Box's CEO just offered a strong take on AI's real purpose. He predicts that within five years, the vast majority of AI agent use won't be for automating existing jobs, but creating entirely new kinds of work.
This reframes the goal from simple efficiency to inventing new capabilities. For operators, the work becomes less about cutting costs on old workflows and more about designing the "impossible" ones that can now exist.
Topics of the day:
AI’s real job: creating entirely new work
Adobe strikes back with its biggest AI update
Amazon’s free AI book translations for authors
A new open-source writer outperforming GPT-5
The Shortlist: Google eyes a deeper stake in Anthropic, Meta brings its AI media tool Vibes to Europe, Microsoft pivots toward domain-specific “superintelligence,” and Cline launches as an open-source coding agent with full model flexibility.
AI's Real Impact: Creating New Work, Not Just Replacing Old
What’s happening: Box CEO predicts that within five years, 95% of AI agent usage will be for tasks humans have never done before, shifting the focus from simple automation to creating entirely new capabilities.
In practice:
Use AI to analyze entire datasets—every customer support ticket and sales contract, to find patterns and opportunities that were previously too expensive to surface.
Create new revenue streams by using AI to serve previously unprofitable customer segments, drastically lowering the cost to deliver valuable services.
Shift your team's focus from doing old tasks faster to designing new workflows that were impossible before, turning your operators into system architects.
Bottom line: The real opportunity isn't just cutting costs, it's inventing new value. By brainstorming the "impossible" tasks your business could tackle if you had unlimited analytical power, you might find new growth opportunities.
Amazon Offers Free AI Book Translation for Authors
What’s happening: Amazon is now offering authors a free AI translation service, allowing self-publishers to convert their ebooks into new languages and access global markets without the typical high costs.
In practice:
Use this to test new markets for your content, from guides to courses, without needing a big upfront translation budget.
For authors and creators, this automates the entire localization process, replacing the need to find, hire, and manage freelance translators.
Think of it as an 80/20 tool, let the AI do the heavy lifting, then hire a native speaker for a final proofread to catch cultural nuances.
Bottom line: This is a clear signal that AI is making global expansion accessible for solo creators and small businesses, not just large corporations.
New Open-Source AI Excels at Creative Writing
What’s happening: Moonshot AI just dropped Kimi K2 Thinking, a new open-source model that’s surprisingly good at creative writing and complex reasoning, even outperforming GPT-5 on some expert-level tasks.
In practice:
Use this model to generate impressive first drafts for long-form content like articles, scripts, and reports, moving beyond the generic AI writing we’re used to.
Automate deep research tasks by leveraging its ability to execute hundreds of sequential steps, reflecting how Chinese open models are quickly closing the gap on the closed frontier.
Experiment with building custom AI tools on a budget, since this model was trained for a fraction of the cost of its big-tech competitors.
Bottom line: Access to high-performance AI is no longer monopolized by a few giant labs. Powerful open-source alternatives are giving operators a real chance to build advanced automations without the enterprise price tag.
Adobe strikes back with free Creative Suite including AI Agents and top model integrations
What's happening: Adobe just rolled out its biggest AI update yet, embedding conversational AI agents directly into apps like Photoshop and bundling top models from Google and OpenAI into its all-in-one Firefly creative studio. This is happening just days after Canva announced that its Design Suite will be free. You can check out all the latest product announcements from its MAX conference.
In practice:
Your creative workflow just got a lot more conversational, letting you use plain language for automating repetitive tasks like background removals or asset organization.
Instead of juggling subscriptions, you can now generate images, videos, and audio from the industry's best AI models all in one place, streamlining content production.
Marketing teams can now create entire campaigns from concept to final video within Firefly, drastically cutting down the time it takes to ship new creative.
Bottom line: Adobe is making high-end creative work more about your ideas than your technical skills. Your ability to provide clear creative direction is now a more valuable asset than knowing every menu item.
The Shortlist
Google is exploring a deeper investment in Anthropic after already committing $13B, potentially escalating the AI arms race against OpenAI.
Meta launched its AI media generator Vibes in Europe, expanding its tools for users to create and remix AI content after seeing a 10x surge in the US.
Microsoft formed a new "MAI Superintelligence Team" to build domain-specific AI systems, signaling a strategic shift away from a general AGI race toward solving more controllable, concrete problems.
Cline is available as a new open-source AI coding agent that offers model flexibility and transparent file changes, letting developers use their own API keys without inference markups.
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