Big Tech Drama 🤯, Privacy Flags 🚩, and How to Work Smarter 🛠️

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1. OpenAI vs. Microsoft: Cracks in a Tech Power Couple 💥 

That cozy OpenAI-Microsoft relationship? Yeah, it’s getting chilly. TechCrunch reports OpenAI leaders are this close to calling out Microsoft for anticompetitive behavior…think lawsuits, PR drama, the works.  Read More

Real talk: OpenAI feels boxed in. Microsoft owns the cloud infrastructure, poured in over $13B, and has serious pull on how its tech gets used. But OpenAI’s growing fast and wants more control over its models, money, and next moves.

2. TikTok’s AI Ads: Virtual Try-On & Product-Placement Takeover 📱

TikTok just upgraded its AI ad platform, Symphony, to let advertisers create influencer-style videos complete with virtual avatars trying on clothes and showcasing products. Need a sneaker unboxing? AI’s got it on loop. Yay for scale, not so much for realness. Read More

What it means: It's efficient and cost-effective, but could undercut human influencers, who drive trust and engagement. The question remains: can a virtual face truly sell like a real one?

3. NYT vs. OpenAI: Chat Logs in the Crosshairs 🔓️ 

The New York Times has officially cleared the first courtroom hurdle in its copyright battle against OpenAI. They argue that ChatGPT was trained on unpaid NYT articles and want access to more than just training data and they’re demanding indefinite retention of user chat logs, even those you’ve deleted. Read More

Bottom line: The Times is asking OpenAI to hand over user prompts, replies, and even deleted chats. Yes, the ones you thought were private or even gone. If the court agrees, your convos could become evidence in future lawsuits.

📌 We broke it all down in our AI Privacy Guide. Give it a read before your next late-night overshare or vent sesh with a chatbot, or really, anytime you’re using an AI tool. Knowing how your data could be used, stored, or shared is like keeping snacks in your bag. You’ll thank yourself later.

4. Amazon’s CEO Says: Upskill, or Get Outskilled 🤹 

Amazon CEO, Andy Jassy, made headlines for saying the quiet part out loud: AI will replace some corporate jobs in the next few years. But instead of full-on panic mode, he’s telling employees to get proactive: learn the tools, stay useful, keep your seat.  Read more

Real talk: This isn’t doomsday. It’s a nudge. The AI wave is here, and the smartest move is learning to ride it.  Not sure where to start? We made you a cheat sheet: 5 Ways To Get Started With AI At Work, so you can skip the overwhelm and actually put AI to work.

Try This Week 💡

🛠️ At Work: Build Your Dream Productivity Tool

Off-the-shelf productivity apps can be like jeans that almost fit. So we used Claude AI to whip up our own custom Task Manager + Focus Timer. A single-file, build-it-yourself web app with timers, task tracking, and completion history. All from one detailed prompt. You copy it, paste it into Claude (or your fave AI), and boom: your personal productivity command center is live in minutes.

Try it:

1. Copy this exact prompt

2. Paste it into Claude or another AI assistant

3. Watch your custom timer/task tracker come to life - ready to deploy and tweak anytime

🏡 At Home: AI, Entertain My Kids Before I Scream

School’s out, snacks are vanishing, and your inbox won’t answer itself. You need peace, not pipe cleaners.

Copy, paste this prompt into ChatGPT and let it play camp counselor. Then, enjoy your 30+ minutes of quiet while you act like a functioning adult.

Your Turn 🔁

Got an AI win? Found a tool that made your life 10x easier? Building something cool that deserves a little hype (or know a woman who is)? We want to hear it! You might just see your story in the next edition (with your permission, of course). Because when one of us figures something out, we all get smarter. Inspiration > gatekeeping. Let’s leverage AI together. 🫶 

She’s Shaping AI 👑

Daniela Amodei: Making AI Smarter, Safer, and Actually Human-Friendly:

As co-founder and President of Anthropic, she’s leading one of the most talked-about AI startups (hi Claude 3 👋) with a mission to make AI systems that are powerful and principled.

From English Lit and opera soloist to VP of Safety at OpenAI? Yes, really. Daniela’s career weaves through nonprofits, politics, Stripe (where she built and ran risk ops), and into OpenAI’s top ranks. In 2021, she joined forces with her brother Dario and a crew of safety-first AI researchers to launch Anthropic, a company built around the idea that AI should be controllable, understandable, and aligned with human values.

Daniela is making sure that as we sprint toward more powerful models, we don’t lose sight of safety, ethics, or transparency. Brains, heart, and vision. We’re obsessed.

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