Harnessing AI for Coding and Content Creation

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Intro

In this July 18th episode of The Daily AI Show, the team showcases real-world AI use cases in what they call their “Be About It” show. Hosts demonstrate live projects and workflows using tools like GenSpark, Perplexity Spaces, ChatGPT Projects, MidJourney, and OpenAI’s Sora, focusing on actual tasks they’ve automated or solved using AI. This episode emphasizes practical wins—how AI is saving them hours on complex work, from document audits to image generation and business operations.

Key Points Discussed

Andy demoed a 50-lesson course built using Lovable, ChatGPT Projects, and infographics generated through iterative feedback inside ChatGPT 4.

GenSpark agents were used to analyze complex tax payments and vehicle purchase discrepancies, leading to actionable insights and letters for the DMV.

Beth showcased image generation pipelines using Sora, ChatGPT image generation, and MidJourney’s editing tools to produce YouTube thumbnails and animated video intros.

Brian demonstrated using Perplexity Spaces to generate dynamic travel planning prompts, showing how to create reusable agentic workflows inside Spaces without heavy prompting skills.

Karl walked through OpenAI’s Agent Mode analyzing folder-based invoice matching against Google Sheets, automating tasks that typically take hours for finance teams.

The group criticized OpenAI’s consumer-focused demos (like shoe shopping), urging labs to highlight complex business use cases that show real time savings.

Agent Mode’s strength lies in handling document-heavy, tedious tasks where traditional no-code platforms falter.

MidJourney’s seamless image background expansion and animation were highlighted as powerful tools for visual content creators.

Perplexity Spaces can act like lightweight document research agents when properly configured, making knowledge extraction easier for non-coders.

Real-world stories included AI helping with dermatology guidance, audio hardware troubleshooting, and reducing content production bottlenecks with Opus Clip’s multi-speaker cropping tool.

The show concluded with reflections on the importance of UI and workflow design in AI tool adoption—features alone aren’t enough without good user experience.

Timestamps & Topics

00:00:00 🎬 Show kickoff and intro to “Be About It”

00:01:37 📚 Andy’s 50-lesson AI prompting course build

00:06:14 📊 Infographic generation via ChatGPT projects

00:13:30 🎨 Beth’s YouTube thumbnail image pipeline

00:20:45 🐃 MidJourney image extension and animation demo

00:27:23 ⚙️ GenSpark for complex tax error investigation

00:31:45 ✉️ GenSpark drafts demand letters for refunds

00:32:05 🛫 Brian builds a travel assistant in Perplexity Spaces

00:40:49 🛠️ Agent Mode vs. Perplexity for structured forms

00:43:52 📂 Karl’s invoice matching with Agent Mode and Google Drive

00:51:08 ⚒️ Agent Mode better for complex, document-heavy work

00:56:26 🎙️ Beth uses AI to fix audio gear and routing

01:01:19 🩺 ChatGPT solves Brian’s daughter’s skincare routine

01:02:32 🎥 Brian demos Opus Clip’s multi-speaker video cropping

01:07:09 🖥️ Why UI beats small feature wins

01:10:55 🐘 Beth’s animated elephant video thumbnails

01:12:08 🎥 Animated thumbnails as future YouTube preview

01:13:44 📅 Show wrap-up and sci-fi show preview

Hashtags

#AIUseCases #AgentMode #GenSpark #Perplexity #ChatGPTProjects #MidJourney #SoraAI #Automation #AIAgents #ImageGeneration #WorkflowAutomation #DailyAIShow

The Daily AI Show Co-Hosts:

Andy Halliday, Beth Lyons, Brian Maucere, Karl Yeh