This week was FULL of crazy announcements. But they also felt VERY different. 

Consider the announcments coming out of Google I/O. Microsoft Build. The OpenAI + Jony Ive device announcement.

To me, there wasn't the whole WHOA LOOK WHAT IT CAN DO!! Followed by people spitting out their cereal. This was more of a recognition that the WOW moments aren't moving the needle for you, for me, for enterprise.

Not everyone’s going to like this newsletter. That’s okay. Ready? We need to talk about AI as a tool for emotional processing. Which, let’s be real, is another way of asking if AI can be your friend. First, let’s acknowledge what we’re dealing with. Our society faces a mental health crisis unlike anything we’ve seen before. Loneliness has reached epidemic levels. Access to mental health resources remains limited. And anxiety and depression rates continue to climb.

Most AI tools out there are like those late-night infomercial gadgets collecting dust in your attic—promising miracles, but just sitting there unused. Claude, however, is different. It's the AI tool that makes your jaw hit the floor and actually changes how you work. Built by Anthropic (a group of former OpenAI employees), Claude isn’t just another tool—it's a paradigm shift.