This week: Claude AI is outpacing ChatGPT as the world's go-to AI tool. In this week's issue, I break down what's new with Claude, why people love it so much, and how I use it to amplify my own productivity. And creativity.

Hi Reader:

If you follow AI, even a little bit, you may have noticed a significant uptick in online chatter about Claude AI. Owned and operated by Anthropic, Claude was once relegated to the "Always a bridesmaid" category, always coming in just behind ChatGPT. But that is rapidly changing.

When I speak, people often ask me which are my favorite AI tools, and Claude is and has been my favorite for a whole lot of reasons. Not the least of which, it sounds the least like AI. It is my go-to thinking partner and it is also the tool I turn to when I want to do some deep analysis.

This week, I'm breaking down why Claude AI has become my favorite (and the favorite of a whole lot of AI users.)

Monica

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This Week's Article

Why Everybody's Talking About Claude AI

Claude AI is having a moment. For years, it lived in ChatGPT’s shadow but that dynamic is changing fast. A recent Business Insider article even described Claude as the “dethroning of ChatGPT,” pointing to a 240% surge in Claude downloads across app stores.

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What I'm Reading

🔵 “I think the American people are being lied to about AI." — Although Palantir has received a lot of backlash for some very valid reasons, I really like this Facebook video from Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar: “AI doesn’t do anything. Humans use AI to do something. Humans can use AI to make AI slop or we can use AI to re-industrialize the country to create jobs and drive prosperity.” [Facebook]

🟢 This Scammer Used an AI-Generated MAGA Girl to Grift ‘Super Dumb’ Men — A med student says he’s made thousands of dollars selling photos and videos of a young conservative woman he created using generative tools. He’s not alone. [Wired]

🔴 Three-quarters of AI’s economic gains are being captured by just 20% of companies — The study reveals a "stark and widening divide between a small group of AI leaders and the majority of businesses still stuck in pilot mode." [PWC]

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