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I cover AI for a living — and this Prime Video documentary scared the heck out of me
By Amanda Caswell Published
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
By Amanda Caswell Published
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.

I kept my Gmail address but ditched cloud AI — local AI made me feel far more secure
By Amanda Caswell Last updated
I swapped my cloud-based AI inbox for a zero-knowledge email client for a week — and what I discovered about how much my old inbox knew about me was genuinely unsettling.

I wore Amazon’s Bee for a month — It’s the ‘External Brain’ every overwhelmed parent needs
By Amanda Caswell Published
I tested Amazon’s Bee wearable for a month. By acting as an "external brain," it managed the invisible labor of parenting and became the only AI Mother's Day gift I'm recommending this year.

I used the 'Eat the Frog' prompt with Gemini — and its a game changer for my productivity
By Amanda Caswell Last updated
I tried the famous “Eat the Frog” productivity rule with Gemini and finally found a way to stop avoiding my hardest task of the day.

I swapped calorie-counting for a month with AI glasses — and finally hit my goal weight
By Amanda Caswell Last updated
I used Ray-Ban Meta glasses to track calories instead of weighing food or logging meals manually. Here’s why this AI wellness experiment surprised me.

I replaced my notes app with Gemini’s new Notebooks — and I’m not going back
By Amanda Caswell Published
Google just added notebooks to Gemini — I used it to replace my notes app and organize my entire workflow. Here’s what actually happened.

I use the ‘cheese' prompt to instantly improve AI answers — here’s how it works
By Amanda Caswell Published
Most people rewrite prompts — I use this one-line trick instead. “Add the cheese” makes AI responses better instantly.
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