279: Beyond ChatGPT - My Simple 2026 AI Setup

About this episode

Jacques Hopkins discusses his current AI tools and how they enhance productivity beyond ChatGPT.

If ChatGPT is still the only AI tool you’re using, this episode will help you take the next step. In this episode of The Online Course Show, I’m sharing the AI tools I’m actually using in 2026. Not a giant list of random apps. Just the ones that are saving me time and changing how I work. I talk about why I’ve been using Claude as my daily driver AI, how to get better results with simple prompting habits, why “do research” is one of my favorite phrases to add to a prompt, and how Wispr Flow has made it much easier to give AI the context it needs. I also walk through Claude Cowork, how I use Rocky in my own business, why Pikzels has become part of my YouTube workflow, and why Claude Code is worth trying even if you don’t think of yourself as a coder. If AI feels overwhelming, don’t try to learn everything at once. Pick one tool. Try one workflow. Build from there. IN THIS EPISODE • Why ChatGPT is only the beginning • Why I’m using Claude as my main AI tool • How to use “do research” to get better answers • Why AI can sound confident and still be wrong • How to use ELI5 prompts • How to make AI review your work from your audience’s perspective • Why Wispr Flow makes prompting…

People in this episode

Host: Jacques Hopkins

Topics covered

• AI tools
• productivity
• prompting techniques
• YouTube workflow
• Claude AI
• ChatGPT alternatives

Keywords

• AI setup
• Claude
• prompting habits
• YouTube thumbnails
• productivity tools
• Claude Code
• Wispr Flow

Mentioned in this episode

Products: ChatGPT, Claude, Wispr Flow, Claude Cowork, Rocky, Pikzels, Claude Code, ELI5

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