AI Workflows That Save You Hours & Make You Money

You’re wasting time. AI should be doing the work for you—here’s exactly how to set it up.

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Michael Cronin
February 03, 2025

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Today on Easy AI:

🚀 Daily Segments That Keep You Ahead in AI & Automation

  •  🤯 One big story

  • 💰 The latest in AI tech news

  • 🤖 AI breakdown: What works, what’s hype?

  • 🔄 Automate Your Life

  • 📈 AI Business Wins & Fails

(Read time: five minutes)

🚀 This AI Tool Will Change Your Workflow (Forever)

Let’s be real—creating presentations, documents, and websites is a massive time suck. You spend hours tweaking fonts, aligning text, and trying to make your slides not look like a fifth grader made them.

Enter Gamma. 🎤 Drops mic.

Gamma is like having a professional designer + copywriter + AI genius in your pocket. It automates the entire process so you can create stunning, interactive content in minutes—not hours.

Why We’re Obsessed with Gamma

✅ No more ugly slides – Gamma’s AI does the layout work for you.
✅ Instant content generation – Type a prompt, upload a file, or paste text, and boom—presentation done.
✅ Embed anything – Add YouTube videos, TikToks, Spotify songs, Figma files, Airtable data—you name it.
✅ Perfect for busy founders & creators – Spend less time making slides and more time making money.

If you pitch, sell, or teach anything, Gamma should be in your daily workflow.

⚡ Try Gamma for FREE and create next-level presentations 10x faster

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🤯 One Big Story: China’s AI Shake-Up—Why It Might Change Everything

There’s a new AI player in town, and it’s causing waves across the industry. Meet DeepSeek, China’s latest AI model that’s giving OpenAI (the creators of ChatGPT) a serious run for their money.

Why does this matter? Because DeepSeek is way cheaper—up to 40 times less expensive than OpenAI’s models. And in the AI world, cheaper tools mean more access for businesses, startups, and everyday users.

🚀 What’s Happening?

  • European companies are already jumping ship from OpenAI to DeepSeek to save money and scale faster.

  • Big AI firms like OpenAI and Google may be forced to lower prices and improve models to stay competitive.

  • Some concerns remain—DeepSeek is China-based, which raises questions about data use and censorship.

🔥 Why This is a Big Deal

✔ More competition = better AI tools for everyone.
✔ Businesses might get AI services at a fraction of the current cost.
✔ The AI industry is shifting FAST, and this could be a game-changer.

💡 Bottom Line: AI just got cheaper and more competitive. If you use AI in your business, keep an eye on DeepSeek—it could change the way we work forever. 🚀

💡 How to Use DeepSeek to Make Money

Since DeepSeek is cheaper and just as powerful, it’s a goldmine for anyone looking to start a side hustle or scale a small business. If you’re a freelancer or entrepreneur, use it to offer AI-powered content creation, ad copywriting, or chatbot services to businesses who don’t have the time or skills to do it themselves. Charge $500-$2,000 per project, automate the process with AI, and scale without needing a team. The barrier to entry is lower than ever—if you’re not using AI to make money, someone else is. 🚀

📰 The latest AI and tech news

SoftBank & OpenAI Team Up to Bring AI to Japan 🇯🇵
SoftBank and OpenAI just launched a joint venture, SB OpenAI Japan, to supercharge AI adoption in the country. Their first big move? Rolling out an AI service called Cristal across SoftBank’s empire, including PayPay and Arm, with a $3 billion budget. Expect AI to be everywhere in Japan soon.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia Introduces AI Assistant for Businesses 💰
Australia’s biggest bank just dropped CommBiz Gen AI, an AI-powered assistant to handle business customer inquiries and streamline transactions. Powered by AWS, this AI agent works like ChatGPT for banking, making transactions faster and more personalized. AI is officially taking over finance.

🤖 AI Breakdown: What Works, What’s Hype? (Canva vs. Gamma)

Everyone knows Canva, but is Gamma actually better for presentations?

Feature

Gamma.ai

Canva

Best For

AI-generated decks

Manual design

Speed

Instant content + layout

Drag-and-drop (but slow)

Customization

AI-based, less manual work

Full creative control

Pricing

Free plan + paid features

Free plan + paid features

Verdict:
✔ Use Gamma if you want AI-powered, instant presentations.
✔ Use Canva if you love designing everything manually.

💡 Pro Tip: If you suck at design but want pro-looking slides, Gamma is the move.

📈 AI Business Wins & Fails: When AI Tries to Replace Doctors (And Fails)

AI is changing every industry, and healthcare was supposed to be next. Forward, a well-funded startup led by ex-Google and Uber execs, had a bold idea: AI-powered "CarePods" that would replace doctor visits with fully automated kiosks. No waiting rooms, no human interaction—just you and the machine.

🚀 What Worked:

✔ Huge investor backing—$100M in funding meant people believed in this.
✔ Futuristic concept—the pods could run basic medical tests, scan vitals, and diagnose issues on the spot.
✔ AI-driven efficiency—in theory, this would cut wait times and doctor shortages by a mile.

❌ What Failed:

  • Tech breakdowns—some pods malfunctioned mid-session, leaving patients trapped inside (yikes).

  • Trust issues—people weren’t ready to swap human doctors for cold, clinical AI.

  • Scalability nightmare—finding locations, maintaining pods, and keeping them functional was a logistical nightmare.

💡 Lesson Learned:

AI is powerful, but it doesn’t replace trust, reliability, and human interaction—especially in healthcare. Forward shut down the CarePods in less than a year, proving that just because AI can replace something, doesn’t mean it should.

💡 Bottom Line: AI augments human expertise—it doesn’t replace it. Tech needs to work flawlessly before it can change lives.

Here’s what one of the CarePods looked like before the shutdown:

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