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How Andrew Wilkinson Uses Opus 4.5 in His Work and Life

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How Andrew Wilkinson Uses Opus 4.5 in His Work and Life

AI & I

Jan 21
AI & I

AI & I

Jan 21
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Entrepreneur Andrew Wilkinson used to sleep nine hours a night. Now he wakes up at 4 a.m. and goes straight to work—because he can’t wait to keep building with Anthropic’s latest model, Opus 4.5. Two years ago, Wilkinson was obsessed with vibe coding on ...

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In this episode, entrepreneur Andrew Wilkinson shares how cutting-edge AI tools like Claude Code and Opus 4.5 are transforming not only software development but also personal decision-making and business strategy. His journey from skepticism to full immersion reveals a new era where AI doesn't just assist but actively drives innovation.
01:07
ChatGPT advised me to grow a beard and I'm following its suggestions.
02:57
Opus 4.5 feels like having a high-paid engineering team
08:39
Designers will be most empowered by this new software era, as they can now take projects end-to-end.
16:51
The custom email client reduced my email load by 50% through automated triage and response drafting.
18:22
The app produces a JSON file with clinically-validated personality analysis using prompts from 'Made to Stick'.
33:17
AI meeting notes system texts users when detecting red flags like narcissistic behavior
35:17
AI may reinforce personal interpretations, leading to potential misjudgments if not used skillfully.
45:38
The bottleneck is reviewing and testing the code to ensure it works as intended
48:01
AI-generated outfit recommendations using weather data and a Google Sheet wardrobe inventory
59:19
Owning compute power may become a critical hedge against AI-driven job displacement.

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Start
00:00
Introduction
01:07
Why Opus 4.5 feels like the iPhone moment for vibe coding
02:48
Why designers have a unique advantage with AI
08:31
How Wilkinson built a custom email client with Claude Code
14:10
An AI trained on your relationship that predicts your fights
18:13
Using AI meeting notes to make your life better
30:40
Don't inject your opinion into prompts
35:11
Wilkinson’s Claude Code tips and workflows
40:21
Your personal stylist is a prompt away
47:59
How AI is changing the way Wilkinson invests in software
53:17

Transcript

Andrew Wilkinson: Over the last two weeks, I've been playing with Claude Code and Opus 4.5 and I am just blown away. It literally feels like I have like 30 free employees and they're just working 24-7 and I'm paying them like $40 a day. It's crazy. It's al...