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EP20: Top AI Tools Worth Paying For in 2025, AI Tools Not Worth Paying For, 12 Days of OpenAI Begins, Use AI Hallucinations to Your Advantage
Co-hosts Mark Thompson and Steve Little reveal their top recommendations for AI tools worth paying for in 2025. They also discuss which AI tools aren't worth paying for in 2025. One of them might surprise you!
Next, Mark and Steve begin their review of OpenAI's "12 Days of OpenAI" announcements, beginning with the release of their enhanced O1 reasoning model. This new model will help you plan your family history research.
This week's Tip of the Week challenges conventional thinking about AI hallucinations, suggesting ways to leverage this characteristic as a feature rather than a bug.
In RapidFire, Mark and Steve examine Microsoft's Copilot Vision beta release, Apple's cautious AI rollout strategy, Google's new memory feature in Gemini, and XAI's significant funding round.
In The News:
03:10 AI Tools Worth Paying For in 2025
19:48 Specialty AI Tools to Consider in 2025
26:46 AI Tools Not Worth Paying For in 2025
32:26 OpenAI's 12 Days of Gifts Begins
Tip of the Week:
40:10 Treat AI Hallucinations as a Feature, not a Bug
RapidFire:
50:06 Microsoft Copilot Vision Beta Launch
53:18 Apple's Intelligence Rollout Plans
56:20 Google Gemini Adds Memory Feature
59:34 XAI's $6 Billion Funding Round
ChatGPT Plus
https://openai.com/index/chatgpt-plus/
ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode
https://help.openai.com/en/articles/8400625-voice-mode-faq
Claude Pro
https://claude.ai/
Perplexity Pro
https://www.perplexity.ai/pro
Acrobat AI Assistant
https://helpx.adobe.com/ca/acrobat/using/generative-ai.html
Eleven Labs
https://elevenlabs.io/
Mid Journey
https://www.midjourney.com/
Microsoft Copilot Pro
https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/copilot
Grammarly
https://www.grammarly.com/
ChatGPT O1 Model
https://openai.com/o1/
ChatGPT O1 Pro
https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-pro/
Microsoft Copilot Vision
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot/blog/2024/12/05/copilot-vision-now-in-preview-a-new-way-to-browse/
Apple Intelligence
https://www.apple.com/ca/apple-intelligence/
Siri
https://www.apple.com/siri/
Gemini Memory Feature
https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/19/googles-gemini-chatbot-now-has-memory/
X AI Platform
https://x.ai/
Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Genealogy, Family History, Machine Learning, AI Tools, AI Product Reviews, AI Pricing, Voice Technology, Image Generation, Research Tools, AI Ethics, Content Creation, Professional Research, Language Models
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Co-hosts Mark Thompson and Steve Little reveal their top recommendations for AI tools worth paying for in 2025. They also discuss which AI tools aren't worth paying for in 2025. One of them might surprise you!
Next, Mark and Steve begin their review of OpenAI's "12 Days of OpenAI" announcements, beginning with the release of their enhanced O1 reasoning model. This new model will help you plan your family history research.
This week's Tip of the Week challenges conventional thinking about AI hallucinations, suggesting ways to leverage this characteristic as a feature rather than a bug.
In RapidFire, Mark and Steve examine Microsoft's Copilot Vision beta release, Apple's cautious AI rollout strategy, Google's new memory feature in Gemini, and XAI's significant funding round.
In The News:
03:10 AI Tools Worth Paying For in 2025
19:48 Specialty AI Tools to Consider in 2025
26:46 AI Tools Not Worth Paying For in 2025
32:26 OpenAI's 12 Days of Gifts Begins
Tip of the Week:
40:10 Treat AI Hallucinations as a Feature, not a Bug
RapidFire:
50:06 Microsoft Copilot Vision Beta Launch
53:18 Apple's Intelligence Rollout Plans
56:20 Google Gemini Adds Memory Feature
59:34 XAI's $6 Billion Funding Round
ChatGPT Plus
https://openai.com/index/chatgpt-plus/
ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode
https://help.openai.com/en/articles/8400625-voice-mode-faq
Claude Pro
https://claude.ai/
Perplexity Pro
https://www.perplexity.ai/pro
Acrobat AI Assistant
https://helpx.adobe.com/ca/acrobat/using/generative-ai.html
Eleven Labs
https://elevenlabs.io/
Mid Journey
https://www.midjourney.com/
Microsoft Copilot Pro
https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/copilot
Grammarly
https://www.grammarly.com/
ChatGPT O1 Model
https://openai.com/o1/
ChatGPT O1 Pro
https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-pro/
Microsoft Copilot Vision
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot/blog/2024/12/05/copilot-vision-now-in-preview-a-new-way-to-browse/
Apple Intelligence
https://www.apple.com/ca/apple-intelligence/
Siri
https://www.apple.com/siri/
Gemini Memory Feature
https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/19/googles-gemini-chatbot-now-has-memory/
X AI Platform
https://x.ai/
Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Genealogy, Family History, Machine Learning, AI Tools, AI Product Reviews, AI Pricing, Voice Technology, Image Generation, Research Tools, AI Ethics, Content Creation, Professional Research, Language Models
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