OCTOBER 9, 2025

• PromptCraft: Learn Anything Faster, Get Good at Chain-of-Thought, and 8 More Prompts to Force Deeper Output
• NewsDive: What Pew Report on AI Means for Your Business and Career​
• THE HEADLINES: MrBeast Fears AI Takeover of YouTube; ​Mattel Partners with OpenAI on Sora 2; ​USPTO Launches Patent Search Tool; and What to Know About the 'AI Homeless Man Prank'
• Tool Spotlight: Chatquick AI Turns All Your Data Into Polished Audiobooks and Podcasts

Learn Anything Faster, Get Good at Chain-of-Thought, and 8 More Prompts to Force Deeper Output

• ​Agentic Prompt Chain To Learn Anything Faster: Modular learning prompt with variables for subject, current level, time, style, and goals. Builds a study framework with research, summarization, and testing; can be run as a chain in automation tools or manually in any model.
• ​Three Chain-of-Thought Frameworks With Examples: Practical reasoning patterns—Reason Before Answer, Expert Thinking, and Teach-a-Student—each with templates and real uses (e.g., launching a $10 course). Helps surface assumptions, structure thinking, and produce more deliberate, auditable outputs.
• ​Eight Unconventional Prompts That Force Deeper Output: Social-psychology-style levers such as imagined stakes, adversarial phrasing (“Obviously…”), fake constraints, “You explained this yesterday,” and “Version 2.0.” Useful nudges to elicit pushback, nuance, and creative reframing when models get superficial.

What Pew Report on AI Means for Your Business and Career

A new landmark study on Artificial Intelligence from the Pew Research Center confirms what many of us are feeling in our offices, our homes, and our newsfeeds: when it comes to AI, Americans are far more concerned than they are excited. But a deeper dive into the data reveals a more nuanced picture—one filled with specific anxieties, clear opportunities, and critical insights for business leaders, employees, and entrepreneurs alike.

For anyone trying to navigate the modern workplace, the message is clear: understanding the landscape of public opinion on AI isn't just an academic exercise; it's a strategic necessity. Let's break down what the study found and what it means for you.

The Core of Our Anxiety: A Crisis of Human Connection and Control

The headline statistic from the September 2025 report is stark: 50% of Americans are more concerned than excited about the increased use of AI in daily life, a significant jump from 37% in 2021. Only 10% report being more excited than concerned.

But what, specifically, are we so worried about? When researchers asked those who see high risks to explain their reasoning, the answers weren't about science fiction dystopias. They were deeply human.

The number one reason, cited by 27% of this group, is the fear that AI erodes human abilities and connections. As one 30-something woman in the study put it, "I believe the experience of encountering...and overcoming...obstacles is essential to forming our character." A teacher worried that children would lose their "curiosity, problem-solving skills, critical thinking skills and creativity."

Key Takeaway for Leaders: The fear isn't just about job replacement; it's about skill replacement. As you integrate AI tools, the central challenge is not just to automate tasks but to augment human talent. How can you use AI to free up your team for more creative, strategic, and collaborative work? Your training and development programs should now have a dual focus: teaching employees how to use AI tools effectively, and, just as importantly, strengthening the uniquely human skills—like critical thinking, emotional intelligence, and complex problem-solving—that AI cannot replicate.

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HIGHLIGHTS: MrBeast Fears AI Takeover of YouTube; ​Mattel Partners with OpenAI on Sora 2; ​USPTO Launches Patent Search Tool; and What to Know About the 'AI Homeless Man Prank'

1. ​EU rolls out $1.1 billion plan to ramp up AI in key industries amid sovereignty drive​
2. ​Mattel partners with OpenAI on Sora 2 AI video model​
3. ​Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Says AI Demand Is Up ‘Substantially’ This Year, and Still Growing​
4. ​USPTO Will Launch Pilot to Evaluate Results of New AI Search Tool for Patent Applications​
5. ​Markets face ‘sharp correction’ if mood sours on AI or Fed freedom, Bank of England says​
6. ​Police warn of ‘AI Homeless Man Prank’ at WA high school​
7. ​Communities surrounding Port Washington AI data center flood common council meeting​
8. ​MrBeast Fears AI Takeover of YouTube: ‘Scary Times’​
9. ​Taylor Swift accused of double standard for allegedly using AI to promote her album​
10. ​New Research: AI Is Already the #1 Data Exfiltration Channel in the Enterprise​
11. ​Unlocking Cures for Pediatric Cancer With Artificial Intelligence​
12. ​Disrupting malicious uses of AI: October 2025​
13. ​New report warns extremist groups increasingly using AI to intensify antisemitic propaganda​
14. ​5 Critical Skills Leaders Need in the Age of AI​
15. ​AI is helping some Minnesota police officers write reports​
16. ​Dell raises growth targets for next four years on strong AI server demand​
17. ​AMD CEO Lisa Su says AI critics are ‘thinking too small’ after massive OpenAI deal​
18. ​At $1.2 Trillion, More High-Grade Debt Now Tied to AI Than Banks​
19. ​AI goods and frontloading lift world trade in 2025 but outlook dims for 2026​
20. ​The complications and risks of relationships with AI chatbots​
21. ​How Google’s AI Overviews are affecting news websites​

Chatquick AI Turns All Your Data Into Polished Audiobooks and Podcasts

Chatquick AI (launched last week) turns your voice, docs, audio, or video into polished audiobooks, podcasts—even interactive audio—without editing skills. You can upload content or just speak, then use simple tools to tweak the script, pick a voice, and export in MP3/WAV; you can also jump in live to “add your voice” in real time.

Standouts include a built-in Prompt Library and “Prompt Engineer” (1M+ ready-to-use prompts) to generate scripts and social copy, plus automatic background-noise reduction for cleaner sound. Ideal for writers and creators who want studio-quality output fast, all in one place.

Website: https://chatquick.co​

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