I've joined many AI communities. Most have the same problem: Everyone shares tools. Very few share how they actually think. The communities that truly accelerate your growth aren't the ones with the newest AI model. They're the ones where people: Challenge each other's ideas. Share real workflows, not just results. Explain failures as openly as successes. Ask questions that make everyone think. That's when a community becomes more than a place to consume content. It becomes a place to improve your judgment. The best thing I've gained hasn't been another AI tool. It's been learning from people who approach problems differently than I do. Question: What's one insight you've learned from this community that changed how you work with AI? #AI Email Agent (9/20/24) @Nate Herk @Frank van Bokhorst

Huge shoutout to everyone who finished the 7-Day Challenge this month and got certified. Seven days, zero to your own executive assistant in Claude Code. Step by step, from nothing to shipped. These 46 members put in the reps and walked away with a working assistant they built themselves: Larry Crane, Al Mulrooney, Hassan Eid, Brandon Claeys, Marc-Antoine Siewe, Neelima Rani, Javier Yranzo, Elmuntasir Mukhier, Cristian Victoria, Alberto Galdames, Harena Juan Rabarijaona, Greg Faysash, Logan Clegg, Paul Forster, Estefania Tidwell, Vuk Simić, Iain Littlejohn, Mark Moran, Julius Waggoner, Michael Wijaya, Ilias Kirbashev, Leviticus Kinchen, Duy Nguyen, Vina Egg, Žiga Kalan, David Richardson, Lesetša Mutchinya, Abrie van Wijk, Firoz Shaikh, Farel Viaho, Alberto Camacho, Tito Burga, Chad, Peter Lukacsi, Sanjana N, Ayhan Bulut, Jerry, Hamza Sajjad, Tim van Kollenburg, Elias B., Ismoiljon Farhodov, Tim Metzner, Java Hardge, Philippe, Papa, Robin Pinchard If you haven't started yet, the challenge is completely free and it's right here: https://www.skool.com/ai-automation-society/classroom/dda699b7?md=08b046f630344596b864d1cd4304bda0 One lesson, one build, each day. By the end you'll have your own Claude Code assistant up and running. See you in the next cohort. - Nate

Huge shoutout to the Top 5 Members of AI Automation Society for June! These are the people leading the way, sharing knowledge, and helping spread the AIS culture: 1️⃣ @Muskan Ahlawat 2️⃣ @Christian Rivadeneira 3️⃣ @Frank van Bokhorst 4️⃣ @Julius Waggoner 5️⃣ @Shihab Sakif And a special mention to @Nigel Vargas, who takes 6th and just missed the Top 5. We're rooting for you to break through in July! 👏 Keep contributing, sharing wins, and helping others grow! Our community gets better because of you. Let's keep building, keep learning, and keep spreading that AIS energy. 🚀 Cheers, Nate P.S., @Yash Chauhan is an AIS community manager, so his points don't count towards this ranking.

There’s a growing belief that artificial intelligence will replace human thinking or creativity. But the reality is far more subtle. AI doesn’t create meaning from nothing—it reflects the quality of the input it receives. It acts more like a mirror than a mind, amplifying your clarity, confusion, depth, or lack of direction. That’s why two people using the same tool can get completely different outcomes: One sees a powerful idea generator The other sees chaotic, unpredictable results The difference is not the AI. It’s the human behind it. In this new era, the real skill is no longer just access to information, but: Asking better questions Defining intent clearly And not outsourcing your thinking to any tool, no matter how advanced it is AI is not the end of human thinking. It’s the beginning of a new phase where thinking itself becomes the real skill. Simple truth: If your question is deep, AI looks intelligent. If your question is unclear, AI looks unreliable.

As of today, June 30, the export controls on Fable 5 and Mythos 5 have been lifted. Fable 5 will be available starting tomorrow, Wednesday, July 1, to users globally on the Claude Platform, Claude.ai, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork. For Pro, Max, Team, and select Enterprise plans,1 Fable 5 will be included for up to 50% of weekly usage limits through July 7, after which it will be available via usage credits. We will re-enable access on AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Foundry as quickly as possible. Who will use it ???