Adrian Lab BlogNotes from work with AI: practical questions, decisions, and lessons.https://adrianlab.ai/en/blogenHow a 23-second AI video was made: four approachesI wanted to show AI drawing geometry. I went through an early narration, the Zosia system voice and ElevenLabs. Along the way, I also changed how the drawing was shown and the pace of the edit.https://adrianlab.ai/en/blog/four-approaches-to-a-videohttps://adrianlab.ai/en/blog/four-approaches-to-a-videoCodex on iMac, MacBook, and iPhone — my way of workingThe iMac does the work, I take the MacBook when I travel, and I mainly use the iPhone to talk. How to connect that setup and view a demo that remains on the main computer.https://adrianlab.ai/en/blog/codex-on-iphonehttps://adrianlab.ai/en/blog/codex-on-iphoneIt’s Starting to Feel Like a Friend — My Conversations with AII used to turn to Google; now, more and more often, I turn to a chatbot. I start with a simple question, and before long I’m talking through something I didn’t yet know how to put into words myself.https://adrianlab.ai/en/blog/almost-a-friendhttps://adrianlab.ai/en/blog/almost-a-friendOnline store analysis and recommendationsA friend asked what he could improve in his shop. With AI, we looked at the offer, competitors and sales channels. The most interesting question turned out to be: what is worth testing before we spend money?https://adrianlab.ai/en/blog/online-store-analysishttps://adrianlab.ai/en/blog/online-store-analysisComputer Use at work: do it and show the resultHow I ask AI to act in a program's interface, then check the result on a specific screen or in a file.https://adrianlab.ai/en/blog/computer-use-at-workhttps://adrianlab.ai/en/blog/computer-use-at-workCreate Your Own Pet in CodexMy pet in Codex is Koziołek Matołek. I show him here and use the Iskra project to explain how a character is created.https://adrianlab.ai/en/blog/create-your-own-codex-pethttps://adrianlab.ai/en/blog/create-your-own-codex-petAI Self-Analysis — Genius or Psychosis?Asking what I may be overlooking can help find blind spots. It makes sense only when it leads to checking something specific.https://adrianlab.ai/en/blog/ai-self-analysishttps://adrianlab.ai/en/blog/ai-self-analysisA Digital Version of Me. First, Let’s See How Julia McCoy Did ItMy own experiment is still ahead of me. I am starting with First Movers and a question: can a digital voice and face also preserve how I explain things?https://adrianlab.ai/en/blog/digitising-yourselfhttps://adrianlab.ai/en/blog/digitising-yourselfThe spreadsheet calculated. So why was the result suspicious?An anonymised energy-indicator calculator case: from questioning a result, through variants and tests, to a deliberately limited change.https://adrianlab.ai/en/blog/ai-and-a-suspicious-resulthttps://adrianlab.ai/en/blog/ai-and-a-suspicious-resultChat and agent: a similar window, a different taskA conversation helps clarify an idea. An agent is meant to carry out a bounded action and show evidence of the result.https://adrianlab.ai/en/blog/chat-and-agenthttps://adrianlab.ai/en/blog/chat-and-agentHow to plan a project with AIHave an idea and want to turn it into a plan? Choose a guide for your own project or for working with a team.https://adrianlab.ai/en/blog/planning-a-project-with-aihttps://adrianlab.ai/en/blog/planning-a-project-with-aiMoving a domain with Computer Use — getting it done and learning along the wayA one-off task, lots of settings, and knowledge I do not use every day. I let AI operate the panels, watch the steps, and learn along the way.https://adrianlab.ai/en/blog/moving-a-domain-with-aihttps://adrianlab.ai/en/blog/moving-a-domain-with-aiCompany security starts on your computerStart with your computer and your colleagues’ computers. Using a company’s preparations to work with a bank as an example, I share a checklist, documents and a prompt for reviewing security settings.https://adrianlab.ai/en/blog/report-first-changes-secondhttps://adrianlab.ai/en/blog/report-first-changes-secondOnboarding and offboarding with AI — from an employee list to reliable access managementAI helps me organise a list of accounts; next, I want to connect it with access rules and verifiable confirmation that work was completed.https://adrianlab.ai/en/blog/onboarding-and-offboarding-with-aihttps://adrianlab.ai/en/blog/onboarding-and-offboarding-with-aiOne account for three applications: choosing shared sign-inThe goal was simple: one account for three applications. I had two options on the table — an ideal long-term design and a realistic one for the available time. I chose the second, keeping the first as a possible direction for future development.https://adrianlab.ai/en/blog/one-account-many-appshttps://adrianlab.ai/en/blog/one-account-many-appsHow I configured a maps project with the help of Computer UseI prepared a Google Cloud project for a map and address suggestions: with a budget, a restricted key, and separate limits.https://adrianlab.ai/en/blog/configuring-maps-with-aihttps://adrianlab.ai/en/blog/configuring-maps-with-ai