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In this blog post, the author's perspective resonates with me: AI creates average content, and in today's web flooded with AI-generated material, crafting high-quality, unique, opinionated content is essential for standing out.
"Going forward, I think that AI written content will be a race to the bottom. Companies are going to experiment with it, the web is going to get flooded with more bad content, and I think in a year or two the content that will be most valued will be the ones produced by humans."
But AI serves as a great writing assistant, guiding you along the way and helping improve your writing while identifying loopholes in it. For the author's full opinion, check out the blog post.

While it's hard to tell if the social app Airchat will succeed, I'm intrigued by the concept of a social network centered around short audio recordings.
"Airchat marries the feed aspect of Twitter with the audio-first format of Clubhouse."
As AI-powered transcription features continue to improve, the timing seems right for such an app compared to a few years ago. However, there's also the concern about voice cloning and the potential for content scraping. I'm skeptical about the viability of an app based solely on audio posts, especially considering that typing is not allowed in Airchat. Nevertheless, I can envision this concept becoming an additional feature in existing social media platforms. For instance, posting an audio clip on LinkedIn that automatically generates a text message for followers.Read a review of the app to discover its early marketing strategies and current feature set. At present, the app is available by invitation only.

An excellent video guide to get started with Midjourney, from setting up your account to prompting.

Very often, you visit a social media site with a specific purpose in mind: to find a contact, locate a particular post, or gather information. What typically follows is quite common: You begin scrolling through the feed, and two minutes later, you close the site, only to remember your original intention.

Browser extensions like News Feed Eradicator remove the news feed content but allow you to use the rest of the page. For example, if I open LinkedIn, I see white space where usually the posts would show up, but I can still look up contacts or specific posts via search. 

Such a browser extension forces you to take an active action to see the newsfeed, thus reduces time spent doomscrolling. It takes just one minute to set up, but will save you many hours.

In case you are not using Chrome, search for "[your browsers name] block social media feed extension".

Musho.AI is a Figma add-on enabling you to draft the initial version of a landing page using just one prompt. Afterwards, you can tailor the design according to your requirements. It's free to begin using, but a subscription is required for unlimited generations. Apps like these are cool to bring ideas across visually fast. (Screenshot)

• A similar app shared in issue 105 of this newsletter: Galileo AI can create user interfaces via prompt, and does not need Figma.

Stashpad is a straightforward online document editor ideal for quickly collaborating on notes. No login is necessary; simply start writing the document and share the link. It syncs in real-time. Try it out.

hume is a developing AI products used by many known brands in the background. Their newest announcement is a product that can detect emotional expressions in spoken audio. You can try out the product on their website. (Screenshot)

Streamline the video feedback process by sharing a video so users can add comments on a timeline using Frame. For pro creators, the app can be directly connected to Adobe Premiere or Final Cut Pro.(Screenshot)

• WeTransfer offers a similar feature, but also supports images, PDFs, and more.

It seems Figma inspired the creators of this app in a large part. The user interface feels very similar. Creatie is a design app that has lots of AI-features built in to support the design process. In Figma, AI capabilities are added via 3rd party add-ons. (Screenshot)

13K free AI-generated photos. Stock photo sites like Unsplash are in trouble. (I remembered blogging about that topic in 2019)

I have uploaded about 20 pictures to Unsplash, and this image got over 600K views and 8K downloads. But how much traffic does the famous site drive to your site? Turns out nearly zero. Read the findings in our blog post on that growth experiment.

Can you find the exit? The first level is just a warm-up.

A 30-minute story about the people (and ships) that fix broken internet cables connecting the world.

Created by Rolf Mistelbacher

A curious marketing nerd, content creator, and entrepreneur.
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