Claude Cowork, MIT 3D Printing, Lung Cancer AI, AI Tax Tools & US Legal Moves
Hi Friend,
This week we’ve still been talking about AI SEO/GEO daily. There’s a session tonight that you can attend for free where I’ll be speaking about AI SEO/GEO for the Global AI Councel. Can’t wait to show you exactly how we do things here for us and for our clients.
I also pulled in two things leaders keep asking me about: where US AI regulation is heading, and what the courts are signaling so you can plan with fewer surprises.
Let’s dive in.
Bristol Myers Squibb and Microsoft team up on AI for lung cancer
What happened: Bristol Myers Squibb and Microsoft announced a collaboration focused on AI-driven early detection of lung cancer. The goal is to improve how risk is identified and act on it earlier in the care journey. For healthcare orgs and life sciences teams, this partnership creates a path to shorten time to insight and scale programs when they can’t find headcount to solve the problem.
My take: This is a strong signal that “AI in healthcare” is shifting from pilot projects to platform partnerships with clear operational goals. If you sell into healthcare or run a clinical program, watch how they handle data integration, workflows, and trust. That is where ROI either shows up or disappears.
Thomson Reuters launches an AI solution for sales and use tax compliance
What happened: Thomson Reuters launched ONESOURCE Sales and Use Tax AI, positioned to reduce time spent on compliance work while lowering audit risk. For finance and tax teams, this is a direct productivity play: faster cycles, fewer manual steps, and more consistency.
My take: I like this category because it’s not trying to replace experts. It’s shrinking the “busywork surface area” so your team can spend more time on judgment calls and advisory work. If you’re thinking about AI internally, compliance functions are often the lowest-drama place to start because success metrics are clear and you aren’t taking away any work that people like to do.
US AI regulation update: a push toward clearer federal standards
What happened: A new US policy conversation is gaining momentum around federal AI standards and how they might reduce conflicting state-by-state rules. For businesses, the practical upside is fewer surprise compliance branches and a more predictable runway for product launches across states.
My take: Whether you love regulation or hate it, uncertainty is expensive. If you operate in multiple states, start mapping your AI use cases now (customer-facing, hiring, pricing, health data, kids’ data) so you can adapt quickly as federal guidance tightens. The businesses that win here are the ones that treat governance as a product feature, not a legal afterthought.
Courts and copyright: transparency signals are getting louder
What happened: Copyright disputes around AI training and model behavior are continuing to evolve, and recent court discussions are elevating the importance of transparency and technical evidence about what models do and do not retain. For companies building with genAI, the business implication is simple: provenance, documentation, and licensing strategy are becoming competitive advantages, not just legal protection.
My take: The winners in 2026 will be the teams that can answer basic questions fast: What data touched this workflow? What are the guardrails? How do we handle opt-outs and takedowns? If you want to de-risk without slowing down, build a lightweight “AI receipts” habit now (model cards, data sources, evals, and approval trails). This is applicable to even the simple chatbots that you train for your website.
Claude Cowork news (the “AI coworker” trend is getting real)
Anthropic released Cowork in research preview, aimed at making agent-style help usable for everyday work, not just developers. If your team keeps saying, “Cool demo, but can it actually handle real tasks,” well that’s still up for debate.
My take: The name Cowork has caused a lot of confusion with business owners, they are now asking well should I cancel, chatGPT or Gemini or Copilot and get Claude Cowork? My emphatic answer is “No”. It doesn’t replace the collaborative integrated nature of Copilot or Gemini for teams, even though the name suggests that it does. It does what AI Studio in Google & Microsoft does. Business owners, don’t jump just yet. If you want to play with it, or have a team member play with it, go ahead. The average worker doesn’t even maximize what your built-in AI can do. Give them training, get them upskilled, don’t get distracted by another shiney object.
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Tools to try this week
- OpusClip: Chop up long form videos into short form content for social media.
- Gamma: Create presentations, documents, and simple web pages quickly when you need something polished without wrestling with slide layouts.
- Fyxer: Inbox organization plus drafted replies and meeting notes, built for day-to-day execution and follow-up.
How to use Opus Clip (2026) from beginner to pro
We use Opus clip nearly every day to cut up meetings, news, instructional videos, and more for our socials. It’s super easy, they keep adding great features. Try it out!
1) Import a video
- Log in to Opus Clip.
- On the homepage, paste a link to your video.
- Works with YouTube, Google Drive, Dropbox, Twitch, Rumble, and more.
- Paste the link and load it into Opus Clip.
2) Choose how Opus Clip finds clips
You’ll see two main options:
A) Clip Basic
- Creates clips from your transcript automatically.
- Best when you want fast results with minimal control.
B) Clip Anything
- Lets you prompt Opus Clip to find specific moments.
- Examples:
- “Find the viral moments”
- “Find where I show the glass on camera”
- “Find the dunk / goal / big reaction moment”
3) Set clip length
Pick the length range you want, based on the platform.
- Shorts can be longer now, so you can choose anywhere from seconds up to a few minutes.
- Common choices:
- 30–60 seconds
- 60–90 seconds
- 90 seconds–3 minutes
4) Choose your video type (genre)
Help the AI understand what it’s working with.
- Example picks from the tutorial:
- Talking head
- Marketing / webinar
5) Select processing timeframe
- If you want clips from the full video, keep it on the entire timeframe.
- If you only want a section of the video, limit the timeframe.
6) Pick a template
- Choose a template style for the clips.
- You can use:
- Built-in templates
- Your custom templates (if you made one)
7) Generate clips
- Click Get Clips to start generating.
- Processing time varies depending on demand.
- When it finishes, review the output list.
- Not every clip will be a winner, so plan to skim and shortlist.
Editing clips (easy mode)
8) Open the clip editor
- Pick a clip you like.
- Click Edit Clip.
9) Adjust the clip using the transcript
This is a text-based editor tied to the timeline.
- Add a new segment by selecting sentences in the transcript and inserting them.
- Remove parts you don’t want by deleting segments from the timeline.
10) Customize captions and highlighted words
Keyword highlights
- Click a word to highlight it.
- Change highlight colors in the keyword highlighter settings.
Caption placement
- Drag captions within the safe area so they don’t get covered by platform UI (like buttons on TikTok/Reels/Shorts).
Caption style
- Switch presets (example: karaoke style).
- Choose number of lines (1 line vs 3 lines).
- Adjust animation (bounce, slide, etc).
Font settings
- Choose a font from the library, or upload your brand font.
- Change size, color, uppercase/as-typed.
- Add stroke or shadow if needed.
If you want to try Opus Clip for yourself, start to generate your first batch of clips today.
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