Where the ideas come from
Sources, editorial standards, example labels, and the limits of this guide.
Walkthroughs are original practice briefs with illustrative results. They are not recorded model runs or measured time savings. Tool guidance describes documented capabilities and editorial starting points. The journal preserves dated articles and opinions; older product details can be stale.
Sources
- OpenAI: Astra personality and writing style: Official writing prompts. Our standalone guide and Direct language editing request are labelled adaptations, with original examples.
- Ethan Mollick: An opinionated guide to which AI to use to do stuff: July 23, 2026. Editorial inspiration for moving from conversations to useful projects; not a benchmark reproduced by this site.
- OpenAI: ChatGPT Work overview: Official execution and permissions guidance. Features depend on account, app, and workspace settings.
- Anthropic: Get started with Claude Cowork: Official guidance for delegated tasks and connected work.
- Google: Add sources to your notebook: Official guidance on supported source material.
- Ole Lehmann: writing voice samples: From Graham’s saved-post editorial map. Inspiration for comparing a draft with your own writing; no detector-performance claim is adopted.
- Vox: a consistent editing approach: From the saved-post collection. Inspiration for concrete language and active verbs rather than an ever-growing word ban.
- Ethan Mollick: rhetorical vocabulary: From the saved-post collection. Inspiration for learning the names of creative choices and giving more specific direction.
Writing and privacy
Graham’s saved-post collection informed the focus on voice and careful editing. A saved post is inspiration, not proof. Private archive files and transcripts are not published. The writing workshop checks visible wording patterns locally and cannot establish authorship. The request builder and workshop do not save drafts or call an AI API. Clipboard and external services have their own data behaviour.
Freshness
New walkthroughs were written September 5, 2026. Product documentation was consulted for this rebuild. Follow official links before buying a plan or granting access. Earlier articles retain their dates. Power of AI is an independent, AI-assisted project and is not endorsed by the companies or writers mentioned.
The main guide and working showcase
The flagship guide, Codex handbook, file workflows and computer-use pages were added September 6, 2026. Articles connect Graham’s earlier writing with original exercises and official product references. The CSV inspector is working browser software: it reads pasted text or an explicitly selected file, processes it locally and does not send input to a model or store it across reloads. The six blueprints are projects to build, not completed case studies. The brief builder assembles choices locally.
Read the main guide or try the showcase.
Learning and practice
The learning library, labs, field notes, and challenges were added September 6, 2026. Lessons link to official background sources. All examples remain authored teaching material, not recorded model results. Practice picks rotate through 21 written challenges using the device date. Scores record practice, not qualifications.
The notebook saves guide links, completion records, a selected learning level, and a personal note in this browser on this device. No account or cloud synchronization is provided. Clearing site data removes the notebook. Export it as Markdown to keep a separate copy. If storage is unavailable, changes last only for the visit. Other interactive lab inputs stay in page memory and are not sent to a model.
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