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We get monthly sales statements from a client. The information is a composite of all sales. We use ChatGPT to parse out the date, move it to a new spreadsheet that we can upload into QBO. After I came up with the prompt, I asked chat to modify and improve the prompt. Now it works fine and saves us time/effort getting data prepared for upload.j

We got sick and tired of the online to-do task apps for work groups. They were expensive, they did not do what we wanted. They could not be modified. So we used AI [Claude] to develop our own. We used PHP 8.3/JavaScript/CSS and MySQL, and put it onto a domain we own. We are still making modifications/fixes/improvements, but it is going great. It would have taken me forever to get up to speed (I last worked on PHP 5) and then written the code.

Lovable is free for today. If you've been meaning to start vibe coding, today is a great day to start. If you don't have an account yet, go here. What are you planning to build? Let me know below.

You may have seen a lot of discussion online about Anthropic, Claude, the U.S. government and OpenAI — and not all of it is clear or accurate. Here’s a concise summary of what’s been happening, why it’s significant, and a chance to hear your view. 📌 What triggered the dispute Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Defense (Pentagon) demanded that Anthropic grant unrestricted access to its Claude AI for military use, including lawful purposes that could include domestic surveillance or autonomous weapons deployment. Anthropic’s CEO, Dario Amodei, refused, citing ethical guardrails the company has built into its AI — especially prohibitions on mass surveillance and fully autonomous weapons without human oversight. When Anthropic stood firm, the Pentagon threatened to cancel a significant contract (≈ $200 million) and label the company a “supply chain risk.” Shortly thereafter, President Trump directed all U.S. federal agencies to stop using Anthropic’s AI technology, citing national security concerns. Anthropic has publicly stated it plans to challenge the “supply chain risk” designation in court and maintain its ethical stance. CEO Amodei characterised his decision not to relent as compatible with defending democratic values — even if it means falling out with government authorities. Meanwhile, OpenAI struck a separate deal with the Pentagon to supply AI for classified military networks, which some commentators believe reflects a different approach to the same set of ethical red lines. 🤔 Why this matters for anyone using AI tools This isn’t just about military contracts — it highlights key tensions in our industry: 1. AI ethics vs. use case pressureCompanies are being pushed to bend their internal safety guardrails in the face of external expectations about how their AI should be used. The Anthropic standoff shows how far a company might go to stick to its principles — and the real consequences when it does. 2. Competition and positioningAnthropic is also promoting easier switching to Claude, even offering tools to import chat histories — part of a broader strategy to attract users amid the controversy.