Week of May 20, 2026
A quick loop for staying sharp: try one tool, understand one useful idea, read one signal, and leave with one better question.
Two weekly picks
Play with it Quinn's pick
AI Dungeon is a fun way to see AI as a creative partner instead of a productivity tool. You can start an adventure, steer the story with your choices, and customize the setting so the game becomes your own weird little world. Quinn likes it because the best way to understand AI sometimes starts with play.
Play AI Dungeon
Use it wisely Professor Tutus' pick
Perplexity is worth trying because it feels less like a magic chatbot and more like a useful research starting point. For an everyday user, it can help compare options, understand a confusing topic, plan a trip, check what is current, and follow source links without opening ten tabs. The ASTUTE move is to use it for direction and sources, then still verify anything important.
Visit PerplexityWeekly guide
5-minute lesson
A fast privacy check for personal details, customer information, documents, and anything that should not leave your control.
Take the lessonPlain-English explainer
A simple explanation of how better requests lead to better AI output, with examples you can use right away.
Read the articleAI signal
The trend to watch is not just smarter chatbots. It is AI showing up inside phones, browsers, office tools, search, and daily workflows.
Visit the news roomQuinn's question
A good weekly habit is noticing both: where AI saved time, and where you still needed judgment, context, or a second source.