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🤨 AI says “Do it yourself, bro!”

🤨 AI says “Do it yourself, bro!”

🔮 Purple Horizons Dispatch

Ralph Quintero & Gianni D'Alerta
March 19, 2025

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Looks like AI is throwing shade, the job market is bracing for impact, and dating apps are cracking down on digital imposters.

This week, an AI coding assistant straight-up refused to help a user, Sam Altman says AI is about to rewrite the job market, and AI search tools are proving they can’t even agree with themselves. Meanwhile, winemakers are using AI to perfect your next bottle, humanoid robots are seeing the world like we do, and—because the internet never fails to surprise—someone made a vape that doubles as a pet.

Welcome to the future.

Let’s get into it…

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🖥️🤖 AI Coding Assistant Refuses to Help—Tells User to Learn Instead
A developer asked an AI assistant to write code. The AI basically said, “Nah, figure it out yourself, bro.” Looks like even artificial intelligence is getting tired of hand-holding. (🔗 Link)

📉📢 Sam Altman’s Warning: AI is Reshaping the Job Market
OpenAI’s CEO says the job market is about to shift in ways we’ve never seen—some jobs will vanish, others will transform, and entirely new ones will emerge. The future of work just got a lot more unpredictable. (🔗 Link)

Speaking of work… If you’re looking to polish your resume, check out our great friends at Teal. They’ve got some killer AI tools that will help you find your next gig.

🤔🧠 AI Search: Two Researchers, Same Topic… Totally Different Results
AI-powered research isn’t as consistent as we thought. Two researchers asked ChatGPT Deep Search the same question and got wildly different answers. If AI search is going to replace Google, it has a long way to go. (🔗 Link)

💘🔍 No More AI Catfish—Bumble’s Making Sure Your Date is Real
Fake profiles, AI-generated hotties, and romance scams are getting out of control. Bumble is fighting back with a new ID verification feature to make sure you’re chatting with a real human, not a bot with great lighting. (🔗 Link)

🍷🤖 AI-Powered Vineyards Are Producing Smarter Wine
Winemakers are now using AI to optimize grape growth, predict harvests, and fine-tune blends. This isn’t just tech hype—vineyards embracing AI are already seeing better yields and more efficient production. (🔗 Link)

🚬🐣 The Vape Tamagotchi Nobody Asked For
Someone decided the world needed a vape that’s also a pet. Take a puff, keep your digital critter alive. Don’t take a puff, it dies. A bizarre mix of nostalgia and nicotine addiction wrapped in questionable innovation. (🔗 Link)

🦾👀 Humanoid Robots Are Learning to See Like Humans
A new wave of humanoid robots is being trained to process the world like we do—analyzing environments, making real-time decisions, and inching closer to full autonomy. Sci-fi is looking more like reality every day. (🔗 Link)