AI Tricks
Clever ways to push ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and other AI tools far beyond the basics.
30 tricks in this category
Most Claude Users Still Draft Offline—It Can Write Straight Into Microsoft 365
Claude quietly gained the power to create files, send emails, and update calendars inside OneDrive, SharePoint, and Outlook—without you leaving the chat. Most people never turned it on.
Most Gmail Users Don't Know It Can Write Replies In Your Own Voice
Gmail's newer AI doesn't just suggest generic replies—on work accounts it studies how you actually write and drafts responses that sound like you.
Most Claude Users Still Don't Know Cowork Can Run Automation Agents Right on Their Desktop
Claude Cowork turns a single prompt into an agent that drives your spreadsheets, email, browser, and files directly on your own machine—no manual uploads or copy-pasting.
Most Claude Users Think Agents Are One Level Deep — They're Not
Claude Code can now spawn agents that spawn their own agents, up to five levels deep, so it can break a huge task into a whole tree of specialists that work independently.
Most AI Users Run One Model—Perplexity Computer Quietly Routes Across 19
You subscribe to one AI and send everything to it. Perplexity Computer breaks a task apart and hands each piece to the model that does it best—automatically, behind a single screen.
Most Google Photos Users Don't Know It Can Now Remix Videos Like a Pro Editor
A new tool buried in the Create tab uses Gemini's Omni model to relight, restyle, and swap backgrounds in your short clips—no separate editing app required.
Most Claude Users Don't Know It Now Tracks Your Work Habits Like Spotify Wrapped
Claude quietly launched a Reflect dashboard that visualizes your discussion topics, peak productivity hours, and work patterns. It's hiding in Settings—and most people never open it.
Most ChatGPT Users Don't Know You Can Now Interrupt Its Voice Mid-Sentence
ChatGPT's new GPT-Live voice listens and speaks at the same time—so you can cut in mid-response, switch to real-time translation, and keep the conversation flowing naturally.
Most Perplexity Users Don't Know Deep Research Can Build Slide Decks and Dashboards For Them
Deep Research doesn't just hand you a report anymore—it can turn its cited findings into presentations, spreadsheets, dashboards, and even websites without leaving Perplexity. Most people still rebuild all of that by hand.
Most Workspace Users Don't Know Gemini Now Remembers Their Entire Work Life
A quiet April 2026 update gave Gemini continuous awareness across Gmail, Drive, Calendar and more—so it can surface context from emails you completely forgot existed. Most people still treat it like a basic chatbot.
Most People Don't Know Google Photos Can Now Remix Their Videos With AI—No App Switch
Google Photos quietly added Gemini Omni Video Remix, letting you restyle, relight, and reimagine videos already in your library—right inside the app, in seconds.
Most Claude Users Don't Know It Now Remembers You—Permanently
Claude's memory feature quietly learns your writing style, projects, and communication habits across every chat—so you never have to reexplain yourself again.
Most Claude Users Don't Know Its Artifacts Panel Turns Throwaway Code Into Reusable Files
Claude can generate runnable code and documents in a side panel with live previews—then let you export, save, and remix them across every conversation. Stop pasting snippets into notes.
Most Copilot Users Don't Know It Can Watch Your Screen and Explain Dashboard Errors Out Loud
Stop typing long descriptions of what's on your screen. Copilot Vision lets you share your live desktop during a voice chat and simply ask what that confusing error or chart means.
ChatGPT Can Now Send Real Emails Directly—Most Users Still Don't Know It Exists
ChatGPT quietly gained the power to send actual emails from your Gmail or Outlook—not just draft them. It's buried, paid-only, and most people assume it can't.
Most Perplexity Users Don't Know It Can Run 19 AI Models at Once
Everyone treats Perplexity like a single smart search box. Hidden inside is Computer—a multi-agent system that dispatches 19 AI models in parallel to take a project from question to finished deliverable.
Most Microsoft 365 Users Still Type Their Problems—Copilot Vision Lets You Just Show It
Stop describing that broken formula or confusing error. Copilot Vision reads your live screen or camera feed while you talk, turning 'let me explain' into 'look at this.'
Most Claude Users Miss This Ghost Icon That Turns Off Memory Instantly
Claude quietly added an Incognito mode that skips memory entirely—no chat history, no memory summaries, no training. It's a one-click privacy escape hatch hiding in plain sight.
Most ChatGPT Users Don't Know It Can Work on a Schedule—While You Sleep
ChatGPT isn't just for live chats. Its Tasks feature quietly runs recurring prompts on a schedule and pings you when the results are ready—no code required.
Most ChatGPT Users Don't Know You Can Long-Press Send to Pick Its Brainpower
A hidden gesture in the ChatGPT mobile app lets you dial reasoning effort up or down for a single message—no settings menu, no switching your default model.
Most ChatGPT Users Don't Know It Can Now Pilot Your Mac From Your Phone
ChatGPT's Codex can pair with your desktop over an authenticated QR code, letting you approve, pause, and steer multi-step coding tasks from your phone. It's no longer just chat.
Most People Don't Know Gemini Can Keep Working After You Lock Your Phone
Gemini Spark is a cloud-based AI agent that runs your custom workflows 24/7 — triaging email, scheduling, and tracking topics even while you sleep. Here's how it turns Gemini from a chatbot into a background worker.
Most Perplexity Users Don't Know It Can Run 3 AI Models At Once—And Show Where They Disagree
Instead of betting on a single AI and hoping it's right, Perplexity's Model Council fires your question at three frontier models in parallel, then a fourth model synthesizes the answers and flags exactly where they agree and clash.
Most ChatGPT Users Don't Know It Can Record and Summarize Any Meeting on Your Mac
ChatGPT's built-in Record Mode captures calls, brainstorms, and voice notes—then auto-generates a structured summary with action items, no separate note-taking app required.
Most ChatGPT Users Don't Know Custom Instructions Can Become a Personal Writing Agent
Everyone enables Custom Instructions for basic preferences—but a richly written profile can teach ChatGPT your exact voice, jargon, and style so every new chat drafts the way you write.
Most People Don't Know Gemini Can Now Work While They Sleep
Gemini Spark is a cloud-based agent that keeps running custom workflows even after you lock your phone. It turns your AI assistant from a chatbot into an always-on employee.
Most Google Users Don't Know Gemini Can Build Their Morning Briefing Automatically
Gemini's Daily Brief quietly pulls your inbox, calendar, and tasks into one AI-prioritized digest — turning 30 minutes of morning triage into a 30-second read.
Most Claude Users Don't Know It Can Take Over Your Browser
Claude isn't just a chatbot — on Pro and Max plans it can actually see your screen, move your cursor, and complete real browser tasks like filling forms and multi-step workflows.
This ChatGPT Trick Can Turn Any Photo Into a Reusable Template
Upload one image, extract its exact style as a written 'style recipe', and reuse it forever to generate consistent visuals on demand.
Turn Claude Into a Second Brain That Actually Knows Your Business
Claude Projects let you upload your documents once and chat with an AI that permanently knows your context — no more re-explaining everything in every conversation.