The AI Tools That Actually Work (For YOU.)

Episode 3 May 22, 2026 00:19:13
The AI Tools That Actually Work (For YOU.)
Easy Business with Kromaite
The AI Tools That Actually Work (For YOU.)

May 22 2026 | 00:19:13

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Marina delivers on her Episode 2 promise — real tools, real use cases. The honest take from someone who's been testing AI tools since 2022.

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Key takeaway: Don't start with the tool. Start with the problem. Find what works for YOU — not what works for someone else.

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1 00:00:02,190 --> 00:00:05,710 Hey, welcome back to Easy Business with Kromaite. 2 00:00:06,110 --> 00:00:08,110 I'm your host, Marina Kromaite. 3 00:00:09,310 --> 00:00:10,990 This is the third episode. It's 4 00:00:11,710 --> 00:00:12,910 gonna come out 5 00:00:13,550 --> 00:00:18,70 a week later after the second episode, which is completely amazing. 6 00:00:18,910 --> 00:00:20,989 So last episode I made you a promise. 7 00:00:21,470 --> 00:00:24,829 I said we were going to get practical, specific, 8 00:00:25,230 --> 00:00:29,70 real tools, and not expensive ones, not fancy ones, 9 00:00:29,550 --> 00:00:31,70 the ones that actually work. 10 00:00:31,550 --> 00:00:32,670 So here we are. 11 00:00:33,229 --> 00:00:34,909 But before I give you the list, 12 00:00:35,710 --> 00:00:38,830 I want to say something that I think 13 00:00:39,310 --> 00:00:46,110 matters more than the list itself. I've been using AI tools since around 2022. 14 00:00:47,190 --> 00:00:48,150 I've tried a lot of them. 15 00:00:48,750 --> 00:00:49,790 Some were great, 16 00:00:50,350 --> 00:00:52,30 some were disappointing, 17 00:00:53,70 --> 00:00:55,710 some were great for a while, 18 00:00:56,110 --> 00:00:57,70 and then 19 00:00:57,390 --> 00:00:58,910 went just blah. 20 00:00:59,950 --> 00:01:02,990 And actually there were the others that were blah, 21 00:01:03,310 --> 00:01:03,790 but 22 00:01:04,750 --> 00:01:06,590 they actually became really, really good. 23 00:01:07,670 --> 00:01:10,910 And here's what I've learned from all of that. There is no 24 00:01:11,390 --> 00:01:12,110 best tool. 25 00:01:13,950 --> 00:01:16,590 There is only the right tool 26 00:01:16,910 --> 00:01:17,390 for you, 27 00:01:18,430 --> 00:01:20,510 for the way your brain works, 28 00:01:20,910 --> 00:01:23,150 for the problems you actually have, 29 00:01:24,190 --> 00:01:27,709 for the tasks that eat your time every week, 30 00:01:28,830 --> 00:01:31,709 What works brilliantly for one person 31 00:01:32,670 --> 00:01:34,350 does nothing for another. 32 00:01:35,390 --> 00:01:38,830 So today I'm not telling you use these five tools. 33 00:01:38,990 --> 00:01:41,870 I'm telling you here are five tools 34 00:01:42,270 --> 00:01:43,390 I actually use. 35 00:01:44,910 --> 00:01:47,390 Here's what I actually use them for. 36 00:01:48,30 --> 00:01:49,950 And here's how to figure out 37 00:01:50,470 --> 00:01:53,150 which ones make sense for you. 38 00:01:53,790 --> 00:01:54,110 Deal? 39 00:01:54,430 --> 00:01:58,30 So tool number one obviously is ChatGPT. 40 00:01:59,390 --> 00:02:04,430 I'll start here because this is probably the one you've heard the most 41 00:02:05,70 --> 00:02:08,270 and for good reason. It's been around the longest 42 00:02:08,910 --> 00:02:11,790 and it's very, very good at certain things. 43 00:02:12,830 --> 00:02:16,990 What I actually use ChatGPT for is writing comments. 44 00:02:18,510 --> 00:02:19,230 I know 45 00:02:19,790 --> 00:02:20,350 that 46 00:02:20,910 --> 00:02:21,790 sounds 47 00:02:22,110 --> 00:02:22,990 small, 48 00:02:24,430 --> 00:02:25,550 but stay with me. 49 00:02:26,590 --> 00:02:30,30 You know that feeling when you want to respond to something 50 00:02:30,669 --> 00:02:32,350 or someone on Facebook? 51 00:02:33,590 --> 00:02:37,389 what you want to say, but somehow when you write it 52 00:02:37,950 --> 00:02:38,230 out, 53 00:02:38,910 --> 00:02:40,150 it comes out wrong. 54 00:02:40,910 --> 00:02:44,430 Too aggressive, too long, not quite right. 55 00:02:45,470 --> 00:02:49,70 I write the comment and then I run it through ChatGPT. 56 00:02:50,30 --> 00:02:53,550 And it comes back cleaner, clearer. 57 00:02:54,510 --> 00:02:56,190 Still me, just better. 58 00:02:57,550 --> 00:02:58,590 That alone 59 00:02:59,630 --> 00:03:00,510 is worth it. 60 00:03:02,270 --> 00:03:09,30 I also use it for translation between different languages, not just word for word translation, 61 00:03:09,630 --> 00:03:12,350 actually adapting the tone and meaning 62 00:03:12,910 --> 00:03:15,310 for different audiences. 63 00:03:16,669 --> 00:03:21,70 That's not a small thing if you work across languages. 64 00:03:21,950 --> 00:03:25,630 ChatGPT is also now excellent with images. 65 00:03:26,190 --> 00:03:29,950 You can upload a photo and ask it question about it 66 00:03:30,990 --> 00:03:33,710 or use it for image generation, 67 00:03:33,710 --> 00:03:35,230 which is really, really awesome. 68 00:03:36,590 --> 00:03:41,70 Free version is genuinely useful. ChatGPT Plus is 69 00:03:41,710 --> 00:03:42,190 $20 a month. 70 00:03:42,510 --> 00:03:43,390 Well worth it. 71 00:03:44,670 --> 00:03:45,470 Next tool, 72 00:03:46,190 --> 00:03:46,910 Claude. 73 00:03:48,30 --> 00:03:51,150 Two #2, Claude. Full disclosure, 74 00:03:51,710 --> 00:03:56,270 I've only been using Claude seriously for the last five days. 75 00:03:57,870 --> 00:04:00,230 But I can tell you right now, in the 76 00:04:00,670 --> 00:04:02,590 beginning I used it 77 00:04:03,70 --> 00:04:04,430 and I didn't really like it. 78 00:04:05,310 --> 00:04:07,230 Not how it sounded, nothing. 79 00:04:08,670 --> 00:04:11,150 Then obviously two years passed 80 00:04:11,910 --> 00:04:12,270 and 81 00:04:13,470 --> 00:04:14,670 well it has changed. 82 00:04:15,230 --> 00:04:18,589 It's changed so much that I'm completely in love with it now. 83 00:04:19,630 --> 00:04:20,670 Just today, 84 00:04:21,70 --> 00:04:22,670 I build with it a hub, 85 00:04:23,70 --> 00:04:24,589 I would say, that 86 00:04:25,150 --> 00:04:27,150 holds all of my business tools. 87 00:04:27,990 --> 00:04:30,110 And these tools actually work 88 00:04:30,670 --> 00:04:34,589 and they actually help me move along my business. Hence, 89 00:04:34,990 --> 00:04:36,830 the episode #3 90 00:04:37,510 --> 00:04:41,230 a week after episode #2. Surprised by it, honestly. 91 00:04:42,29 --> 00:04:43,550 We'll see how it goes, 92 00:04:44,29 --> 00:04:48,510 right? It's already been five days, but we'll see how it goes. But so far, 93 00:04:48,990 --> 00:04:53,710 It's completely different experience from what it was before and what is it now 94 00:04:54,350 --> 00:04:56,430 and I'm completely in love with it. 95 00:04:56,830 --> 00:04:58,830 But what I did notice so far, 96 00:04:59,710 --> 00:05:01,70 Claude writes 97 00:05:01,390 --> 00:05:03,950 better than anything else I've tried. 98 00:05:04,350 --> 00:05:07,230 It really does it much, much better and it 99 00:05:07,710 --> 00:05:10,670 almost sounds like me from the first go. 100 00:05:10,750 --> 00:05:12,830 I just needed to adjust a little bit 101 00:05:13,870 --> 00:05:14,990 and it's really awesome. 102 00:05:16,190 --> 00:05:19,310 When I'm working on something that needs real structure, 103 00:05:19,990 --> 00:05:23,70 for example, this podcast script, a strategy, 104 00:05:23,630 --> 00:05:26,430 figuring out what I actually want to say, 105 00:05:26,990 --> 00:05:28,750 Claude, thinks with me 106 00:05:29,310 --> 00:05:31,470 in a way that feels different. 107 00:05:33,70 --> 00:05:35,470 As I said, this podcast episode, Claude, 108 00:05:36,29 --> 00:05:39,870 and my website, content, changed, Claude. 109 00:05:40,830 --> 00:05:43,950 Understanding what I actually want to build 110 00:05:44,390 --> 00:05:45,230 and why, 111 00:05:45,870 --> 00:05:46,510 Claude. 112 00:05:47,710 --> 00:05:53,230 Three days, well, five days in and I already see the difference. 113 00:05:53,630 --> 00:05:55,390 Free version is available, 114 00:05:56,190 --> 00:05:58,190 but Claude Pro is also $20 a 115 00:05:58,750 --> 00:05:59,110 month. 116 00:05:59,630 --> 00:06:03,390 If you're gonna do a yearly subscription, it's 17. 117 00:06:03,870 --> 00:06:05,950 Next tool, tool 3, Gemini. 118 00:06:06,350 --> 00:06:12,589 I began using Gemini after I was very disappointed in ChatGPT. 119 00:06:13,830 --> 00:06:14,750 All of a sudden, 120 00:06:15,230 --> 00:06:16,190 his Russian 121 00:06:16,830 --> 00:06:20,990 became really weird. And just so you understand, 122 00:06:22,830 --> 00:06:27,790 I lived in Russia. Well, actually, I didn't really live in Russia. I lived in USSR 123 00:06:28,150 --> 00:06:29,470 up until I was 124 00:06:29,790 --> 00:06:30,270 10. 125 00:06:30,990 --> 00:06:32,990 So it's only like a 3 grade. 126 00:06:33,310 --> 00:06:36,190 So my Russian is third grade Russian. 127 00:06:36,670 --> 00:06:41,470 And I began seeing mistakes. It was inventing words that don't exist. 128 00:06:42,510 --> 00:06:44,270 And I was like, oh, no. 129 00:06:44,830 --> 00:06:48,190 If I can see the mistakes and I ain't using it. 130 00:06:48,750 --> 00:06:49,950 So I went to Gemini. 131 00:06:51,310 --> 00:06:54,110 And if you actually live in Google 132 00:06:54,510 --> 00:06:55,230 world, 133 00:06:55,470 --> 00:06:58,110 like Gmail, Google Drive, Google Docs, 134 00:06:58,830 --> 00:07:00,430 Gemini is worth 135 00:07:00,750 --> 00:07:03,870 knowing about because it connects 136 00:07:04,990 --> 00:07:08,750 to all of it. Like it's really simple if you're doing Google Docs, 137 00:07:09,550 --> 00:07:10,590 they have a little 138 00:07:11,150 --> 00:07:11,870 AI assistant 139 00:07:13,790 --> 00:07:14,350 icon. 140 00:07:14,670 --> 00:07:18,830 You click on that and you deal with that document, whatever you want. 141 00:07:19,310 --> 00:07:21,70 And it's really, really cool. 142 00:07:21,630 --> 00:07:24,990 Like I had a document with slides, 143 00:07:25,630 --> 00:07:29,150 that had slides on it and had speaker's notes. 144 00:07:30,750 --> 00:07:35,630 And I wanted to have two different documents without me actually doing the manual work. 145 00:07:36,190 --> 00:07:39,70 So I asked, I created two tabs. 146 00:07:39,550 --> 00:07:42,30 One I called slides, the other one I called 147 00:07:43,150 --> 00:07:44,110 speaker's notes. 148 00:07:44,990 --> 00:07:47,550 And I asked Gemini to delete in 149 00:07:48,270 --> 00:07:50,590 speaker notes all the slide stuff. 150 00:07:51,870 --> 00:07:53,470 It did brilliantly. It did 151 00:07:53,870 --> 00:08:00,510 it like in maybe not 5 seconds. Okay, it took a little bit more time, but it did it in 2 minutes tops. 152 00:08:00,990 --> 00:08:04,350 So instead of me manually deleting stuff, 153 00:08:05,70 --> 00:08:06,30 I just asked 154 00:08:06,430 --> 00:08:07,230 ChatGPT, 155 00:08:07,590 --> 00:08:08,190 I'm sorry, 156 00:08:08,750 --> 00:08:10,110 I asked Gemini 157 00:08:10,510 --> 00:08:11,70 to do it. 158 00:08:12,190 --> 00:08:14,670 Practically, Gemini is great for research, 159 00:08:15,310 --> 00:08:18,670 for working inside Google ecosystem, 160 00:08:19,390 --> 00:08:20,510 and for 161 00:08:21,150 --> 00:08:23,390 quick conversational questions. 162 00:08:25,70 --> 00:08:29,710 As with all of them, it's free to use and Gemini advanced around 163 00:08:30,190 --> 00:08:31,230 as well, 164 00:08:31,390 --> 00:08:31,870 $20 a month. 165 00:08:32,270 --> 00:08:35,950 Now for tool #4, we go into Canva. 166 00:08:37,70 --> 00:08:40,429 I've been using Canva since about 2017. 167 00:08:41,70 --> 00:08:43,70 Obviously it was way before AI. 168 00:08:44,30 --> 00:08:51,550 Canva is a design tool that requires 0 design experience, especially now. All that you do, you go to AI, 169 00:08:52,510 --> 00:08:53,590 tab, and you 170 00:08:53,950 --> 00:08:55,150 say what you want. 171 00:08:56,270 --> 00:08:57,550 I'd say that 172 00:08:58,270 --> 00:08:59,470 image wise, 173 00:08:59,790 --> 00:09:01,390 ChatGPT still wins, 174 00:09:02,190 --> 00:09:05,390 but for example, creating presentations, 175 00:09:06,270 --> 00:09:07,429 Canva is amazing. 176 00:09:07,790 --> 00:09:08,830 It's just 177 00:09:09,190 --> 00:09:10,750 an amazing tool, seriously. 178 00:09:12,990 --> 00:09:16,750 So I use it, as I said, I use it for my lecture presentation and 179 00:09:17,70 --> 00:09:19,309 what used to take me hours, 180 00:09:19,870 --> 00:09:26,670 finding images, getting layouts, right, making something that doesn't look like it was made in 181 00:09:27,110 --> 00:09:28,350 2003, 182 00:09:29,150 --> 00:09:31,710 Now makes me a fraction of the time. 183 00:09:32,610 --> 00:09:37,170 the AI features they added recently make it even faster. 184 00:09:38,50 --> 00:09:43,809 For small business owners, specifically what you do there is social media graphics, 185 00:09:44,210 --> 00:09:45,490 presentations, 186 00:09:45,809 --> 00:09:50,370 you can do flyers, and they do have short videos that you can use for 187 00:09:50,690 --> 00:09:53,809 reels, for example, instead of going ahead and 188 00:09:54,370 --> 00:09:55,890 filming it yourself. 189 00:09:57,570 --> 00:09:58,850 And all of that 190 00:09:59,410 --> 00:10:02,290 all of it without hiring a designer 191 00:10:02,610 --> 00:10:03,970 for every little thing. 192 00:10:05,250 --> 00:10:09,410 Free version is very generous. Canva Pro is around 13, 193 00:10:10,210 --> 00:10:10,370 $15 a 194 00:10:10,770 --> 00:10:11,330 month 195 00:10:12,210 --> 00:10:14,210 and it opens up a lot of options. 196 00:10:15,250 --> 00:10:17,90 I actually just recently 197 00:10:17,650 --> 00:10:20,850 switched from Canva Pro to business 198 00:10:22,290 --> 00:10:23,330 because of 199 00:10:23,809 --> 00:10:24,530 AI features, 200 00:10:24,530 --> 00:10:28,610 but you do have a lot of AI features and use 201 00:10:28,929 --> 00:10:34,690 even in Pro. So I definitely recommend starting with free version just to see how it works for you. 202 00:10:35,410 --> 00:10:38,370 Then if you're happy with it, go to Pro 203 00:10:39,170 --> 00:10:44,850 and eventually if it's, if there is a need to business, Canva business. 204 00:10:45,170 --> 00:10:45,809 So 205 00:10:46,130 --> 00:10:50,50 try, that tool. So the 5th tool, NotebookLM, 206 00:10:50,770 --> 00:10:52,130 this one is free. 207 00:10:53,10 --> 00:10:54,50 It's from Google. 208 00:10:54,850 --> 00:10:56,330 and it might be the 209 00:10:56,770 --> 00:10:58,850 least familiar name on the list. 210 00:11:00,929 --> 00:11:02,210 Here's what it does. 211 00:11:03,90 --> 00:11:05,970 You upload your documents, your own documents, 212 00:11:06,610 --> 00:11:08,290 articles, PDFs, 213 00:11:08,929 --> 00:11:11,410 notes, research, transcripts, 214 00:11:11,890 --> 00:11:12,770 and then 215 00:11:13,250 --> 00:11:14,850 you have a conversation with them. 216 00:11:15,170 --> 00:11:21,929 So you upload your own documents, articles, PDFs, notes, research, transcripts, anything that you want. 217 00:11:22,610 --> 00:11:24,850 and then again have a conversation with them. 218 00:11:25,570 --> 00:11:29,890 Ask questions, get summaries, find connection. 219 00:11:31,490 --> 00:11:33,730 I use it to prepare for my lectures. 220 00:11:34,50 --> 00:11:34,530 Instead 221 00:11:35,210 --> 00:11:41,809 of rereading everything from scratch every time, I upload my materials and I ask it exactly 222 00:11:42,130 --> 00:11:43,10 what I need. 223 00:11:43,890 --> 00:11:47,10 It's also brilliant if you are creating a course, 224 00:11:47,570 --> 00:11:48,770 writing an e-book, 225 00:11:49,490 --> 00:11:53,330 or just trying to make sense of a pile of information you've collected. 226 00:11:54,410 --> 00:11:58,370 And because it only works for what you uploaded, 227 00:11:59,170 --> 00:12:00,610 not the whole internet, 228 00:12:01,330 --> 00:12:04,370 the answers are actually relevant 229 00:12:04,850 --> 00:12:05,970 to what you're doing. 230 00:12:06,210 --> 00:12:09,730 You can also ask it to do research. 231 00:12:10,50 --> 00:12:13,570 It does have connection to the internet and you can do research and 232 00:12:13,890 --> 00:12:15,410 pull from the internet. 233 00:12:16,90 --> 00:12:19,330 and you can choose which sources to use and which you're 234 00:12:19,650 --> 00:12:20,690 not going to use. 235 00:12:21,410 --> 00:12:23,650 You can actually ask it to 236 00:12:24,210 --> 00:12:25,490 make a table 237 00:12:26,290 --> 00:12:31,90 of saying which resources are useful and are valid 238 00:12:31,730 --> 00:12:34,50 and which are basically just 239 00:12:34,530 --> 00:12:37,330 marketing fluff or something like that. 240 00:12:38,450 --> 00:12:39,970 NotebookLM 241 00:12:40,690 --> 00:12:42,450 is something that 242 00:12:43,809 --> 00:12:45,730 changes how we study. 243 00:12:46,370 --> 00:12:47,410 That's for sure. 244 00:12:48,210 --> 00:12:50,210 And it's really, really amazing 245 00:12:50,730 --> 00:12:51,809 what it can do. 246 00:12:53,10 --> 00:12:56,450 If you're paying for Gemini, it comes there as a free option. 247 00:12:57,90 --> 00:12:58,770 If you're not paying for Gemini, 248 00:12:59,330 --> 00:13:03,650 it's still you can use it. It's very generous. You can add up to 249 00:13:04,50 --> 00:13:07,410 50 sources to single notebook. 250 00:13:08,370 --> 00:13:13,170 And if you are paying for it, you can add up to 300 251 00:13:14,50 --> 00:13:14,770 sources. 252 00:13:15,570 --> 00:13:17,10 So here you go. 253 00:13:17,809 --> 00:13:18,530 Use it 254 00:13:19,530 --> 00:13:19,890 and 255 00:13:21,490 --> 00:13:23,90 see which one works for you. 256 00:13:23,570 --> 00:13:26,210 Choose just one. You don't need to choose all of it. 257 00:13:29,530 --> 00:13:31,170 I'm also going to have 258 00:13:31,650 --> 00:13:32,850 a bonus tool 259 00:13:33,450 --> 00:13:34,610 which is called 260 00:13:35,170 --> 00:13:36,530 Claude code. 261 00:13:37,650 --> 00:13:45,330 I want to mention this one because I think it's worth knowing about it. Claude Code is a tool that lets you build 262 00:13:45,730 --> 00:13:48,690 actual programs without being a programmer. 263 00:13:49,650 --> 00:13:51,250 You describe what you want, 264 00:13:51,650 --> 00:13:52,929 it writes the code, 265 00:13:53,330 --> 00:13:54,850 you get the working tool. 266 00:13:56,450 --> 00:14:03,730 What's interesting is that non-technical people are already using it to build things for their businesses. 267 00:14:04,130 --> 00:14:05,890 Simple automations, 268 00:14:06,370 --> 00:14:07,570 custom tools, 269 00:14:07,890 --> 00:14:12,130 things that used to require hiring and develop a developer. 270 00:14:13,10 --> 00:14:20,610 I'm really watching it closely. I mean, I've begun using it obviously because I already have tool, like a tool, a 271 00:14:21,90 --> 00:14:22,610 hub as I call it, 272 00:14:23,170 --> 00:14:26,930 with all of my business tools that I want to use. 273 00:14:28,450 --> 00:14:30,290 And it's really amazing. 274 00:14:30,610 --> 00:14:32,530 There was like mistake 275 00:14:33,90 --> 00:14:35,10 and he was just trying to 276 00:14:36,210 --> 00:14:38,850 fix it over and over and over again. 277 00:14:39,410 --> 00:14:41,730 And all I did was 278 00:14:42,210 --> 00:14:43,170 screenshot, 279 00:14:43,810 --> 00:14:46,50 send it to him and he would tell me what to do. 280 00:14:46,770 --> 00:14:52,130 I have to be honest, I do have, obviously I have a technical knowledge, but I'm not a programmer. 281 00:14:52,970 --> 00:14:53,330 And 282 00:14:54,450 --> 00:14:55,730 it was very simple. 283 00:14:56,130 --> 00:14:57,650 He would just tell me what to do. 284 00:14:57,970 --> 00:15:01,970 And if I didn't know something, I would tell him, look, I don't know what to do here. 285 00:15:02,370 --> 00:15:04,50 Just give me one by one. 286 00:15:04,610 --> 00:15:09,650 and I'll do it. And he'd say, sure, here's what you do. And then in the end, just 287 00:15:10,130 --> 00:15:13,250 send me a screenshot and I'll let you know what to do next. 288 00:15:13,890 --> 00:15:15,90 So it was very simple. 289 00:15:16,50 --> 00:15:17,810 Okay, so five tools 290 00:15:18,370 --> 00:15:18,770 and 291 00:15:19,250 --> 00:15:20,130 plus a bonus. 292 00:15:20,850 --> 00:15:23,490 I know that can fill a lot. 293 00:15:24,530 --> 00:15:26,50 So here's my honest advice. 294 00:15:26,610 --> 00:15:28,130 Don't start with the tool, 295 00:15:28,290 --> 00:15:29,490 start with the problem. 296 00:15:31,290 --> 00:15:33,90 What is the one thing 297 00:15:33,810 --> 00:15:36,930 in your business that takes more time 298 00:15:37,250 --> 00:15:38,210 than it should 299 00:15:38,610 --> 00:15:39,650 every single week. 300 00:15:40,450 --> 00:15:41,410 Is it writing? 301 00:15:42,50 --> 00:15:43,90 Is it designing? 302 00:15:43,810 --> 00:15:45,10 Is it researching? 303 00:15:46,50 --> 00:15:48,210 Translating? Communicating? 304 00:15:48,930 --> 00:15:51,90 Find that one thing. 305 00:15:52,370 --> 00:15:53,410 Find that thing, 306 00:15:53,970 --> 00:15:54,930 then pick 307 00:15:55,250 --> 00:15:56,290 one tool 308 00:15:56,770 --> 00:15:57,570 from the list 309 00:15:59,170 --> 00:16:00,290 that matches it. 310 00:16:01,90 --> 00:16:02,530 Give it a real try. 311 00:16:03,170 --> 00:16:04,530 Not 5 minutes. 312 00:16:04,930 --> 00:16:05,890 A real try. 313 00:16:07,10 --> 00:16:09,250 And if it works for you, great. 314 00:16:10,130 --> 00:16:11,210 If it doesn't, 315 00:16:11,570 --> 00:16:12,930 that's also fine. 316 00:16:13,890 --> 00:16:17,330 These are not the only tools in the world. 317 00:16:18,130 --> 00:16:18,450 They 318 00:16:19,650 --> 00:16:21,490 are the ones that work for me. 319 00:16:22,530 --> 00:16:25,170 Your job is to find what works for you. 320 00:16:27,250 --> 00:16:32,770 The businesses that will do well with AI aren't the ones using the most tools. 321 00:16:33,650 --> 00:16:35,90 They are the ones who 322 00:16:35,570 --> 00:16:36,370 found 323 00:16:36,690 --> 00:16:39,730 the right ones and actually use them. 324 00:16:42,130 --> 00:16:43,250 And if you don't know 325 00:16:43,970 --> 00:16:46,930 which tools to use, all you can do is say 326 00:16:47,730 --> 00:16:53,250 to any AI that you're using right now or you choose to use and ask it saying, 327 00:16:54,450 --> 00:16:55,490 let's say Canva. 328 00:16:56,290 --> 00:16:58,50 I tried Canva, 329 00:16:58,850 --> 00:16:59,970 I don't like it. 330 00:17:00,930 --> 00:17:01,650 Please 331 00:17:02,530 --> 00:17:03,90 suggest 332 00:17:03,490 --> 00:17:08,450 something else. It can even be free version. I know there is, I think, Gamma 333 00:17:09,250 --> 00:17:12,50 that does almost the same that 334 00:17:13,570 --> 00:17:14,290 Canva does. 335 00:17:15,490 --> 00:17:17,250 So you have tools, 336 00:17:17,250 --> 00:17:23,250 especially now you have a lot of tools that you can find something that works for you 337 00:17:24,90 --> 00:17:25,250 and does it the way that you 338 00:17:25,570 --> 00:17:26,50 like. 339 00:17:27,490 --> 00:17:28,290 So that's it. 340 00:17:28,690 --> 00:17:29,650 Episode 3 341 00:17:30,369 --> 00:17:31,650 as a quick recap. 342 00:17:32,290 --> 00:17:36,770 ChatGPT, good for comments, translation, images, that's what I found. 343 00:17:37,330 --> 00:17:37,970 Claude, 344 00:17:38,369 --> 00:17:40,690 writing, structure, strategy. 345 00:17:41,650 --> 00:17:42,369 Gemini, 346 00:17:42,890 --> 00:17:44,850 Google ecosystem, research. 347 00:17:45,650 --> 00:17:48,530 Canva, design and presentations. 348 00:17:49,730 --> 00:17:50,530 Notebook, 349 00:17:51,410 --> 00:17:51,970 LM, 350 00:17:52,850 --> 00:17:55,90 your own documents, lecture prep. 351 00:17:56,210 --> 00:17:59,650 Claude code, building tools without coding. 352 00:18:00,210 --> 00:18:01,970 It's definitely worth watching. 353 00:18:02,690 --> 00:18:03,650 Start with one, 354 00:18:04,50 --> 00:18:05,970 pick your problem first 355 00:18:06,450 --> 00:18:07,570 and go from there. 356 00:18:08,690 --> 00:18:15,330 Questions stuck somewhere, anything, e-mail me at [email protected]. 357 00:18:16,50 --> 00:18:19,890 As I said, I read every single e-mail from humans. 358 00:18:20,369 --> 00:18:21,570 Grab the e-book, 359 00:18:21,890 --> 00:18:24,369 AI helped, but I still had to do the thinking. 360 00:18:24,770 --> 00:18:28,130 Link is in the show notes or just go to ymniza.com 361 00:18:28,770 --> 00:18:29,810 it's there as well. 362 00:18:30,450 --> 00:18:32,369 If this episode helped you 363 00:18:32,690 --> 00:18:36,290 share it with one person who's been putting it off, 364 00:18:36,770 --> 00:18:37,410 just one, 365 00:18:38,130 --> 00:18:40,609 and see in episode 4 366 00:18:41,90 --> 00:18:44,850 where we talk about how to actually talk to AI 367 00:18:45,490 --> 00:18:47,890 because there is a real skill to it. 368 00:18:48,450 --> 00:18:49,970 And once you learn it, 369 00:18:50,530 --> 00:18:52,290 everything works much better. 370 00:18:53,250 --> 00:18:54,290 Stay smart, 371 00:18:54,369 --> 00:18:55,650 stay human. 372 00:18:56,290 --> 00:18:58,850 Remember, AI works for you. 373 00:18:59,730 --> 00:19:00,609 Bye for now.

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