​ Hey, it’s David and welcome to this week’s edition of the AI Beacon. This week might feel slow at first glance, less noise, a bit more breathing room. But in the background, a few heavy moves are quietly shifting the AI landscape. Saudi Arabia just locked in a series of deals that might change where the next big AI breakthroughs happen, and this is to the tune of $100 billion. At the same time, there’s an unusual amount of hype around Anthropic’s next model, Sonnet 4. Normally, I don't like to mention rumours, but because of how slow Anthropic is with dropping new Claude models I just have to mention it. Even in quieter weeks, the right update can signal a major new direction. 🚨 Signals This Week
⚙️ Workflow Gold: Create Your Website Without Coding!Use Case: Running a deep-dive due diligence, market analysis, or legal review where you need to pull insights from dozens of documents, reports, and spreadsheets—without losing context. Who It’s For: Professionals working with complex information—consultants, analysts, legal teams, researchers, marketers, anyone who needs to make sense of lots of data fast. How to Use It:
Pro Tip: If you need a detailed audit trail, you can ask GPT-4.1 to generate a table with page/document sources for every finding. 🛠️ Tools to Try✦ Fliki – Turn ideas or scripts into videos with realistic voices and fast production, great for pitching concepts or quick social content. ✦ Fluig AI – Instantly converts docs or notes into diagrams. Save time explaining processes or brainstorming with clean visuals. ✦ DeckSpeed – Create custom, professional slides based on your own conversation or meeting—no templates or clunky design tools. ✦ LLMRefs – Track your keyword rankings and optimize your brand’s AI SEO performance from one dashboard. 💬 Prompt Like a ProThinking Models: What They Are & Why They Matter A thinking model is an AI designed for complex reasoning—able to chain logic, explain steps, and analyze messy data, instead of just predicting the next sentence. Best Use Cases: Tough business problems, strategy questions, multi-step analysis, or anytime you need more than a single-shot answer.
Prompt: “Act as an expert problem solver. I’ll share a complex challenge with multiple parts. Ask clarifying questions, explain your reasoning step by step, and only present a final answer after exploring different options. Ready?”
How to use it: Drop this in Gemini or GPT-4.1 when tackling strategic planning, process improvement, or diagnosing why something isn’t working. 🤯 Mind = BlownAI Classrooms Are Here: Video surfaced this week of a real school where students join live, scheduled lessons taught by an AI learning system; interactive, customized, and available around the clock. It’s not science fiction anymore. The future of learning just got a little closer. 📥 Until Next TimeThat’s a wrap for this week. Next up, I’ll be breaking down what’s real (and what’s noise) from Google I/O, plus hands-on reviews of the newest AI tools as they drop. Tried something from this issue or have a workflow that’s changed how you work? Hit reply, I read every note. And if you found this helpful, consider forwarding to a colleague who wants more from AI. — David |
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Hello Reader, I'm David and welcome to AI Beacon, a weekly signal in a world of AI noise. This newsletter is built around one simple idea: useful AI, applied. Since 2022, I've tried nearly every tool, skimmed most new papers within days of release, and watched wave after wave of innovation. And here's the truth: most AI content is hype, not help. That's why I created AI Beacon, to spotlight real-world use cases, practical workflows, and tools you can actually plug into your day-to-day work....