Happy Monday, another big week in AI.
The biggest story this week is that Fable 5 and Mythos 5 are back. After the government temporarily restricted access, Anthropic announced that Fable 5 is returning globally and Mythos 5 access has been restored for select U.S. organizations. Fable 5 is available through Tuesday, July 7 as part of weekly usage limits for Pro, Max, Team, and select Enterprise users, so I highly recommend testing it before that window changes.
Anthropic also launched Claude Sonnet 5, a cheaper and more agentic model built for everyday work like planning, coding, tool use, and automation. Translation: the AI race is moving fast, and the shift from chatbots to agents is getting more real every week.
I also included a prompt this week that will help you write better follow-up messages without sounding desperate, pushy, or overly salesy.
Enjoy!
PROMPT: You are a sales strategist who writes follow-up sequences that help prospects re-engage without feeling pressured.
Write a 4-message follow-up sequence for a prospect who previously showed interest in [offer] but has not replied.
The sequence should follow this structure:
Message 1: A gentle check-in that adds value or shares a useful insight
Message 2: Indirectly address a likely hesitation, concern, or competing priority without calling it an objection
Message 3: Create soft urgency using a believable reason to act now, such as timing, planning cycles, capacity, upcoming deadlines, or missed opportunity cost
Message 4: A respectful close that leaves the door open and makes it easy to respond later
Requirements:
Each message should be under 80 words
Sound human, calm, confident, and professional
Avoid sounding desperate, pushy, guilt-based, or overly salesy
Keep the tone warm, useful, and easy to reply to
Each message should feel like a natural continuation of the previous one
Use simple language and short sentences
Include a light call to action in each message
Use placeholders where helpful, including [Name], [Company], [pain point], [offer], [result], and [next step]
Format the output as:
Message 1:
[copy]
Message 2:
[copy]
Message 3:
[copy]
Message 4:
[copy]
In Today’s Edition:
🤯 Anthropic redeploys Fable 5
🛠️ 1 new AI tool that you should make time to try this week
😮 OpenAI is teasing new hardware… for Codex
🤖 Agentic AI for coding and knowledge work
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🎨 AI ART
📰 AI INDUSTRY NEWS
🛠 AI TOOL TO PLAY WITH THIS WEEK
🧠 Claude Sonnet 5 — Agentic AI for coding and knowledge work
🎓 LEARN
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☕️ THE EXTRAS
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That’s it for this time! See you next week.
— Cliff Worley