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Google’s Gemini is stepping in to fix your Sheets formulas and explain where you went wrong. OpenAI is pushing ChatGPT Pulse to become your personalized daily start. Meta is eyeing Gemini for its ad targeting, a move that could shift the digital ad game. And GPT-5 is already showing human-level skills across jobs, hinting at what’s coming next.

AI is changing how we work, learn, advertise, and perform.

In today’s AI Pulse

• 🌎 Pioneer 2025 – Gary Vee Live, Don’t Miss Out.

• ⚡ Relentless Pursuit – 1 Thought. 1 Boost. Done.

• 🤖 Human-Level AI – New tests show AI performing close to real professionals.

• 🛡️ Personal Security News – Stay Alive, Stay Aware.

• 📊 Smarter Sheets – AI now tells you why your formulas don’t work and how to fix them.

• 🎯 Ad Game Changer – Big players are testing AI to make ads more targeted.

• 🌅 Personalized Pulse – A personal AI feed that brings you updates based on your day.

• 🎤 Typeless – Speak Your Thoughts, See Them Perfectly Written.

• 🧠 AI Tool of the Day – Mapster: Turn feedback into clear maps of your product’s fit and growth.

• 📘 Book of the Day – Good Strategy, Bad Strategy by Richard Rumelt

• 🤝 Maven AGI – Automates 90% of customer inquiries.

• ⚡ Quick Hits – IN AI TODAY

• 🛠️ Tool to Sharpen Your Skills –🎓 AIGPE™ Value Stream Mapping Masterclass: Become a VSM Specialist

• 🧠 Key Quote | Jeff Hawkins | Neuroscientist & Founder of Numenta

AI is changing daily life -  fixing formulas, personalizing mornings, reshaping ads, and nearing human-level skills.

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🎯 GPT-5 Puts Millions Of Jobs On The Line

🧠The Pulse

OpenAI says GPT-5 is now working at a level close to people across real jobs. A new test called GDPval checks how well AI handles tasks like legal briefs, code, and health reports. Results show GPT-5 is no longer just a chatbot, it is competing in real professional work.

📌The Download

• GDPval v0 covers 1,300 tasks from 44 jobs across 9 big sectors that together make up most of the US economy. OpenAI says GPT-5 scored more than 2X higher than GPT-4o. It showed better speed, lower cost, and stronger accuracy when tested on real work like contracts, code, and patient notes.

• OpenAI CEO Sam Altman admits GPT-5 is not AGI yet. The model shows deeper reasoning and far fewer mistakes with only 1.6% error on a health test compared to 12.9% for GPT-4o. However, it still lacks human judgment, memory, and the ability to learn on the go. Some reviewers say the upgrade feels big on paper but less dramatic in use.

• Reactions are mixed. Some sources say bots are edging out humans in office work, while others call GPT-5 overhyped. Early users report the writing feels less engaging even if accuracy is stronger. Tests across 13 languages show weaker results in French and Arabic but better in Hindi and Bengali. Pricing is also low which could spark an AI price war.

💡What This Means for You

GPT-5 is showing it can do parts of real jobs once handled only by people. For you, that means a chance to see how work itself is changing and to understand where AI is gaining ground. If you stay curious and explore it now, you will not be left behind.

🔥 Will You Trust AI to Fix and Explain Your Formulas?

🧠The Pulse

Have you ever typed a formula in Google Sheets and it just failed without telling you why? Now Gemini is built inside Sheets to explain mistakes in plain words. It not only fixes broken formulas but also gives step by step guidance. It feels like having a personal coach in your spreadsheet.

📌The Download

• Google added Gemini to Sheets 9 months ago and this is its biggest update yet. The AI sits in a sidebar where you can ask it to write or check formulas. When something fails, Gemini does more than highlight an error. It shows you the exact reason and gives clear instructions to fix it.

• If there is more than 1 way to solve a problem, Gemini shows you different formulas and explains each one. In testing, it solved simple cases like counting wedding RSVPs with COUNTIF but also warned when the data column was empty. This saved time and stopped users from guessing why results showed 0.

• For complex requests such as calculating how far guests traveled, Gemini does not fake an answer. Instead, it guides you with real options. It suggests using a Google Maps script or applying the Haversine formula directly in Sheets. It even explains constants like the Earth’s radius (6,371 km) and shows how to convert to miles.

💡What This Means for You

Spreadsheets are no longer a nightmare. You do not need to memorize formula rules or waste hours fixing errors. Gemini now explains problems in real time and offers solutions that work. If you depend on Sheets for projects or reports, this upgrade will save you effort and stress.

🔥 Facebook And Instagram Could Soon Run On Google AI

🧠The Pulse

Meta is in early talks with Google to use Gemini AI in its ads on Facebook and Instagram. If this happens, your feed may be powered by Google’s AI instead of Meta’s tools. This unusual partnership could make ads smarter, shake up tech rivalries, and invite tough scrutiny.

📌The Download

• Meta teams are exploring ways to train Google’s Gemini and Gemma models with Meta’s own ad data. The plan is to improve targeting because Meta has spent billions on AI but still struggles to scale it. Talks remain early and there is no final deal.

• Meta is not stopping with Google. Its new Meta Superintelligence Labs is also exploring OpenAI models for its apps while racing to build its own Llama 5. Using Gemini would give Meta a temporary boost while it works on catching up. With this, Meta is following an all options strategy.

• If rivals combine forces, the impact will be huge. Google controls a large slice of the $600B+ global ad market and Gemini already has 350M+ users. Adding this to Meta’s ad engine could invite regulators in the US and EU to act. Antitrust questions and user privacy issues are already under watch.

💡What This Means for You

If Meta starts using Google AI, the ads on Facebook and Instagram may feel more precise and harder to ignore. For you, it is a chance to understand how much power AI now holds in shaping what you see online. Knowing this helps you question and control your own choice.

☕ ChatGPT Wants to Talk to You Before Coffee

🧠The Pulse

OpenAI has launched Pulse for ChatGPT Pro users on mobile. It creates 5 to 10 daily update cards made only for you. These cards pull from your chats, calendar, email, and contacts if you allow it. They bring workouts, reminders, and news so you wake up with an instant briefing.

📌The Download

• The rollout starts with ChatGPT Pro on mobile and is in preview mode. Each morning the AI prepares 5 to 10 visual cards. These cards use your chat history and connected apps to offer tips, reminders, or personal updates. The goal is to turn ChatGPT into a daily starter instead of waiting for prompts.

• OpenAI says connections like Gmail, Calendar, and Contacts are off unless you switch them on. The company adds that your data is kept to your account and is not used to train models for other users. In addition, safety filters are in place so Pulse does not reinforce harmful patterns or create echo bubbles.

• Pulse is not a feed that goes on forever. Instead it is designed to stop once you finish reading. Example cards can suggest dinner ideas, travel recovery workouts, or reminders about meetings. Sources describe it as a move toward a real AI assistant that begins the talk. However, privacy advocates warn of risks as the tool handles more of your personal data.

💡What This Means for You

Pulse can save you time by bringing useful insights straight to you. Instead of searching or asking, you get quick updates on what matters most in your day. For knowledge seekers this means more focus, faster learning, and a smarter start. The key is how well you use it.

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AI TOOL OF THE DAY

 Mapster — Transform feedback into easy-to-read maps for product growth

💡What It Is

Mapster is a tool that turns customer feedback into simple visual maps. These maps show how well your product matches customer needs and where you can grow.

🚀 Why Is It Trending?

Companies like Mapster because it makes feedback easy to understand. Instead of going through endless notes or spreadsheets, teams get a clear picture of what customers want and how to improve.

✅ What You Can Do With It?

With Mapster, you can quickly organize feedback into clear insights, see patterns that reveal product-market fit, and spot new growth opportunities. It also helps teams work together by sharing interactive maps and gives you strong visuals to explain product decisions in meetings.

✨ From feedback to clear growth maps.

BOOK OF THE DAY

📘 Good Strategy, Bad Strategy by Richard Rumelt

With real stories and actionable lessons, Richard Rumelt shows that the best organizations achieve results by facing tough challenges head-on and making clear, focused choices. Good Strategy, Bad Strategy isn’t just a business book, it’s a practical guide to cutting through noise, avoiding empty slogans, and building strategies that actually work.

• Clear Thinking That Wins – Many companies mistake goals, dreams, or catchy slogans for strategy. Rumelt shows that good strategy focuses on the real problem and creates a clear plan to solve it. Bad strategy, on the other hand, is full of vague talk, avoids tough choices, and often leads to poor results.

• Care and Challenge Together – Good strategy is about finding the real obstacles and dealing with them directly. It avoids fuzzy “visions” and instead gives people a simple, actionable path. Rumelt explains how strong leaders make hard choices, focus their resources, and create real progress.

• A Better Work Culture – Through stories from business, government, and the military, Rumelt proves one thing: when leaders look at their situation honestly and act with focus, they succeed. Those who chase big words and empty promises fall behind.

💡 Why you can’t ignore this:

In today’s busy world, only clear strategies work. Leaders who know the difference between good and bad strategy get real results and build trust with their teams.

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IN AI TODAY - QUICK HITS

⚡Quick Hits (60‑Second News Sprint)

Short, sharp updates to keep your finger on the AI pulse.

• 🎭 Nvidia Open-Sources Audio2Face: Nvidia is making Audio2Face, its AI tool for creating facial animations from audio, open-source. Developers can now freely use it to build lifelike 3D avatars for games, apps, and research. The move makes advanced AI animation more accessible and speeds up realistic character design.

• 🌐 Microsoft Restricts Israeli Military: Microsoft will block the Israeli military from using certain cloud and AI services. Reports showed Israel stored up to a million Palestinian calls an hour on Azure. President Brad Smith said Microsoft won’t allow its tech to be used this way, signaling a stronger stance on AI’s role in human rights.

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🙌 About Us

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