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Playbook · week 2026-W44

What to do about AI this week

30 tips, 26 Oct to 1 November 2026: what to try now, and what can wait.

What to try

most useful first

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

01 MorBizAI by Morbiz LLC

Identify content gaps with MorBizAI

What you get You can improve Google rankings.

  • Cost Free Price checked
  • Time A few minutes

The catch Audit is free but full tool features require a paid plan (not yet detailed)

Start here: Visit morbiz.ai and enter your website URL

Open MorBizAI (opens the maker's site)
How to set it up

Then From the article

  1. Wait 15 seconds for the audit results
  2. Review recommendations for AI search visibility improvements

Use it to

  • Assess AI search readiness
  • Identify content gaps
  • Improve Google rankings

Not for everyone Paid plan only

What happened · manilatimes.net

02 Copilot Code by Microsoft

Build internal tools by talking to Copilot in Microsoft 365

What you get You can automate weekly reports and build sales tracking tools.

  • Cost Paid
  • Time A few minutes

The catch Only available to companies in Microsoft’s Frontier program

Idea For example, a builder could use it to automate weekly reports.

Start here: Open the Code tab

Open Copilot Code (opens the maker's site)
How to set it up

Then From Microsoft’s own page

  1. Choose local or cloud
  2. Pick a model
  3. Build your first project
Prompt to copy
Create a dashboard showing last week’s sales by store, comparing each to the weekly target. Use data from the shared ‘Sales.xlsx’ file and exclude any manual edits to the original.

Before and after

Before

Manually compile sales data in Excel, then email summaries to the team weekly.

After

Ask Copilot Code to generate an automated dashboard updating daily, with alerts for underperforming stores.

Use it to

  • Automate weekly reports
  • Build sales tracking tools
  • Create internal data dashboards

What happened · Microsoft Official Blog, unite.ai, note.com

03 ChatGPT with Intelligent UI by OpenAI

Split expenses among team members with ChatGPT with Intelligent UI

  • Cost Already included

The catch Only available in ChatGPT (not Work or Voice) and requires manual verification

Open help.openai.com (opens the maker's site)
How to set it up
Prompt to copy
Create a bill-splitting calculator for my team of 5 with these monthly expenses: [list items]. Show me a side-by-side comparison of two products based on these criteria: [list criteria].

Before and after

Before

Manually inputting numbers into a spreadsheet or calculator app to split bills or compare products.

After

ChatGPT generates an interactive bill-splitting calculator with sliders for each person’s share, updating totals in real time.

Use it to

  • Split expenses among team members
  • Simulate savings scenarios
  • Compare product features side-by-side

What happened · note.com, Search Engine Journal

04 Zendesk Employee Service AI Agents by Zendesk

Speed up onboarding with Zendesk Employee Service AI Agents

What you get You can reduce manual approvals and cut Slack/Teams switching.

  • Cost Already included

The catch Requires policy alignment and may need training for non-technical teams

Open zendesk.com (opens the maker's site)
How to set it up
Prompt to copy
Create a workflow for new hire laptop setup: request, approval, delivery, and access grant—all in one flow.

Before and after

Before

New hire submits laptop request via email; IT manually approves, orders, and tracks delivery across tools.

After

Request sent in Slack → AI agent auto-approves, orders, and tracks delivery in one flow, notifying the hire at each step.

Use it to

  • Speed up onboarding
  • Reduce manual approvals
  • Cut Slack/Teams switching

What happened · Small Business Trends

05 HubSpot connector for Claude by HubSpot

Draft marketing emails with HubSpot connector for Claude

What you get You can create landing page drafts.

  • Cost Already included
  • Time A few minutes

The catch Requires paid Claude plan and HubSpot admin approval; no delete actions allowed

Try it (opens the maker's site)
How to set it up
Prompt to copy
Show me our top 5 performing marketing emails from last quarter and draft a follow-up sequence

Use it to

  • Analyze campaign performance
  • Draft marketing emails
  • Create landing page drafts

What happened · HubSpot Marketing Blog

06 Perplexity by Perplexity

Research with cited sources and multi-model answers in one search tool

  • Cost Free to try Price checked
  • Time A few minutes

The catch Computer agent consumes credits per run; Max plan at $167/month for heavy usage

Start here: Go to perplexity.ai and enter your question

Try it (opens the maker's site)
How to set it up

Then From the article

  1. Review the answer and open the Sources side panel to verify citations
  2. Use Model Council to compare responses from multiple models if needed
Prompt to copy
Summarize the latest research on AI adoption in small businesses with citations from academic and industry sources

Use it to

  • Fact-check claims with cited sources
  • Compare model outputs side by side
  • Automate recurring research briefs

What happened · Zapier Blog

08 SuiteSkills by Oracle NetSuite

Check month-end books with SuiteSkills

What you get You can review revenue trends.

  • Cost Already included
  • Time A few minutes

The catch Requires NetSuite Next subscription; no standalone pricing yet

Start here: Navigate to SuiteSkills in NetSuite’s dashboard

Try it (opens the maker's site)
How to set it up

Then From the article

  1. Select ‘Financial Analysis’ and enter date range
  2. Review AI-generated flags and suggested actions
Prompt to copy
Analyze my sales data for unexpected drops in Q4 2026 and suggest causes

Use it to

  • Check month-end books
  • Spot inventory shortages
  • Review revenue trends

What happened · Small Business Trends

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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hot Google launches Gemini 4 Carbon for cybersecurity defenders at $2/1M input and $10/1M output tokens new US computer science enrollment drops 12%+ for undergrads 10%+ for grads AI cuts jobs hot OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra: Changing Work and Research new Meta launches Muse personal AI agent in Singapore hot Claude Code burns about 15–20% of tokens on 3‑word status line new Reservoir sues Suno and Anthropic over alleged copyrighted music use in AI training hot Google expands AI Mode ads to 10 countries and launches multiturn ads in the U.S. new Anthropic urges California to block unsafe AI models via court orders