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Most people are only using about 5% of what AI tools can actually do. They open ChatGPT, ask a few questions, maybe write an email, and that's it. Meanwhile, other people are out there building workflows, automations, research systems, custom agents, and saving hours every single week. AI is moving so fast right now that most people don't even know which tools are worth learning anymore. ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Codex, AI agents, automations, vibe coding, it's a lot. And that's exactly why we built the Neuron Academy. We built It's a practical, self-paced AI learning platform that helps working professionals like you understand the tools that actually matter and how to use them in real work. Built by us, the team behind Beneran Newsletter and the podcast designed to help busy professionals actually level up their AI skills. Inside, you'll learn prompting, AI workflows, research systems, automations, productivity strategies, and practical use cases across the entire AI ecosystem. Everything is hands-on, beginner-friendly, and built around real-world use cases you can apply immediately. These are real skills that help you work faster, think better, and stay ahead in AI. Right now, you can join the Neuron Academy for just $499 a year, unlocking 50-plus lessons from full AI courses to quick-hit micro-trainings you can apply immediately. So if you're serious about leveling up your AI skills this year, this is where you need to start. Join the Neuron Academy today.

That I had available to me in a previous iteration. Most people are only using about 5% of what AI tools can actually do. They open ChatGPT, ask a few questions, maybe write an email, and that's it. Meanwhile, other people are out there building workflows, automations, research systems, custom agents, and saving hours every single week. AI is moving so fast right now that most people don't even know which tools are worth learning anymore. ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Codex, AI Agents, Automations, Vibe Coding, it's a lot. And that's exactly why we built the Neuron Academy. We built a practical, self-paced AI learning platform that helps working professionals like you understand the tools that actually matter and how to use them in real work. Built by us, the team behind the Neuron newsletter and the podcast, designed to help busy professionals actually level up their AI skills. Inside, you'll learn prompting, AI workflows, research systems, automations, productivity strategies, and practical use cases across the entire AI ecosystem. Everything is hands-on, beginner-friendly, and built around real-world use cases you can apply immediately. These are real skills that help you work faster, think better, and stay ahead in AI. Right now, you can join the Neuron Academy for just $499 a year, unlocking 50-plus lessons from full AI courses to quick-hit micro-trainings you can apply immediately. So if you're serious about leveling up your AI skills this year, this is where you need to start.

So before we move on from co-pilot studio, someone asked what Microsoft business package is needed to access. To be able to access Copilot Studio. So you can buy Copilot Studio standalone if you'd like. Go to copilotstudio.microsoft.com and you could access it there. It's actually free to build, but when you publish your agent, you basically pay per credit based on how many messages it consumes, how many actions it does. We also have included Copilot Studio as part of Microsoft 365 Copilot. So there's really two great ways to buy either of those, depending on your particular... Whichever approach you wanted to take there. Yeah. Exactly right. You wouldn't have to be in a big business plan to make that happen. And that's cool. Yeah, that's exactly right. Yeah. That's cool. Awesome. All right.

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Speaking of getting smarter every day, I don't know that we've ever talked about it here, but the Neuron just launched something very new this week. We launched the Neuron Academy, which is, you can see it at theneuronacademy.com. It's essentially a good place to learn if you're a beginner. If you don't know where to start and what you're doing, we have tons of courses we've built out and tons more to come that we are building out every day, week, and as are some others helping us and working with us on them. uh it's it's open now and i think it's set right now at 4.99 a year um but you get certificates for every course you get uh some of them are long courses you know if you want to dive into like you know a full understanding of prompting or agents or something there's some medium-sized courses there are also a good number of quick hits if you're a busy person and just like you know what I got 20 minutes but I want to learn something today we got those two and we've we've really put we've been working on it for five months Almost six, five, four, four heavily. Yeah, I think four is probably more accurate. It really kicked off March of this year, so March, April, May, June. But it is live and available to be seen, and we'd love to hear what you think.

Ah! So most people are only using about 5% of what AI tools can actually do. They open chat GPT, ask a few questions, maybe write an email, and that's it. Meanwhile, other people are out there building workflows, automations, research systems, custom agents, and saving hours every single week. AI is moving so fast right now that most people don't even know which tools are worth learning anymore. ChatGPT, Plod, Gemini, Codex, AI agents, automations, five coding, it's a lot. And that's exactly why we built the Neuron Academy. We built a practical, self-paced AI learning platform that helps working professionals like you understand the tools that actually matter and how to use them in real work. Built by us, the team behind the Neuron newsletter and the podcast designed to help busy professionals actually level up their AI skills. Inside, you'll learn prompting, AI workflows, research systems, automations, productivity strategies, and practical use cases across the entire AI ecosystem. Everything is hands-on, beginner-friendly, and built around real-world use cases you can apply immediately. These are real skills that help you work faster, think better, and stay ahead in AI. Right now, you can join the Neuron Academy for just $499 a year, unlocking 50-plus lessons from full AI courses to quick-hit micro-trainings you can apply immediately. So if you're serious about leveling up your AI skills this year, this is where you need to start. Join the Neuron Academy today.

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