A new study that needs to hit the desk of every CEO and business owner finds that what 99% of workers want most from AI is simple: ‘Be my friend.’
Equally eye-opening from the KPMG study: At least 50% of workers say they’d take a sizeable cut in salary simply to be able to work with close friends.
Observes writer Kristin Stoller: “There’s a business case, too: Nearly 90% said friendship-enabling cultures are crucial for retention” in workplaces.
In other news and analysis on AI writing:
*In-Depth Look: Google Tightly Integrates Chrome Browser With Its Top AI: While Google has been offering ‘AI Mode’ in its Chrome browser for a while now, its latest upgrade promises to take AI in Chrome to an entirely new level.
This 11-minute video — from AI Revolution — offers an excellent overview of all the new features you’ll be able to access once the new integration rolls-out to your Chrome browser.
Key upgrades to look for include:
–Context Awareness: Google Chrome with Gemini studies everything you do with the browser and responds to your inputs armed with that knowledge
–Pinpoint Search of YouTube Videos on Request: Access a specific, timestamped moment in a qualifying video any time you’d like
–Agentic Browsing: Promised for some time in the near future, Google says you’ll be able to direct Gemini within Chrome to visit a number of Web sites and perform a number of tasks for you – without your supervision
*Now You Can Set ChatGPT to Do Research While You Sleep: ChatGPT is rolling out a new feature – dubbed ‘Pulse’ — that enables you to program the chatbot to engage in personalized research for you overnight and pops-up in the form of info cards that you can tap on for more information.
A kind of personalized newsletter that updates you every morning on your current interests – based on your interactions with ChatGPT the day before – the auto-researcher can also be customized to unearth only the specific insights and information you want.
Alas, Pulse availability is initially limited to top-tier subscribers to ChatGPT, who pay $200/month – although ChatGPT’s maker is promising availability down-the-road to ChatGPT Plus users ($20/month).
*Coming Soon: ChatGPT With Ads: If you’re a ChatGPT user who has oft-looked wistfully at the platform and fantasized, “If only this thing had ads,” you’re in luck.
Observes writer Andrew Cain: “OpenAI is building a team to transform ChatGPT into an advertising platform, leveraging its 700 million users for in-house ad tools like campaign management and real-time attribution.
”Led by ex-Facebook exec Fidji Simo, this move aims to compete with Google and Meta, though it risks user trust and privacy concerns.
”Rollout is eyed for 2026.”
*Information Organizer Notion 3.0 Gets an AI Agents Upgrade: Notion 3.0 is out with a new ‘agents’ feature designed to help automate the creation of documents, databases and multi-step workflows.
Observes writer Maximilian Schreiner: “Users can set up personal agents with custom instructions, context and work styles.”
Plus, the upgraded system also integrates with services like Slack, Google Drive and GitHub.
*90% of Computer Coders Now Use AI: Talk about the transformation of an industry.
A new study finds that a full 90% of coders are now using AI on the job.
And 80% report they’re seeing increased productivity now that they’ve the switch to ChatGPT and similar AI.
Observes writer Craig Hale: Even so, “there remains some resentment over handing over work to computer intelligence, with fewer than a quarter (24%) trusting AI outputs ‘a lot’ or ‘a great deal.’”
“As such, developers tend to see AI as a supportive tool — and not a replacement for human judgment.”
*Another Turnkey AI Marketing Content Generator Drops: Klaviyo has released a new AI-powered marketing tool that:
–Autonomously plans and launches campaigns
–Creates on-brand content
–Continuously learns and refines its marketing skills for your business without prompting
*Now You Can Monitor Your Business’ Exposure on ChatGPT and Google’s AI Mode: Semrush has released a new tool that tracks how often your business is showing-up in the responses to user queries generated by ChatGPT and Google’s AI Mode.
Observes Andrew Warden, CMO, Semrush: “We built the AI Visibility Index based on 2,500+ real-world prompts in both ChatGPT and Google AI Mode.
“This data-backed approach explores which brands are winning, why they’re on top — and provides a blueprint based on these proven tactics for how you can turn AI visibility into real competitive advantage.”
*New From Perplexity: AI Automated Email Processing: Add Perplexity – the wildly popular AI-powered research chatbot – to the growing list of productivity suites offering automated email processing.
Currently only available in Perplexity’s $200/month tier, ‘Email Assistant’ is designed to write in your style, draft replies and prioritize incoming emails using categories and labels.
One of the coolest features: Each morning, you can wake-up to pre-drafted replies generated by Perplexity that simply require a hit on the ‘send’ button to be completed.
*AI Big Picture: Walmart Taps OpenAI to Coach 50,000 Employees to AI Readiness: From the Department of Not Fooling Around: Walmart is paying OpenAI to ensure that 50,000 of its employees are ‘AI certified’ when it comes to using the new tech.
Observes writer Tim Toole: “Industry insiders see this as a bellwether.
“With AI poised to disrupt supply chains, Walmart’s model—blending tech adoption with human-centric training—could influence competitors.”
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–Joe Dysart is editor of RobotWritersAI.com and a tech journalist with 20+ years experience. His work has appeared in 150+ publications, including The New York Times and the Financial Times of London.
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