Let me be honest, most people are learning AI completely wrong.
They spend weeks collecting prompts, trying every new AI tool that launches, or buying expensive courses because they think that’s how they’ll get ahead.
The truth is, none of that matters if you don’t know what you’re actually trying to automate.
AI is actually supposed to give you less work to do.
But the biggest mistake I see people making is using AI just because they can. They open ChatGPT, ask random questions, test new features, and move on to the next shiny AI tool a week later.
After months of doing that, they’ve learned a lot about different AI tools, but their work hasn’t changed.
The people getting the best results approach it differently. They first identify the repetitive tasks that steal hours every week, then find the right AI tool to eliminate those tasks. That’s when AI starts saving them time instead of wasting it.
Note: This post was originally published in my newsletter, AI Made Simple. It’s basically where I document what actually works for me with AI, in real workflows.
With that said, here are 6 AI tools that solve real problems and can genuinely make your work easier.
1. Unabyss
One thing has always annoyed me about AI tools.
Every time I switch from ChatGPT to Claude, Gemini, or Cursor, I have to explain who I am, what I do, and what I am working on all over again.
That is exactly the problem Unabyss is trying to solve.
Instead of letting each tool slowly piece together random bits about you, Unabyss gives you one structured context vault that you control.
It pulls from sources like LinkedIn, Gmail, Notion, GitHub, Google Docs, Slack, Calendar, and your website, then builds a current picture of your role, projects, goals, writing voice, and work style. You can see it, edit it, and decide exactly what each AI tool can access.
The best part is that it works with the tools you already use through MCP, so Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, or any compatible agent can pull your context directly without you having to paste the same background again and again.
Here’s an example where a simple question was asked:
It took around 16.4 seconds with Unabyss to complete the task. Without it, it took around 50 seconds, and the response still wasn’t accurate.
As you can see from the example above, if you are switching between tools all day, Unabyss can save you a ridiculous amount of repetitive prompting.
Talking about the pricing, they offer a free 7-day trial with all their paid plans, so you can test it yourself without paying upfront.
2. Claras
One thing I’ve realized is that YouTube has become one of the best places to learn almost anything.
The problem is that most valuable videos are 30 minutes, 60 minutes, or even 2 hours long. Sometimes you only need one answer, one framework, or one specific explanation, but you still end up scrubbing through the timeline hoping you’ll find it.
That’s exactly why I started using Claras.
Instead of treating YouTube videos as something you have to watch from beginning to end, Claras turns them into an AI-searchable knowledge base. You can generate transcripts, read concise summaries, jump to AI-generated chapters, and even ask questions about the video as if you were chatting with ChatGPT.
For example, imagine you’re watching a one-hour video about building a product that scales into a company.
Instead of spending an hour watching the entire thing, you can simply ask, “How can you design a product for easier market entry and sales?” or “What pricing strategy do they recommend?” Claras finds the relevant section, answers your question using the transcript, so you can learn exactly what you want.
You can even export the transcript and use it with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or NotebookLM to build research notes, custom knowledge bases, or even AI agents around the content you’ve learned.
Talking about the pricing, it offers a number of options, including monthly, yearly, and one-time payment plans, so you can choose whatever you prefer.
So if YouTube is one of your biggest learning resources, Claras can easily save you hours every month while helping you retain much more of what you learn.
Before you read further:
Everything in this post is something I actually use, but it’s only a small part of my complete AI workflow.
Over the past few months, I’ve built a practical system that helps me learn faster, research smarter, create content consistently, validate business ideas, automate repetitive tasks, and save hours every single week.
I’ve packaged everything inside “The AI Leverage System”.
Inside, you’ll find the exact workflows, prompts, templates, and step-by-step systems I use daily, so you don’t have to figure everything out from scratch or waste time jumping between random YouTube videos and blog posts.
You can spend months reverse-engineering this on your own, or you can get the exact system I use right now.
3. Sim
AI agents are everywhere right now, but the problem is that most of them are isolated. One writes emails, another summarizes documents, another searches the web, but they rarely work together.
That’s exactly why I started using Sim. It’s an open-source AI workspace where you simply describe what you want or design it visually to build problem-solving agents.
Yes, you can even connect multiple AI agents, your favorite apps, databases, APIs, and different LLMs into one automated system that actually gets work done.
For example, imagine someone fills out a form on your website.
Sim can automatically research that company, enrich the lead, write a personalized email, notify your team on Slack, update your CRM, and generate a follow-up task without you touching anything.
The same idea works for customer support, meeting notes, competitor monitoring, resume screening, content pipelines, and hundreds of other repetitive workflows.
Talking about the pricing, it offers a free plan with 1,000 credits, so you can try the tool yourself without having to pay.
4. Monogram AI
If you have been using the most popular LLMs, you know that almost all AI assistants still give you text responses.
That’s exactly where Monogram AI caught my attention because it generates a visual, interactive response based on the question you ask.
And with this simple idea, they have raised a $40 million seed round led by DST and Lux Capital.
To get started, you first need to visit their website and then download their app.
After that, you can:
- Ask it for a travel itinerary, and you’ll get a visual trip planner.
- Looking for a recipe? It creates a structured cooking guide.
- Want movie recommendations? It presents them in an interface that’s actually enjoyable to explore instead of forcing you to scroll through paragraphs of text.
What I really like about using their app is that it feels like using an app that gives you visual information you can easily process.
It even makes information easier to consume since our brains
prefer visual information over walls of text.
So if you’ve ever felt that AI chats are becoming repetitive, Monogram AI is definitely worth trying. It gives a glimpse of what the next generation of AI interfaces could look like, and honestly, I wouldn’t be surprised if more AI tools start moving in this direction over the next year.
5. ExploreYC
You know, most of us ask Google or an LLM when we want to validate a startup idea.
Well, now we have another tool called ExploreYC, which gives you a searchable database of thousands of Y Combinator-backed startups, making it incredibly easy to explore companies and learn about them by industry, funding stage, founders, batch, country, hiring status, and much more.
Sure, this is not specifically an AI tool, but it can help you understand what businesses actually work, the problems they are solving, and study companies that have already built billion-dollar businesses.
You can even get AI-powered insights about a specific company, allowing you to quickly learn about its latest updates, company overview, funding rounds, and more.
You can also explore their API, and this tool is completely free to use.
So if you’re building a startup, looking for your next SaaS idea, or simply trying to understand where AI is heading, this tool can give you what you need while saving you hours of manual work.
P.S. I genuinely believe founders should spend more time studying successful startups than scrolling through motivational posts on LinkedIn.
6. Bono AI
We all know that having an online presence actually helps you grow your business exponentially, but it takes time and consistency.
That’s where I’m trying AI tools like Bono AI.
Here, you simply need to talk about your ideas, experiences, or expertise, and it turns those thoughts into blog posts, LinkedIn content, newsletters, and other marketing assets that sound like you.
After trying it myself, I can see that it tries to understand your voice, your audience, and the topics you consistently talk about.
Over time, it builds a content strategy around your expertise, helps you maintain a consistent personal brand, publishes content across multiple channels, and even tracks how your content performs.
This makes it especially valuable for founders, creators, consultants, and anyone trying to grow an audience without spending hours every week writing and formatting content for different platforms.
And I believe that AI tools like this will be the most important in the future because they solve a much bigger problem for most people in a simple way.
Talking about the pricing, it offers a free plan where you can make unlimited calls with Bono, create 3 AI-enabled posts, and even publish to your blog, LinkedIn, and X.
Hope you like it.
That’s it — thanks.
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Also, don’t forget to check out “The AI Leverage System” where I share the exact set of AI workflows I use daily to learn faster, research smarter, create content, and build products.
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