Welcome to Amanda's AI Lab, where she dives into all the new AI models and tests them out to see which features are really useful, and which are just slop.
Latest about Amanda's AI Lab
Is AI male or female? I went looking for the answer — and it completely changed how I think about ChatGPT
For thousands of years, conversation meant another human was listening. AI changed that — and we're still figuring out what it means.
I turned my YouTube watchlist into an AI bootcamp with NotebookLM — here's how
I used Google's free NotebookLM to transform my YouTube watchlist into a personalized AI bootcamp. Here's the workflow that's helping me learn faster.
OpenAI killed my favorite AI model — here's what happened next
Retirement almost never means completely deleting the model. Some get pulled from the app but keep running behind the scenes and at least one company is even "interviewing" them on the way out.
I kept hearing that AI data centers are draining towns dry — so I looked at the evidence
I kept hearing that AI data centers are draining towns dry, so I investigated the evidence. Here's what I found about water use, electricity demand and the real environmental impact of AI.
I tested local AI vs. ChatGPT side-by-side — here are the 7 biggest differences
I tested local AI and cloud AI side-by-side to compare privacy, speed, research capabilities, customization and cost — here are the 7 biggest differences and which one wins.
I use AI all day for work — and it's triggering a bizarre sleep phenomenon
I use AI for hours every day, so when it started appearing in my dreams, I began keeping a dream journal to see what was really going on.
I cover AI for a living — and this Prime Video documentary scared the heck out of me
After watching Prime Video’s new AI documentary, one statistic genuinely shook me: more than 20,000 people are building AGI while fewer than 200 focus on AI safety
I vibe coded 3 real apps using Claude Code and OpenAI Codex. Here is the winner
I tested Claude Code and OpenAI Codex by building three real-world apps to see which AI coding agent delivers the better experience for beginners, power users and everyday creators.
