🗞️ AI News of The Week: Claude Constitution
Anthropic has published Claude's Constitutional AI framework…the actual principles and values that guide how Claude behaves and makes decisions.
Why this matters:
Transparency breakthrough - First major AI company to fully publish their AI's ethical guidelines
Democratic approach - Constitution combines input from diverse global perspectives, not just Silicon Valley values
Real-world impact - These aren't theoretical principles; they're what actually shapes every Claude response
Trust building - Shows exactly what guardrails exist and why certain requests get declined
🧠 AI Term of The Week: Agentic
Definition: When AI systems can act autonomously to achieve goals, make decisions, and take actions without constant human intervention.
Explain Like I’m 5: The difference between a calculator (you control every step) and a personal assistant (you set the goal, they figure out how to achieve it).
Real examples:
Not agentic: ChatGPT answering one question at a time as you ask
Agentic: Claude Code automatically debugging your program, searching documentation, and implementing fixes across multiple files
Not agentic: AI generating an image from your prompt
Agentic: AI agent researching your brand, analyzing competitors, creating content strategy, and scheduling posts
Why it matters now:
We're shifting from "AI tools" to "AI agents" in 2026
Agentic systems can handle complex, multi-step workflows independently
This is what enables AI to move from helpful assistant to actual productivity tools.
💬 Quote of the Week:
“Either you run the day or the day runs you.”
🧰 AI Tool of The Week: Hume AI
What is Hume AI:
Realistic & expressive voice AI models powered by emotional intelligence for creators, developers, and enterprises. Create audio books, podcasts, conversational agents and more.
What it does:
Analyzes vocal tone, pitch, and rhythm to detect emotional states
Generates AI voices that match and respond appropriately to user emotions
Enables more natural, emotionally-aware conversations with AI
Why it's interesting:
Goes beyond words to understand how people say things
Creates AI interactions that feel genuinely responsive and human
Opening new possibilities for mental health support, customer service, and entertainment
Real-world example: FYI: This is the tool used by Inception Point AI to create all their AI-generated podcasts (that many in the podcast industry are up-in-arms about).
🛠 What I Made: Claude Code: How To Add Trusted Directories
Description:
In this tutorial, you will learn how to add Trusted Directories (Folders) to prevent Claude Code from asking 'Do You Trust Files?' when launching from a trusted directory.
🤖 What You'll Learn
Locate Claude Code Settings.json file
Add Folder as Trusted Directory
Save & Exit Nano Text Editor
Launch Claude Code from Trusted Directory
📺 Watch Tutorial on YouTube
Mike Murphy — The AI Handyman 🧰
Helping creators & small businesses turn their content & documents into AI‑powered tools.
📚 Agentic
❞ “Either you run the day or the day runs you.”. - Jim Rohn
🧰 Hume AI
