes, infographics, and more.

Canvas is one of Gemini's best tools, and if you're going to be using Gemini in 2026, this is the first tool you should master!

🎤 Discussion of the Week:

This week, community member Suzanne Puzaras shared a fun, easy-to-follow tutorial on making those viral “AI dancing videos” you’ve probably seen on TikTok.

In her post, Suzanne shared a 5-step walkthrough (complete with tools like Grok, Kling AI, and Freepik) and debuted her own creation: an animated German Shepherd dancing in an alleyway.

The post quickly took off, with dozens of members jumping in to try it themselves. From dancing Huskies and cats to a Michael Jackson-inspired video starring someone’s toddler, the replies were full of creativity, inspiration, and support.

It’s a perfect example of what makes The AI Advantage community so special: knowledge sharing, playful experimentation, and people turning curiosity into real creations.

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That's all for this week!

See you next Thursday.

Much Love,
Igor & The AI Advantage Team