📚 Turn curiosity into clarity with AI

Hey there,

Right now, it’s way too easy to collect surface-level knowledge.

You can sign up for every newsletter, save thousands of bookmarks on X, and watch endless videos about what's possible - without really learning anything.

But, last week, we released three tutorials to help AI early adopters go deeper, see connections others miss, and develop a real understanding of any subject matter.

Together, they reveal a system that starts to turn any topic that interests you into genuine expertise.

Here’s the three-step process:

Move from curiosity to comprehension 

Imagine you're diving into a new subject - maybe it's quantum computing, climate science, or the future of work. You've found some fascinating video lectures and presentations, but extracting and organizing all that knowledge feels overwhelming.

This is exactly where Gemini's video analysis capabilities shine. In a recent tutorial, we explored how to turn hours of expert content into an engaging learning experience that adapts to your curiosity.

Instead of passively watching videos, you can interact with the content by asking specific questions, exploring related ideas, and extracting the exact insights you need. 

When an expert mentions an interesting concept, you can easily get detailed explanations that are tailored to your level of understanding.

Watch 'Turn any video into an instant tutorial' to learn how to extract expert knowledge from your Youtube videos.

Create your research foundation 

Understanding complex topics requires more than just video content. You need to connect those insights with academic research, expert analysis, and real-world applications.

In another tutorial, we showed how to use Stanford's incredible AI tool to create Wikipedia-style articles that would traditionally take weeks to compile.

What makes this particularly powerful is how it helps you collect information from multiple perspectives. When you feed it your initial research question, it helps you identify connections between different sources, highlight contrasting viewpoints, and discover new angles you might not even have considered.

Instead of trying to piece together information from different sources, you can build a strong understanding with detailed research summaries.

Access 'Create research-backed content with STORM' to easily connect complex, academic information.

Take what you’ve learned to another level

Arguably the most exciting part happens when you start asking your own questions and move from understanding what's known to exploring what's possible.

Our recent DeepSeek tutorial revealed how advanced AI reasoning can help you push the boundaries of what you’ve learned. By breaking down complex problems into logical steps, you can explore new possibilities that might not be immediately obvious.

Imagine taking everything you've learned about a topic and using it to solve novel problems or generate new insights. DeepSeek helps you think through the logical consequences of your knowledge so you can identify potential gaps in your current understanding and formulate new questions that drive deeper exploration.

This approach helps you actively engage with new information by testing its limits and using it to generate new insights. 

Watch 'Master complex reasoning with DeepSeek' to unlock this advanced problem-solving platform.

Combining these tools creates a learning loop that continuously deepens your understanding.

Each cycle through this process helps you think more clearly about the topics that matter to you and develop your own perspectives.

Transform how you learn by accessing all three tutorials with a 28-day trial to The Rundown AI University

Stay curious,

Rowan & The Rundown Team

P.S. These three tutorials are all from the last 7 days and we’ve got big plans to help you use AI for specific use cases throughout 2025. Get instant access to our complete library of practical AI tutorials with a 14-day trial here.