Hey Reader, Welcome back! This week, we saw a record label pay top dollar to sign rising artist Xania Monet, which came as a surprise to many, as Xania isn't technically real, but rather an AI persona created by a poet to increase her reach. We'll break down everything you need to know about this major milestone for AI in News That Matters, plus we'll share with you a new tool from Google that lets you utilize the full power of Gemini Image Editing (Nano Banana). All that and more below!...
9 days ago • 5 min read
Hey Reader, Welcome back! This week, OpenAI and Anthropic both released fascinating reports detailing how people are actually using AI in 2025. We'll break down the most interesting insights from those reports in News That Matters, share an AI tool with you that may make you drop PowerPoint forever, teach you how to do insane AI VFX transitions, and more. All that and more below! Let's get right into it... 🪄 App of the Week: Gamma 3.0 Use Case: Quickly Create Amazing Presentations Link: Gamma...
16 days ago • 5 min read
Hey Reader, Welcome back! This week, OpenAI published a paper that may solve one of AI's biggest limitations: hallucinations. We'll explain everything you need to know about that breakthrough, show you how to use the impressive new updates to Claude, share a prompt you can use to optimize your AI image editing, and more. Let's get right into it... 🪄 App of the Week: Claude Use Case: Create and Edit Files in a Conversation, New Mobile Integrations Link: Claude (Integrations are Free, Create &...
23 days ago • 4 min read
Hey Reader, Welcome back! It was a slow week for AI news, so we've packed this edition with a ton of free resources for you. Below, we'll show you how to use a new AI video editing agent, share with you a prompt that helps you keep context separate in ChatGPT, give you a video guide to get you up to date on all of NotebookLM's updates, and more. Let's get right into it... 🪄 App of the Week: Genspark Clip Genius Use Case: Video Editing AI Agent Link: Genspark (Free to Try, Not Sponsored!) Why...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
Hey Reader, Welcome back! The mysterious "nano-banana" image editing AI that went viral last week was finally revealed to be Google's new Gemini 2.5 Flash Image model, and today we'll show you how you can use it for free. Plus, we'll explain the drama surrounding YouTube and the accusations that it has been using AI to alter videos without creators' knowledge or permission, break down the latest research from Anthropic on how AI is actually being used in education, and more. All that awaits,...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
Hey Reader, Welcome back! We're one month away from the end of summer, and it looks like the "summer slowdown for AI" just isn't happening this year. This week gave us several tasty news stories, including Sam Altman releasing juicy details on the direction of OpenAI and a mysterious new AI image editing model called "nano-banana" coming out of nowhere to blow the competition away. We'll break down those news stories below, plus share with you a free image editing AI you can actually use...
about 1 month ago • 6 min read
Hey Reader, Welcome back! It's been a week since GPT-5 released, and the reception has been mixed to say the least. We'll break down the issues people have had with the new ChatGPT and what OpenAI is already doing in response in the News That Matters section. Plus, we'll show you how to use a state-of-the-art voice dictation tool and share with you a prompt designed by OpenAI to help correct misbehaving AI agents. All that and more below! Let's get right into it... 🪄 App of the Week: Wispr...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
Hey Reader, It finally happened: OpenAI revealed the highly anticipated GPT-5 to the public, and they went a step further than anybody expected, making it freely accessible to anyone with a ChatGPT account. We'll break down all of the GPT-5 details in News That Matters, but don't miss the other goodies in this newsletter! ElevenLabs put out a new music generator that blows the competition out of the water, and Google DeepMind released an entirely new kind of AI called Genie 3 that is capable...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
July 2025 Community Highlights If you’ve been wondering what we do in The AI Advantage community, here’s your peek behind the curtain. Every week, community members are building tools, testing workflows, and solving real problems with AI, asking questions, and sharing wins along the way. The AI Advantage team is consistently adding new resources to the community, like our weekly guides and our recently launched Automation Course! If you want to know what else you're missing out on in the...
2 months ago • 3 min read
