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ElevenLabs
AI voice generation
The voices behind our twice-daily Instagram reels. Realistic text-to-speech in dozens of voices and languages — the same engine that narrates every Wider Lens video.
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The AI tools we actually use and recommend — the same ones behind The Wider Lens. No hype, no spin: if it's here, we've tried it.
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ChatGPT
AI assistant
The everyday AI assistant for writing, research, coding help, and brainstorming. A solid starting point if you're new to AI tools.
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Claude
AI assistant
Anthropic's AI assistant — strong at long documents, careful reasoning, and coding. Worth comparing side-by-side with ChatGPT.
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Perplexity
AI search
An answer engine that searches the live web and cites its sources — handy for fact-checking the news we cover.
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Midjourney
AI image generation
The go-to for high-quality AI-generated imagery and thumbnails. Runs through Discord; a short learning curve with striking results.
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