^{AI MARKET PULSE}
AI Side Gigs Are Turning Spare Hours Into Real Income

The demand for human AI expertise is exploding — and it’s creating unexpected income paths. A 34-year-old father earned nearly $300,000 in under a year training AI models, working just a few hours each night after his daughter went to bed. Through platforms like micro1, companies are paying up to $200 an hour for domain experts who can break down complex problems, evaluate model outputs, and correct errors AI can’t catch alone. The work is flexible, location-independent, and intellectually demanding — but highly valued. With millions of experts now participating and competitors like ScaleAI and Mercor expanding fast, the market is growing, not niche. When Fortune 100 companies are paying premium rates for part-time AI expertise, the signal is clear.

So what does that mean for you?

Opportunity now favors action — not permission. The same demand fueling these payouts can be tapped by individuals who move early:

• Train or evaluate AI models part-time
• Offer AI consulting alongside a day job
• Build AI-powered products or workflows
• Package expertise into scalable services

AI isn’t just replacing work — it’s creating new income lanes. Those who start now gain flexibility and leverage; those who wait compete later in crowded markets. The window is open, and companies are paying for expertise today.

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^{WORKFLOW BUILDER}
Competitor Intelligence System

Goal: Unlock the hidden value in your Zoom or Teams calls by auto-extracting insights and turning them into ready-to-publish social media assets.

Steps:

1. Capture the Genius

   Set up your AI notetaker to record and transcribe your next meeting or solo brainstorm.

   ➡️ Next: Open Fathom and sync your calendar to auto-record your next video session.

2. Extract Key Hooks

   Identify the "gold" within your transcript that will actually grab attention on a feed.

   Prompt ChatGPT: Act as a social media strategist. Analyze this meeting transcript and pull out 3 "controversial" or "surprising" insights that would make a strong hook for LinkedIn.

   ➡️ Next: Select the most compelling hook and copy it.

3. Draft the Social Narrative

   Transform a raw insight into a polished post using ChatGPT’s versatile writing style.

   Prompt ChatGPT: Using the hook [Insert Hook], write a 150-word LinkedIn post that shares a specific lesson from the meeting. Use an engaging, high-energy tone and include a clear call to action.

   ➡️ Next: Review the draft and refine any industry-specific terminology.

4. Create Visual Assets (DALL-E)

   Generate a custom image to accompany your post and increase its "stopping power."

   Prompt ChatGPT: Create a high-quality, professional 3D render of a [Specific Object/Scene from Meeting] in a minimalist style to use as a LinkedIn post cover.

   ➡️ Next: Download the image and pair it with your post draft from Step 3.

5. Automate the Distribution

   Use ChatGPT’s data capabilities to format your content for a scheduling tool like Buffer or Hootsuite.

   Prompt ChatGPT: Take the LinkedIn post and the X thread generated previously and format them into a CSV table with columns for "Date," "Platform," and "Post Content" for easy bulk uploading.

   ➡️ Next: Download the CSV and upload it to your preferred social media scheduler.

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^{TODAY’S PROMPT}
Discover the AI Income Model That Fits You Best

This mega-prompt conducts a guided, one-on-one interview to uncover the fastest realistic AI income path for the user. It adapts each question in real time, then turns those insights into a clear 30-day launch plan focused on speed, simplicity, and first revenue. The output is practical, personalized, and ready to execute immediately — with no guesswork or revisions required.

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CLEAR ASK
Act as my AI Income Coach and interview me to design a personalized 30-day plan to generate income using AI tools.
Ask one question at a time, adapting each follow-up based on my answers, then deliver a clear, realistic launch plan.

CONTEXT & PURPOSE
This prompt helps anyone identify the fastest realistic AI income path based on their skills, time, and constraints.
The goal is speed to first revenue — not theory, hype, or long-term speculation.

The final output should feel like a 1-on-1 strategy session with a business coach who knows how to turn AI into leverage.

INTERVIEW FOCUS
During the interview, uncover:
• My skills and experience
• My available time and income goal
• What kind of work I enjoy or want to avoid
• My comfort level with AI tools
• Any constraints (job, budget, schedule)
• Do not ask everything at once.
• Let answers guide the next question naturally.

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS
After the interview is complete, generate:
• The single best-fit AI income model for me
• A clear 30-day action plan broken into weeks
• A simple tool stack (AI + automation)
• One first monetization milestone I can realistically hit
Focus on:
• Existing demand
• Simple execution
• Starting imperfectly and learning fast
Avoid:
• Long lists of ideas
• Unrealistic income claims
• Overcomplicated setups

PERFECT OUTPUT EVERY TIME
Deliver a polished, ready-to-execute plan that includes:
• My best-fit AI income path
• A week-by-week 30-day roadmap
• Recommended tools
• A clear first revenue target
• Next steps after Day 30
The plan should be so clear that I know exactly what to do first.

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^{AI SPOTLIGHT}
The Next Bill Gates Is Probably Vibe Coding Right Now

Meta AI leader Alexandr Wang believes the biggest advantage in the AI era isn’t credentials — it’s time spent experimenting with tools. He argues that today’s teenagers have a built-in edge because they can immerse themselves in “vibe coding,” using natural language to steer AI systems rather than writing traditional code. Wang believes most human-written code will soon be obsolete, making intuition, iteration speed, and tool fluency far more valuable than syntax. He compares this moment to the early PC era, when founders like Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg gained outsized advantages simply by growing up alongside new technology. That same discontinuity is happening again — and those who engage earliest will shape the future economy.

Key Takeaways:

• Vibe coding prioritizes AI steering over manual coding
• Time spent with tools now outweighs language mastery
• Teenagers have a unique advantage due to freedom and immersion
• AI is already generating a large share of production code
• Early adopters gain intuition others can’t quickly replicate

My Take:

This is another reminder that leverage compounds early. The biggest winners won’t be those who wait for formal paths to appear — they’ll be the ones building intuition before the rules solidify. The barrier isn’t intelligence or access anymore; it’s time spent experimenting while others hesitate.

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^{AI QUICK HITS}

🖥️ NVIDIA is teaming up with the Department of Energy on the new Genesis Mission to keep the U.S. ahead in AI, focusing on using high-performance tech to supercharge scientific research, energy security, and national defense.

📘 Meta is developing two major models for a 2026 release—an image and video model codenamed "Mango" and a text-based model called "Avocado"—as part of a strategic push by its new Superintelligence Lab to catch up with rivals like OpenAI and Google.

🧠 OpenAI has switched free and "Go" users to the GPT-5.2 Instant model by default to cut costs, requiring them to manually select the more powerful "Thinking" model for complex tasks.

🤔 ^{Which image is real?}

One of these images is real, and one was created with AI. Vote for which one you think is real, and tell us why you voted that way.

The last edition’s results—59% were wrong!

Did you vote in the poll from December 18th? The bottom image was real! Go back and see the photos here. So what do you think? Are you getting better at spotting AI vs. not?

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