Pro Website Creators AI Week 5: Hands-on AI Ideas
What we tried this week
Turn long documents into usable summaries
At about 01:00, Dave shows how he uploaded a bylaws PDF and asked AI to extract the role requirements. The result became a clean handout for the board. Try this with user manuals, policies, or contracts. Ask AI to pull only the sections you need, then export to share.
Meal planning that actually saves time
Around 04:40, we revisit building a monthly menu from family preferences, then asking AI for a once-a-week shopping list. The goal is fewer trips, fewer repeats, more favorites.
A simple loop for coding with AI
From 05:40 to 08:10, we walk a lightweight flow: choose a task, write a minimal prompt, generate, test, refine, and if things get weird, start a new chat but keep your refined prompt. Save working chunks, then combine them later.
News and experiments that stood out
AI browsers and city planning
Perplexity’s AI browser opens to more users at 08:30, and at 09:30 we look at Penn State’s pilot that turns streetlights into EV chargers, placed with AI using traffic and density data.
Use AI, but keep your brain on
At 11:10 we discuss delusional spirals, where AI builds on its own mistakes. The advice is simple, use human intelligence as the final filter, especially when the chat goes off track.
Automation idea to steal
Starting 14:05, we explore n8n as a no-code way to wire agents to tools. Examples: create calendar events from chat, or watch Gmail for “invoice” and log amounts to Google Sheets. Claude or ChatGPT can drive the logic if your prompts are specific.
Smart home arms race
From 17:50, Google rolls out AI-powered Nest updates, and at 34:50 Amazon brings Alexa Plus across Ring, Fire TV, and Echo. We also talk about subscriptions and accessibility. Not every device needs AI, but accessibility wins matter, like voice control for mobility limits.
Live headshot test with Gemini
At 20:00, Dave uploads a quick selfie and gets surprisingly usable headshots in different styles. Good enough for LinkedIn with a better source photo, and handy for mockups on personal sites. Ethics chat starts 26:20. The guideline we like, represent real experience, do not mislead.
Final Thought
AI that saves time and gets real work done. In Week 5 we extracted bylaws into a clean board handout, built a no-code workflow idea with n8n, and tested Gemini for instant headshots. We also covered safety, smart home updates, and agentic commerce. Watch the replay and jump to the parts you need.
Catch the replay to see these examples in action:
- Document extraction for bylaws 01:00
- Meal planning and shopping list 04:40
- Coding loop and restart strategy 05:40
- Perplexity browser 08:30
- EV chargers from streetlights 09:30
- AI delusions and human guardrails 11:10
- n8n calendar and Gmail workflows 14:05
- Google smart home updates 17:50
- Gemini headshot demo 20:00
- Ethics of AI images 26:20
- RankMath AI analytics 30:25
- OpenAI Sora 2 31:05
- Periodic Labs robotic science 32:12
- California AI safety bill 39:30
- ChatGPT Instant Checkout 40:42
- Claude Sonnet 4.5 coding 42:30
