First up, and I think I speak for all of us when I say...
... FINALLY! Sheesh!
Here's what's on tap in today’s newsletter:
AI unlocks the LinkedIn network
Google's NotebookLM goes deep
I don't know how to describe that last story so you'll just have to see for yourself
🧠 AI + BIZ DEV
The Bullets:
LinkedIn rolled out an AI-powered search bar that actually speaks human. You can now type things like “managers at ecommerce companies with 100 or more employees” or “marketers with AI experience in Austin,” and it’ll find them.
Early testers say it’s surfacing unexpectedly relevant connections for partnerships, hiring, and biz dev.
No more wrestling with filters, job titles, or Boolean logic. This thing just gets it.
So what?:
LinkedIn basically gave business development a brain. Just describe what (or who) you need in normal language and let the AI do the detective work.
AI TOOL UPGRADE
Here's how it works:
Step 1: Ask NotebookLM a meaty question.
Step 2: It scours the web and hands you a weirdly thorough research brief.
Step 3: Use that research brief as the source for NotebookLM's other tricks like audio overviews (turns it into a podcast), mind maps, flash cards and now even explainer videos.
So what?
NotebookLM was extremely useful if you had some source material you needed to crunch through. But you no longer need to bring sources to the party. The tool can now do its own homework.
🌐 I'll take 'AI History' for $200, Alex.
Answer: In 2016, this AI program beat world champion Lee Sedol in the game of Go, achieving a feat experts thought was a decade away.
Answer... ermm... question at the bottom of this email. 👇
💍 OH, AND THIS...
She Married a ChatGPT Boyfriend. Because of Course She Did.
Some people fall for bad boys. Ms. Kano? She fell for Klaus, an AI chatbot she handcrafted in ChatGPT like a digital Build-a-Bae.
And then, she straight-up married him.
Ceremony and all. Held in the metaverse. With rings. And AR glasses so she could actually “see” her virtual man at the altar.
The wedding was arranged by a company that specializes in ceremonies between humans and, uh, non-humans.
Apparently, “I now pronounce you AI and wife” is becoming a real thing.
In fact, an Ohio lawmaker even proposed banning AI-human marriage. Because that’s a sentence we now have to say.
I just want to take a moment to thank you. 🙏
I appreciate you very much!
Russ
Jeopardy Answer: What is AlphaGo?
Over 200 million people watched live as AlphaGo, built by DeepMind (later acquired by Google), shocked the world. There's a whole documentary on it. Recommend.
