Simple side hustles to start using AI

And many experts think that AI is conscious now. Let's find out

Author

Felix Khakame
December 07, 2025

AI isn’t just changing work it’s opening up new ways to earn


Generative AI is everywhere. And not just in big tech companies.

If you’ve got a few hours and a little curiosity, there’s money to be made.

Here's everything you need to know:

  • Build custom GPTs that automate tedious tasks for niche audiences — then charge a monthly fee.

  • Use visual tools like Gumloop to create simple AI microtools for businesses, no coding needed.

  • Speed up video editing with AI tools like Veed or Runway perfect for creators who need scale.

  • Launch web design gigs using AI builders like Wix and Jimdo less code, more creativity.

  • Offer AI-powered SEO audits with tools like Frase or MarketMuse small businesses will thank you.

  • Focus on real-world problems: translate insights from LinkedIn, Reddit, or Slack into useful tools.

The best AI side hustles don’t chase trends they solve old problems in new ways. Start small. Start messy. Just start.

Some experts think AI already has consciousness or soon will

At Sussex University, scientists are using strobe lights and sound to explore what makes us human. The goal? Understand consciousness well enough to recognize it even in machines.

Here’s everything you need to know:

  • Researchers say AI may be closer to consciousness than we think, thanks to LLMs like ChatGPT and Gemini.

  • The “Dreamachine” experiment reveals how humans construct conscious experience and hints at how machines might replicate it.

  • Some experts warn we don’t fully understand how LLMs work, and that’s a problem.

  • Google and Anthropic insiders have floated the idea that some AI might already be conscious.

  • Others argue consciousness requires life not just computation and point to organoid experiments as a more likely path.

  • Even if AI isn’t conscious, the illusion of it could reshape human behavior, empathy, and moral priorities.

Whether AI is conscious or not might matter less than how we treat it. If we believe it's alive, we'll act like it is. And that belief could change us more than it changes the machines.