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Playbook · week 2026-W43

What to do about AI that week

75 tips, 19 Oct to 25 October 2026: what to try now, and what can wait.

What to try

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No waitlist and no developer needed. Where a country or a plan is left out, the card says so.

03 Search Console Generative AI in Search setting by Google

Track opt-out impact on traffic

  • Cost Free
  • Time A few minutes

The catch Changes take 1-2 days; does not stop AI training

Start here: Open Search Console and select your property

How to set it up

Then From the article

  1. Go to Settings > Generative AI in Search
  2. Choose Include, Exclude, or Inherit from parent

Use it to

  • Prevent AI summaries
  • Manage AI visibility across all pages
  • Track opt-out impact on traffic

What happened · note.com

04 PixVerse Plugin for OpenAI by PixVerse

Generate video briefs and assets in ChatGPT with PixVerse’s Plugin

What you get You can draft video scripts and generate concept assets.

  • Cost Already included
  • Time A few minutes

The catch Requires a PixVerse account and ChatGPT Pro for full connection

Start here: Open ChatGPT and enable the PixVerse Plugin

How to set it up

Then From the article

  1. Paste the prompt above into ChatGPT
  2. Review the generated script and shot list
  3. Use PixVerse’s Plugin to generate video assets directly from ChatGPT
Prompt to copy
Generate a 30-second explainer video script for my product launch, including shot list and key visuals. Use PixVerse’s Plugin for video generation.

Before and after

Before

Manually writing scripts, designing assets, and coordinating between tools

After

A single ChatGPT conversation produces a script, shot list, and video assets in minutes

Use it to

  • Draft video scripts
  • Generate concept assets
  • Automate social media clips

What happened · aol.com

05 ChatGPT Work by OpenAI

Read invoices and tables from images, then draft responses in seconds

What you get You can convert receipts to spreadsheets and summarize meeting notes from photos.

  • Cost Already included
  • Time A few minutes

The catch Only available on **Plus, Pro, Enterprise, Edu** plans; free tier excluded

Start here: Upload an image of a form, invoice, or chart via ChatGPT Work

How to set it up

Then From the article

  1. Paste the provided prompt or a custom request (e.g., ‘Create a table from this estimate’)
  2. Review the extracted data for accuracy—OpenAI says errors dropped to **16.7%** in tests
Prompt to copy
この画像は見積書です。品目、数量、単価、金額を表にしてください。読み取れない文字があれば、「読めない」と書いてください。最後に、合計金額が表の合計と合っているか確かめてください。

Use it to

  • Convert receipts to spreadsheets
  • Summarize meeting notes from photos
  • Draft emails from scanned contracts

What happened · The Decoder, ciol.com, analyticsinsight.net

06 Claude Code by Anthropic

Draft social media posts from notes with Claude Code

What you get You can organize and rename batches of files.

  • Cost Paid: from $20/mo
  • Time A few minutes

The catch Requires paid Pro plan; Windows users need Git for Windows for full features

Idea For example, a consultant could use it to draft social media posts from notes.

Start here: Open Terminal (Mac) or PowerShell (Windows)

How to set it up

Then From the article

  1. Paste the one-line install command for your OS and press Enter
  2. Run 'claude' to start, log in with your Pro account, and trust the folder
  3. Type instructions in Japanese to create or edit files in the practice folder
Prompt to copy
このフォルダにあるメモを全部読んで、要点をまとめて「まとめ.md」という名前で保存して

Before and after

Before

User manually copies notes from multiple files, pastes into ChatGPT, copies response, pastes into a new document, saves.

After

User types 'read all notes in this folder, summarize, save as summary.md' and Claude Code does all steps automatically.

Use it to

  • Draft social media posts from notes
  • Summarize documents into new files
  • Organize and rename batches of files

Not for everyone Pro plan only

What happened · note.com

What to leave for now

Not a verdict on the tool — only on this week. Each line says what is in the way.

Everything that changed

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This week, read aloud

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This week, read aloud: 19 Oct to 25 October 2026
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