Happy Saturday! This is Ryan Staley of Whale Boss where I share the latest weekly insights, prompts, and workflows to unleash the power of AI! 🔥

Here’s what we got for you:

• 🤖 Manual Knowledge Work vs. AI-Powered Knowledge Work

• 🛠️LinkedIn Highlights: Stay informed and inspired by what my network is buzzing about.

• 🎧Weekly Podcast Updates

• 😮Google’s AI-generated search summaries change how they show their sources

• 🤖 xAI releases Grok-2, adds image generation on X

• 😎 Google Gemini’s voice chat mode is here

• 🙌Google Wallet can make digital passes for nearly anything now

• ⭐Flux vs Midjourney: which AI image generator wins?

🤖Manual Knowledge Work vs. AI-Powered Knowledge Work

1. Efficiency Beyond Human Limits

- AI can process data and generate insights faster than any human.
- Manual work takes hours, while AI completes it in minutes.

2. Consistency and Accuracy

- Humans make errors. AI doesn’t.
- AI ensures that your knowledge work is consistent and accurate every time.

3. Scalability

- AI scales effortlessly.
- Whether you have one task or a thousand, AI handles it without breaking a sweat.

4. Cost-Effectiveness

- AI reduces the need for large teams.
- You save money on salaries, training, and overhead costs.

5. Enhanced Decision-Making

- AI provides data-driven insights.
- Your decisions become smarter and more informed.

6. Focus on High-Value Tasks

- AI handles the repetitive stuff.
- You get to focus on strategy, creativity, and innovation.

7. Competitive Advantage

- Adopting AI gives you an edge.
- Stay ahead of competitors who are still relying on manual processes.

In today’s fast-paced world, sticking to manual knowledge work is a losing game.

Embrace AI-powered knowledge work to boost efficiency, accuracy, and scalability. Save time, cut costs, and make smarter decisions.

Become the leader who leverages AI to stay ahead.

👨‍💻LinkedIn Highlights

• Here is how I knowOpenAI’s Strawberry 🍓 model has been released to some users already.

• The Top 7 Critical Go-To-Market Sales Metrics

• How to Use ChatGPT to build an Entire Marketing Department in 20 minutes

• 30 AI Company Use Cases

• 30 Companies Leveraging the Principles from “Think and Grow Rich” 

🙌This week's podcast episodes...

😮Google’s AI-generated search summaries change how they show their sources

• Google is updating AI Overviews in search to display source websites more prominently on the right side of the response and is experimenting with adding links directly in the text.

• The AI Overview feature is expanding to six new countries, with support for local languages, and Google is introducing additional features like saving and simplifying summaries.

• Google is focusing on quality and safety, addressing previous issues with AI-generated summaries and conducting rigorous testing to prevent errors in new markets.

🤖xAI releases Grok-2, adds image generation on X

• Elon Musk's X launched Grok-2 and Grok-2 mini in beta, with improved reasoning and the ability to generate images, accessible only to Premium and Premium+ users.

• Grok-2 models are expected to be available to developers via API later this month, with potential uses in improved search, post analytics, and AI-powered replies on X.

• Concerns arise over Grok's image-generation capabilities, particularly regarding the lack of guardrails around creating politically sensitive images, which could lead to misinformation.

😮Google Gemini’s voice chat mode is here

• Google launched Gemini Live, a new voice chat mode for Gemini Advanced subscribers, allowing free-flowing, conversational voice interactions with multiple voice options and the ability to interrupt without tapping a button.

• Gemini Live, initially available in English on Android devices, will roll out to iOS and other languages soon and supports background use and real-time video interpretation.

• Google also announced upcoming extensions for Gemini, such as integration with apps like Keep, Tasks, and YouTube Music, and new AI features for screen and video context awareness.

🙌Google Wallet can make digital passes for nearly anything now

• Google Wallet now allows users to scan and store various IDs, tickets, and passes using AI to generate digital versions with all relevant details, making them usable like any other digital pass.

• The new feature, called "Everything Else," replaces the previous "Photo" option and supports a wide range of categories, including business cards, IDs, and loyalty cards, though it's currently only available in the US.

• Users can take a picture of their pass, let Google’s AI process and categorize it, adjust any details, and then save it in Google Wallet for easy access. The feature is rolling out gradually to more devices.

✨Flux vs Midjourney: which AI image generator wins?

• Midjourney vs. Flux: Midjourney generally outperforms Flux in generating realistic human textures, especially with the latest v6.1 updates, making it the preferred choice for creating realistic digital humans.

• Flux's Strengths: While Midjourney excels in skin texture, Flux often produces better overall image structures, backgrounds, and text consistency, highlighting its strengths in these areas.

• Midjourney wins due to its advancements in rendering human features, but Flux remains a strong competitor, particularly in creating well-structured and visually coherent images.