Module 11 · Level II · Practitioner

The Tool Atlas: choosing the right tool

The 32 tools that matter, from ChatGPT to n8n: what each is good at, what to watch out for, and how to judge any new one in five questions.

9 lessons · about 2 hours

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What’s inside

  1. 01
    How to judge any AI tool: five questions

    A five-question method for sizing up any AI tool, including the ones that launch next month. · 10 min

  2. 02
    The big four assistants

    ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Microsoft Copilot, compared fairly on the five questions. · 12 min

  3. 03
    Other assistants: Meta AI, Grok, DeepSeek and Mistral Vibe

    Four more assistants you'll meet, with the data-location and regulatory facts that matter before using them for work. · 11 min

  4. 04
    Research tools: Perplexity and Gemini Notebook

    Two different approaches to AI research, searching the web with sources or working only from your documents, and when each fits. · 9 min

  5. 05
    Create: images, video, voice and music tools

    Canva AI, Adobe Firefly, Midjourney, Kling AI, ElevenLabs and Suno, each with a fair strength and a fair limitation. · 10 min

  6. 06
    Work: writing, notes, slides and meetings

    Grammarly, Notion AI, Gamma and Otter.ai: tools built around one kind of everyday work, and when they beat a general assistant. · 9 min

  7. 07
    Automate and agents: Zapier, Make, n8n and Copilot Studio

    Tools that connect your apps and let AI do the steps in between, and how to keep them on a short lead. · 11 min

  8. 08
    Build: coding agents, app builders and model platforms

    Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Lovable, Replit, Google AI Studio and Hugging Face: what each is for, as a bridge to the Builder level. · 12 min

  9. 09
    Choosing your own set of tools

    A worked method for picking a small, sensible set of AI tools for your work, and reviewing it as things change. · 11 min

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