Get good at AI without getting overwhelmed by it.

You’re busy. AI news is loud (and annoying).

Let’s make a pact: we’ll turn the waterfall into a friendly drip briefing once a week: models worth trying, one workflow to steal, and a 30-second takeaway you can use today.

No clichés, just your go-to list of what AI you should consider to help you in your work.

Starting now: the newest model releases, what they change in everyday use, and where you can ignore the fuss.

You might have heard about just released Claude Sonnet 4.5 or the upcoming Google Gemini 3. Every major AI lab, from OpenAI to xAI, is in a race to release the next big thing. 

But does this change anything for you day-to-day?

• For everyday tasks like writing emails, brainstorming, or getting answers? Honestly, no. The difference is negligible. Sticking with the best free versions of ChatGPT or Gemini is more than enough.

• For hardcore users in coding, data analysis, or scientific research? Yes, the performance leap is significant and usually immediately noticeable.

If you do want to experiment with every new model without juggling subscriptions, our friends at LaunchLemonade offer access to all of them, plus a suite of image and voice AI tools.

Here’s our “Good with AI” guide to what links you should click on when you’ve got a job to do:

• Day-to-day chatting & queries: Gemini from Google OR chatGPT - whichever you like more

• Coding: Claude 4.5 Sonnet

• All-in-one text tool and easy agent builder: LaunchLemonade: https://launchlemonade.app/

• Image generation: “Nano Banana” from Google - access it here.

• Research: “Deep Research” from Google

• Making video clips/shorts: SORA2 - just released by OpenAI, available in the UK next week (check back here)

• Video creation & editing: Krea.ai - access all the AI video tools in one place - like Launch Lemonade for image & video.

• Music / Audio generation: Suno: https://suno.com/

• Voice cloning / voice work: ElevenLabs https://elevenlabs.io/

• Simple automations: Zapier https://zapier.com/agents

• Complex automations/AI agents: n8n (not for beginners!) https://n8n.io/features/

• Website & app building: Lovable https://lovable.dev/

• Spreadsheets: Shortcut www.tryshortcut.ai (paid)

• Presentations: Gamma https://gamma.app/ 

If you want to learn how to practically use these tools - and others - in a group of other interesting, successful people, our next part-time 6 week learning sprints start on Thursday 9th October - sign up here: 

Cohort 4 at 8am

Cohort 5 at Midday

…and see you next week for more practical AI for real people. 

Ben, Cien, Henry.