3 Things I Learned Last Week #80 – AI Mastery: Automate, Instruct, and Extract Like a Pro

Welcome to the 80th edition of “3 Things I Learned Last Week”! 🌟

Buckle up, knowledge seekers! It’s time for another wild ride through the jungle of my brain. Each week, I spelunk into the caves of wisdom, wrestle with the gorillas of insight, and emerge victorious with three shiny nuggets of information. And because I’m such a generous explorer, I’m sharing my treasures with you!

So, what mind-blowing discoveries await you this week? Drumroll, please…

1. Building an AI Agent to Automate Web Agency
2. AI How-To: Advanced LLM Prompting (Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bot)
3. Getting JSON out of Gemini (No, Not the Zodiac Sign)

Let’s dive in faster than a caffeinated lemur on a sugar rush!

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🤖 Building an AI Agent to Automate Web Agency

Ever dreamed of having an AI project manager that doesn’t ask for coffee breaks or complain about Mondays?

Well, dream no more! This video explores the creation of a Slack AI agent designed to be the world’s most efficient (and least grumpy) technical project manager. It’s built using open-source tools and APIs, making it cheaper than your average intern and more customizable than your favorite burger.

🔑 Key Takeaways:

• This AI agent slides into your workflow smoother than a buttered penguin, integrating with Notion and Slack.
• It’s built with open-source tools and APIs, so it’s budget-friendly (your wallet will thank you).
• The AI handles repetitive tasks, freeing up human managers for more important things… like perfecting their coffee art.

🎥 Watch how to build your very own AI minion here!

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🧠 AI How-To: Advanced LLM Prompting

Ready to become the puppet master of AI language models?

This video dives deep into the art of advanced LLM prompting, showing you how to make the Anthropic Cloud 3.5 Sonnet model dance to your tune. It’s like being a DJ, but instead of sick beats, you’re dropping knowledge bombs!

🔑 Key Takeaways:

• The system prompt is like giving your AI a pep talk before a big game. Set clear goals, get better results!
• Prompt chaining: It’s like playing telephone, but the message actually improves with each pass.
• Scratchpad tags and structured output: Because even AIs need to show their work sometimes.

🎥 Level up your AI whispering skills here!

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🗃️ Getting JSON out of Gemini

Want to extract structured data from Gemini without feeling like you’re trying to squeeze blood from a stone?

This video showcases two methods for coaxing JSON data out of Google’s Gemini AI. It’s like being a data whisperer, but with less horse-riding and more coding.

🔑 Key Takeaways:

• Response schemas: Like giving your AI a multiple-choice test instead of an essay question.
• Direct JSON formatting: For when you want your data straight, no chaser.
• Gemini’s multimodal input: Because sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words (or lines of code).

🎥 Learn to speak JSON with Gemini here!

And there you have it, folks! Another edition of “3 Things I Learned Last Week” wrapped up tighter than a burrito made by an overachieving origami expert.

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May your week be filled with more “Aha!” moments than a detective convention!

Stay curious, stay awesome, and remember: learning is like deodorant. If you stop using it, things start to stink.

Yours in perpetual befuddlement,

~ Nathan

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