AI at Work: August–September Madness 🌀

The last two months in AI workplace land have been a mix of corporate doomsday, AI hype on steroids, and your boss pretending to know what a “large language model” is. Here’s the only recap you need:

1. AI eats corporate affairs for breakfast 🍳

Boston Consulting Group says 80% of corporate affairs tasks (planning, analytics, ESG reports, press releases) can be automated by AI. And, you know what we say, “What can be automated, will be.” Imagine all those long emails, policy docs, and memos — gone in seconds. The good news: fewer late-night PowerPoints. The bad news: your job might now be “babysitting ChatGPT.” If you're just starting out in customer service, you might find yourself in a tough spot.

2. Anthropic founders = AI doomsday prophets 📉

Anthropic’s co-founders basically dropped a mic: “AI could wipe out 50% of entry-level jobs in finance, consulting, and law.” Imagine an Excel sheet doing the work of 20 analysts — without ordering DoorDash every three hours. They even warned unemployment could hit 20%. Translation: “Congrats on your degree, but the robot already has your desk.” Better update your CV to “Ready to work with AI.”

3. Workday wants to be the HR overlord 🤖

Workday is pushing AI agents to run HR and finance. It’s like Clippy — but instead of suggesting commas, it decides your bonus. The company is teaming up with Microsoft and even acquiring startups to become the go-to “AI office overlord.” Your next performance review might be with an algorithm named “Worky.”
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4. Fake it till you automate it 🙃

One in six workers admits they pretend to use AI at work. That’s right — people are faking prompts like they once faked gym check-ins. The pressure is so high that “I totally used ChatGPT for this” is the new “I’m fluent in Excel.” Spoiler: bosses can’t tell the difference anyway.
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5. Why some jobs die faster ☠️

World Economic Forum says data-heavy jobs are first on AI’s chopping block. Think: accountants, analysts, researchers — the people whose lives revolve around spreadsheets. Meanwhile, jobs needing human judgment or creativity survive longer. If your job can be explained in three bullet points, you might wanna learn prompt engineering.

6. “I’ll work with AI, but not for it.” 🧑‍💼

Workday’s survey shows 75% of employees are fine working alongside AI, but only 30% are cool with it being their boss. Nobody wants to hear: “Your raise request has been denied by Algorithm v3.6.” The real message? Humans like sidekicks, not overlords. Batman + Robin = good. Robin as CEO? Nah.

7. RIP offices? 🏢

51% of employees worldwide believe AI will make physical offices obsolete. No more cubicles, no more “let’s grab coffee in the breakroom” small talk. The office plants might be the only ones who’ll miss us. At this rate, the new HQ is Slack + Zoom + your kitchen table.
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8. AI makes teams weird 👯

A University of Buffalo study says AI messes with team trust and creativity. Sometimes it sparks new ideas, other times it’s like adding a know-it-all intern who won’t shut up. Novices benefit, experts get annoyed, and everyone’s side-eyeing the robot. Basically: group projects just got even messier.

9. AI writes better emails… but kills trust

A study found AI makes manager emails look slick and professional. But here’s the catch: employees trust their managers less when emails sound too polished. Turns out, people prefer a typo-filled “thx” over a perfectly drafted “per my last message.” Authenticity > AI grammar.
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10. Everyday tools get juiced up 🍏

Apple and Microsoft are sneaking AI into operating systems. Apple’s “Apple Intelligence” and Microsoft’s Windows 11 updates now write, summarize, and organize for you. Basically, your laptop is now your assistant — but without coffee breaks. It’s like living in the future… if the future comes with auto-updates at 2 AM.

💡 The takeaway?
AI isn’t just “coming to work.” It’s already sitting at your desk, drinking your coffee, and maybe taking your promotion. The real skill now? Knowing when to use AI — and when to pretend you didn’t.

Chop, Clip, Share: Meet Your New AI Video Sidekick 

Ever recorded a webinar, podcast, or interview that ran for an hour or made just a bit longer video? We all did, and then we all realized no one on TikTok or Instagram will ever sit through it… That’s where Opus.pro comes in. This AI-powered tool automatically chops your long-form videos into short, engaging clips optimized for social media.

 What’s Cool About It

• One-Click Repurposing
  Upload your video, and Opus identifies the most engaging moments — trimming them into clips designed for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts.

• AI Highlight Detection
  Using natural language processing, it finds punchlines, quotable moments, and emotional peaks. Basically, it figures out what could go viral before you do.

• Smart Editing
  Each clip comes pre-formatted with auto-captions, dynamic layouts, and motion effects to match platform trends.

• Connect your social accounts

Publish directly from the platform. With scheduling tools, it’s possible to set up a workflow where long-form content is uploaded once, clipped by AI, and then auto-posted to your channels on a regular cadence.

 The Other Side

• Not Always Perfect
  Sometimes the AI misjudges “the best moment” — so you’ll still want to review before posting.

• Watermarks & Limits
  Free plan clips come with restrictions. For unlimited exports and HD, you’ll need a paid tier.

• Creative Control
  While fast, it won’t replace the polish of a professional editor if you want deep storytelling or branding.

 Our Test – From long-form YouTube to Viral-Ready

We uploaded a 20-minute productivity hack YouTube video and let Opus.pro work its magic. Here’s what we noticed:

✅ Good with Talking Heads – When someone was speaking on camera, Opus did a solid job of auto-cropping from 16:9 into vertical (TikTok/Instagram) format. The speaker stayed centered, and the framing felt natural.

😐 Not Great with B-Roll – For secondary footage (cutaways, product shots, scenery), the AI usually didn’t crop. Instead, it shrank the original 16:9 clip and placed it in the middle of a vertical screen, filling the rest with a blurred background. It’s functional, but far from engaging. A smarter crop to the action would make these clips much stronger.

⚠️ Text Gets Cut Off – If the original video had text on screen (titles, lower thirds, slides), the AI often cropped badly, slicing off words or making them unreadable. This is a weak spot, especially for educational or branded content where on-screen text matters.

On the plus side, it’s quick to fix: you can manually adjust the crop or reframe the video inside Opus.

🛠️ Manual Fine-Tuning
Don’t like what the AI picked? No problem. You can do manny changes like:
 • Change the start and end time of any clip
 • Edit or restyle captions (fonts, colors, positioning)
 • Adjust cropping and layout (speaker view, split-screen, zoomed-in shots)
 • Swap out background styles or overlays to better fit your brand
 • Reorder or merge clips to create highlight reels

 Final Thoughts

Opus.pro is a time-saver for content creators drowning in long-form video. It won’t replace professional editing, but as a shortcut for social media, it’s a powerhouse. Still, it’s an area where the AI has room to improve. Fine-Tuning is a plus, but it seems like if you already know some editing it is easier to do in your native program.

What surprised us most? The volume of usable content. Instead of one highlight reel, we walked away with 10+ micro-videos, each tailored for social.

We’re giving it 5 on our LMAI scale — fast, smart, and addictive as any good AI tool.

AudioPen.ai: Turn Messy Voice Notes Into Polished Summary

Ever had a brilliant idea in the shower, on a walk, or while cooking — only to lose it because typing it out was too much hassle? Or you recorded a voice memo but never listened to it? That’s exactly the problem AudioPen.ai tries to solve. It’s a super-simple AI tool that transforms your ramble voice notes into clean, structured you can use.

 What’s Cool About It

• Ridiculously Simple
  No complex dashboards. Just press record, talk, and get text.

• Polished Output
  The AI doesn’t just transcribe — it rewrites your voice note into clear, well-structured writing.

• Formats for Different Needs
  You can keep it as notes, expand into a blog-style draft, or turn it into a neat summary.

• Cross-Device Friendly
  Works in your browser, so you can use it on desktop or mobile instantly.

 The Other Side

• Limited Editing
  You can’t tweak much inside the tool — it’s very bare-bones.

• Accuracy Depends on Input
  If you mumble or switch languages mid-sentence (guilty 🙋), results get messy.

• Free Plan Limits
  Short recordings only (3 minutes); for longer sessions and saved history, you’ll need a paid tier. But what is short? Rambling for 3 minutes is just enough rambling…

 🧪 Our Test – From Rambly to Ready

We gave AudioPen a messy voice note in bad English and full of pauses and “em…”:

“Ok so idea for newsletter… AI tool… should be simple, quick test, like for creators… oh and maybe add pros and cons but not too long… Remember to search the net for user comments…”

What came back was a clean, structured paragraph that could almost be dropped straight into an email draft. It cut out the “ums” and half-thoughts, reorganized the sentences, and turned chaos into something that looked intentional.

 It seems it’s not perfect — occasionally it over-simplifies or drops little details — but the fact that 30 seconds of mumbling turned into a usable draft was seriously impressive. And did we mention that you can choose the output language as well?

It’s simple but effective, and we thought that it could be great to have an option for uploading recordings, but there is no such option. And then we came up with the idea to play our recording on the phone and let the desktop app use it like a voice note. And love was born. We played a part in a podcast and got great and polished notes! Sometimes a little creativity goes a long way.

Paid version has a few more options like writing style, rewriting level and output length that seem useful but not crucial.

Final Thoughts

AudioPen.ai isn’t about fancy features — it’s about making messy thoughts usable. For creators, writers, or anyone who talks faster than they type, it’s a surprisingly powerful little companion. And actually we like the simplicity of it all.

We’re giving it 4/5 on our LMAI scale — points off for lack of editing options, but full marks for simplicity and instant value.

Now if you’ll excuse us, we’re off to record our next newsletter while making coffee ☕🎤.

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