Claude Operates Software, ChatGPT Searches the Web, Gemini Cuts Costs in Half
The past two weeks delivered three meaningful shifts in how AI works for executives. Anthropic put Claude 3.5 Sonnet into public beta for computer use, meaning the model can now click buttons, fill forms, and navigate software on its own.
What matters today
The past two weeks delivered three meaningful shifts in how AI works for executives. Anthropic put Claude 3.5 Sonnet into public beta for computer use, meaning the model can now click buttons, fill forms, and navigate software on its own.
Welcome byte
This issue gives executives a clean scan of Claude Operates Software, ChatGPT Searches the Web, Gemini Cuts Costs in Half. Start with the quick hits, then use the companion guides for the workflows worth testing this week.
Quick Hits
Anthropic: Claude 3.5 Haiku Launch
The fastest Anthropic model ever matches the original Claude 3 Opus on many benchmarks at $0.25 per million input tokens. Available via API now. Read more
Google: Gemini 1.5 Pro 002 Price Cut
The 002 update cuts standard pricing by roughly 50% while maintaining the full 2-million-token context window and improving coding benchmarks. Read more
OpenAI: ChatGPT Search in Voice Mode
Real-time web search now works inside ChatGPT's voice interface, enabling spoken queries that return live results with source attribution. Read more
ChatGPT Search: Everything Executives Need to Know About AI-Powered Web Search
Every morning, most executives run the same sequence: open a browser, type a competitor's name, scan three or four news articles, check a financial data site, switch to a second tab for industry news, then... Read more
Claude 3.5 Sonnet Computer Use: The AI That Operates Software for You
A contract management analyst at a mid-size legal firm spends 90 minutes every morning opening vendor portals, downloading PDFs, extracting key dates and dollar amounts, and entering that data into a master... Read more
Top AI Updates
1. Claude 3.5 Sonnet Computer Use: The AI That Operates Software for You
A contract management analyst at a mid-size legal firm spends 90 minutes every morning opening vendor portals, downloading PDFs, extracting key dates and dollar amounts, and entering that data into a master spreadsheet. The work is accurate because it has to be.
2. ChatGPT Search: Everything Executives Need to Know About AI-Powered Web Search
Every morning, most executives run the same sequence: open a browser, type a competitor's name, scan three or four news articles, check a financial data site, switch to a second tab for industry news, then open ChatGPT to synthesize what they just read.
3. Google Gemini 1.5 Pro 002: Better Performance, Half the Cost
AI teams at larger companies often hit the same wall. They identify a document workflow that AI can handle: contract review, financial report summarization, regulatory filing analysis. The technology works. The outputs are accurate enough for first-pass review.
Pro Tip
A purchasing manager at a services firm receives 80 to 120 documents per week: vendor invoices, contract amendments, pricing proposals, compliance reports, and the occasional piece of correspondence that does not fit any category.
Action items:
- Copy the prompt or framework into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini.
- Test Pro Tip: Using Claude 3.5 Haiku for High-Volume Document Processing on one live decision, document, or meeting artifact.
- Save the best version as a reusable team template.
Copy-ready guide Pro Tip: Using Claude 3.5 Haiku for High-Volume Document Processing
Productivity Gem
The five prompts covering market, competitor, regulatory, and customer intelligence
Action items:
- Choose one recurring workflow with a clear before and after.
- Run the ChatGPT Search Workflow: Your Daily Market and Competitor Monitoring Dashboard workflow once with real work, not sample data.
- Keep it only if it saves at least 30 minutes this week.
Put it to work ChatGPT Search Workflow: Your Daily Market and Competitor Monitoring Dashboard
Health Tip
How to extract key physiological metrics from your iPhone or Apple Watch without complex exports.
This information is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice. Please consult a qualified healthcare professional before making changes to your health routine.
Step-by-step guide Build a Weekly AI Energy Check From Apple Health
Kids Tip
Kids create a hands-on AI project: Build a Teachable Machine Image Classifier With Your Kid. A parent or educator helps them build, test, and explain what the AI tool gets right and wrong.
Try the activity Build a Teachable Machine Image Classifier With Your Kid
Wrap Up
Pick one workflow from this issue, run it with real work, and keep the result only if it makes the next decision clearer or faster.
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