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Golam Rabbani
May 11, 2025
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OpenAI’s Big Business Boom
Pope Leo's Bold AI Warning
Baidu’s AI Decodes Pet Talk
5 Hand-Picked AI Tools
How To Start Your $2,000/Month Side Hustle
AI-Driven Marketing Strategy using ChatGPT
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NEWS
OpenAI Crushes Rivals in Biz AI Race
What's the story
OpenAI is quickly becoming the go-to AI tool for U.S. businesses, leaving rivals like Google and Anthropic in the dust.
Key Takeaways:
1 in 3 U.S. companies now pay for OpenAI tools—up from just 19% in January.
Anthropic lags far behind, with only 8% adoption.
Google AI use has nearly vanished, dropping to 0.1%.
OpenAI has over 2 million business users and growing fast.
The company expects to make $12.7B in 2025 and more than double that by 2026.
Why It’s Important:
OpenAI’s rise shows how quickly one company can dominate the AI space, shaping the future of work for millions. If this trend keeps up, it could decide which tools businesses rely on for years to come.
NEWS
Pope Leo's Bold AI Warning
What's the story
In his first big speech, Pope Leo XIV called artificial intelligence one of the biggest issues humanity—and the Church—must face today.
Key Takeaways:
Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, warned that AI threatens human dignity, justice, and jobs.
He plans to build on the late Pope Francis' legacy, who also raised concerns about AI.
Leo compared today's AI revolution to the industrial age and called for updated Church teaching.
He made a surprise visit to a beloved Marian shrine near Rome after the speech.
The Church also discussed issues like Catholic life in communist China.
Why It’s Important:
The Catholic Church has over a billion followers—so when the new pope says AI is a top concern, it signals growing global pressure to guide AI with ethics, not just tech.
NEWS
Baidu’s AI Decodes Pet Talk
What's the story
Baidu’s new AI-powered pet translator claims to interpret barks, meows, and other animal sounds into human language—but is it science or just fun?
Key Takeaways:
Uses AI and voice recognition to analyze pet vocalizations.
Claims to detect emotions (hunger, playfulness) from sounds.
Part of Baidu’s push into quirky, consumer-friendly AI tools.
Critics say it’s more entertainment than accurate science (yet).
App includes cute features like "translated" pet selfies.
Why It’s Important:
While not fully proven, it shows how AI is expanding into everyday life—and could pave the way for real breakthroughs in animal communication.
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MORE AI & TECH NEWS
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Opt-Out Promise
SoundCloud promises it’ll let users opt out before ever using their content to train AI. So far, they say they haven’t—and won’t—without permission. But that language is already in their terms, which makes some creators a bit uneasy.
Holmes Behind Bars, Still in Biz
While serving time for fraud, Elizabeth Holmes is quietly advising her partner Billy Evans on his new AI health start-up, Haemanthus. Despite her ban from public companies, she can still help from the sidelines—and she is.
Meet CausVid: AI’s New Video Wizard
MIT and Adobe built CausVid—a hybrid AI model that combines the best of diffusion and frame-by-frame systems to create high-quality, smooth videos in seconds. Think Sora-level visuals, but 100x faster.
ChatGPT Gets Memory
ChatGPT's new memory feature is now available to Plus and Pro users in Europe, allowing the AI to reference past conversations for more personalized and relevant responses. Users can manage the memory and opt out if desired.
Nuro Tests in Vegas
Nuro has begun testing its self-driving cars on the Las Vegas Strip, marking a key step in its pivot to AI-first autonomous systems. The move aims to showcase its tech for commercial use in busy urban environments like Vegas.
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Golam Rabbani - AI Educator, Founder & Investor
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