Leave Claude set on Opus 5.5 Medium. If you want the best blend of performance price brains and brawn, Anthropic pulled off something magical with Opus 5.5. It’s an extremely smart model, but it is also a parsimonious model. In the Artificial Analysis benchmarks, Opus 5.5 parallels the capabilities of Fable 5.1 in terms of…
Summary In today's episode, I explain how educators can preserve students' independent reasoning and authentic creative voice without banning generative AI or forcing every learner into a standard essay format. Here's what this means for you. You can meet students in the languages and creative formats they already understand, let them think and express ideas…
It’s two weeks to one of the biggest events of the year, the annual Marketing AI Conference, MAICON, put on by SmarterX. Which means today, right now, is the perfect day to get your COVID and flu boosters if you’re planning to attend. Most vaccines take at least a week to ramp up, and you…
Summary In today's episode, I explain how product managers should evaluate whether conversational AI creates real workflow leverage or merely adds interface novelty. Here's what this means for you. You can judge AI features with the customer-satisfaction, usage, and business measures you already track instead of inventing a separate AI metrics category. You'll also learn…
Use AI at the peak of the previous best. If you want to get the most benefit out of AI without expending the most resources (and cost), here’s a simple rubric for you to remember: use AI at the maximum level of the previous generation. For example, Anthropic released Opus 5.5 yesterday. Record-breaking performance, faster,…
Summary In today's episode, I explain how small business founders can vet freelance AI developers and ensure their agents have maintainable architectures instead of brittle scripts. Here's what this means for you. You can evaluate vendors more confidently by demanding clear planning artifacts, plain-language explanations, and independent reviews. You'll also learn these concepts: how to…
What’s going on with AEO/GEO/AI Visibility/etc.? This week, Ashley Zeckman invited me to come share my POV at the annual Spotlight Summit, and in a blisteringly fast 25 minutes, I walked folks through the three stages of GEO, how agentic is changing search, and the two platforms that provide REAL AI visibility measurements AND are…
Summary In today's episode, I explain why corporate legal teams should prohibit employees from using personal AI subscriptions for proprietary work and how employers can support compliance with approved tools. Here's what this means for you. Unauthorized personal AI use can expose company data, undermine attorney-client privilege, and place sensitive information beyond your control, so…
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