Welcome, humans.

Behold, the latest iteration of those “based on what you know about me” prompts (where you get ChatGPT to fess up to how much data it’s collecting on you, but like, in a fun way!):

If you're wondering how this works, ChatGPT stores information about your preferences and interests from past conversations in two memory systems—one for stuff you explicitly ask it to remember, and another that automatically gathers insights from your chat history.

When you ask for personalized content like this comic, it pulls from that stored data to create something tailored just for you. It's like having a really observant friend, except this friend lives on OpenAI's servers and definitely never forgets.

Speaking of never forgetting... a Reddit user just claimed that ChatGPT doesn't actually delete your chat history when you hit “delete.” They were able to get ChatGPT to reference conversations they deleted over a year ago using clever prompts like “create a character assessment based on all our 2024 conversations.”

Even after clearing all memory settings and chat history, the AI apparently still knows way more about them than it should.

OpenAI's official stance? They keep deleted chats for 30 days max before permanent deletion (which could explain some, but not all of what it knows). But this thread has people wondering if “deleted” just means “hidden from you” while OpenAI keeps everything for training purposes…

Here’s what you need to know about AI today:

• PwC study found AI is making workers more valuable (w/ 56% wage premiums).

• Samsung planned new deal with Perplexity to preload its AI on future devices.

• Meta will launch fully automated AI ad creation tools by 2026.

• US FDA launched agency-wide genAI tool for reviewers and investigators.

New Data Shows AI Is Actually Making *Some Workers More Valuable (and Richer)

If you’ve been sweating bullets about AI snatching your job after last week, take a deep breath. The accounting firm PwC just analyzed close to a billion job ads from six continents to assess AI's impact on jobs, wages, skills, and productivity.

Here’s what they found:

• Skills sought by employers for AI-exposed jobs (like financial analysts) are changing 66% faster than for other jobs (like physical therapists).

• AI use is accelerating across all industries—including agriculture and construction.

• Surprisingly, AI is associated with (some) job growth rather than sharp employment declines.

Turns out, AI is looking less like a job-killer and more like a career-booster. In fact, companies are using AI to make their existing workers more productive and, get this, more valuable…

• Industries most able to use AI (think software publishing vs. logging) are seeing a 3x higher growth in revenue generated per employee.

• And since 2022, when ChatGPT woke the world up, productivity growth in these AI-savvy industries has nearly quadrupled.

• Workers rocking AI skills like prompt engineering are commanding a 56% wage premium.

Here’s a shocker—even jobs considered highly “automatable” (like customer service or coding) are seeing job numbers and wages grow.

According to PwC, instead of replacing people, AI is often upgrading their roles:

• Think of Amina, an information analyst. AI agents now handle her grunt research, freeing her up for high-level analysis and client work.

• Or John, a customer support agent. AI handles simple queries, allowing John to tackle complex issues, effectively turning him into a high-value problem solver.

Why this matters: The data suggests AI is a tool for growth, not just an efficiency play to cut costs, and companies using AI solely to reduce staff might be missing out on bigger prizes like new markets and revenue streams.

The counter argument: Companies are using AI to replace the roles of entry level positions—even ones for coders. And don’t count on job and wage growth continuing if and when the AI bubble bursts or the next economic downturn happens.

Our take: The focus is shifting heavily towards how we work with AI, not if we use it. That’s especially true in fields like software development where modern AI coding now heavily involves agents that directly manage code, tests, and tools, far beyond basic prompting. Here’s two other points that stood out to us:

• Employer demand for formal degrees is declining faster for AI-exposed jobs. What you can do with AI is becoming more important than what you studied years ago.

• Interestingly, in every country analyzed, more women than men are in AI-exposed job—this presents both a huge opportunity and a critical need to ensure women are equipped with the fast-evolving skills to thrive.

It’s good AI is opening new doors for workers, not just slamming them shut. But when money inevitably gets tight, the C-suite’s new AI-powered leverage to “do more with less” could mean fewer of those doors swing open in the first place, and some might stay bolted shut for good.

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Prompt Tip of the Day

When prompting AI, don’t stop at one idea. Ask for multiple options or answers in one go. Try something like: 

"Give me 15+ alternative titles for my novel," or "List two completely different approaches I could take to solve this problem." 

By default, your AI might give a single answer, but there's no rule against requesting a handful of ideas. More options = more to choose from (and often sparks more original ideas you hadn’t considered).

Treats To Try. 

1. Microsoft launched Bing Video Creator (powered by OpenAI’s SORA) which creates 5-second videos from your text prompts—try it here or on the Bing mobile app (free to try for 10 fast videos, then speeds slow down FYI).

2. CharacterAI launched new features including AvatarFX (transforms photos into speaking videos), Scenes (interactive storylines you step into), Streams (watch any two characters discuss topics you choose), animated chat sharing, and a community feed to discover content—free to try.

3. Creatify turns your product pages into video ads; just paste any URL and get 5-10 ready-to-run video ads with AI avatars in seconds (raised $15M).

4. ElevenLabs' Conversational AI lets you create voice agents that understand natural conversation, switch languages seamlessly, and access your company data in real-time—free plan available, then $0.08/minute.

5. Zown automates your home buying process, then redirects up to $25K in saved realtor commissions toward your down payment.

6. Manus Slides generates full, structured presentations from a single prompt—you describe what you need, and it builds the entire slide deck (video).

7. Someone built an experimental phone agent that can use an iPhone (like swipe and tap to get things done), but beware—it sends everything it does to OpenAI (read more).

8. Odyssey generates interactive video worlds you can explore and control with your keyboard—move around and it generates new scenes instantly (free to try).

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Around the Horn.

• The US FDA launched an agency-wide genAI tool called “Elsa” to help reviewers and investigators streamline tasks like summarizing adverse events and generating database code despite employee concerns about the rollout.

• Meta plans to launch fully automated AI ad creation tools by 2026, enabling AI to handle content creation, targeting, and optimization across its platforms.

• Samsung negotiated a major partnership with Perplexity to invest in the company and preload its AI assistant on future Samsung devices (which could hurt Google).

• Salesforce acquired some of the team behind Moonhub, an AI hiring platform, while the startup itself will shut down, and IBM acquired data analysis startup Seek AI to power its new watsonx AI Labs accelerator in NYC.

• Researchers are turning to reversible computing as a solution to reduce the enormous energy consumption of AI systems.

• Studying AI in school? Then you’ll want to check out this list of the top ~30 papers Ilya Sutskever (AI legend) gave to John Cormack (CS legend who made Doom) to learn AI (full list here).

  • Someone else shared this summary of the last 70 years in AI, which is quite good (but was written in 2019, mind you).

NEW SECTION: AI in the Real World…

Curious what AI is doing out there in the real world? Here’s a handful of examples!

1. Thomson Reuters launched CoCounsel, an agentic AI system for tax and accounting professionals that autonomously handles complex tasks like client file reviews, memo drafting, and compliance checks, with one firm reducing 36-state reviews from half a week to under an hour.

2. High-end chefs including Grant Achatz are using ChatGPT to create entire restaurant menus, with some planning nine-course meals designed entirely by fictional AI chefs created through chatbot conversations (original article).

3. Audi implemented AI in over 100 production projects across its manufacturing facilities, deploying quality control systems that save one minute per vehicle and improve efficiency by up to 20 percent.

4. The AI boom is reshaping electric utilities as massive data center power demands drive a 25% increase in electricity demand by 2030, forcing utilities to explore alternative funding through mergers and private capital.

5. IBM and Roche launched an AI-powered diabetes management app that predicts blood sugar levels up to two hours in advance and warns users 30 minutes before hypoglycemic events.

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