AI Applied: Covering AI News, Interviews and Tools - ChatGPT, Midjourney, Gemini, OpenAI, Anthropic Anthropic's Fluency Index, Vercept Acquisition, and DoD Standoff
Mar 6, 2026
They break down Anthropic’s new AI fluency index and what behaviors mark a power user. They unpack Anthropic’s Vercept acquisition and how screen-controlling agents could automate everyday tasks. They dig into the tense standoff with the Department of Defense over safeguards, surveillance, and military uses. Conversation covers potential outcomes and multi-vendor strategies.
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Power User Behavior Mirrors Good Management
- AI power users behave like skilled managers when interacting with models.
- Anthropic's Fluency Index found top behaviors: iterate/ refine, clarify goals, provide examples, and specify format (85.7% prevalence).
Use Management Habits When Prompting AI
- Treat AI like a collaborator: clarify goals, give examples, set formats, and iterate.
- These steps are not prompt tricks but everyday management practices that improve outputs from Claude and other models.
Extension Automated My Google Cloud Backend Setup
- Jaeden used Anthropic's Chrome extension to have an AI click through Google Cloud and set up backend settings for a podcast tool.
- The extension completed the tasks despite Jaeden having no developer skills, enabling two-hour episode publishing.