😵🤖 Amazon to Employees: “Prove You’re Using AI... Or No Promotion!”

Hey Explorers!

This week, Amazon told some employees: no AI = no promotion, ChatGPT’s flexing with its own virtual computer, and Netflix handed the script to the bots (don’t worry, it still ends in a cliffhanger).

Also:

🌭 Domino’s made a robotic pizza dog for the beach

🧠 Harvard says GenAI can moonlight as your market researcher

🚨 AI “doctors” quietly stopped telling you they’re not doctors

🔐 And, that login link your AI just gave you? Probably fake.

Here’s what’s going on... 👇🏼

🧠💻 ChatGPT Now Has a Computer—It’s Basically Tony Stark’s Jarvis Now
OpenAI just gave ChatGPT its own virtual computer, unlocking next-level autonomy. Research? Done. Workflows? Automated. Your job? Nervously watching. 🔗 OpenAI's massive upgrade to ChatGPT

🔔 Amazon to Employees: “Prove You’re Using AI... Or No Promotion!”
Want a raise at Amazon? Better add “prompt engineer” to your résumé. AI use is now part of the performance review. No bots, no boost. 🔗 Amazon’s AI-or-bust promotion policy

🎬 Netflix Is Quietly Inserting AI into Your Shows—And You Barely Notice
From scripts to scenes, Netflix is letting GenAI call some of the shots. Welcome to binge-watching in the uncanny valley. 🔗 Netflix begins using AI in productions

📉 GenAI for Market Research: Good Idea or Bad Data?
Harvard Business Review says GenAI can help with early-stage research—but don’t ditch your customers just yet. It’s fast, not flawless. 🔗 Using GenAI for early market research

🤖 PSA: AI Chatbots Are Terrible at Login Links. Don’t Get Phished.
Thinking of asking your chatbot for a login URL? Just… don’t. Netcraft warns you might get tricked into handing over your credentials. 🔗 AI bots get login URLs wrong—badly

🚑 Your Chatbot “Doctor” Stopped Telling You It’s Not a Doctor.
AI companies quietly removed those “I’m not a medical professional” disclaimers. Just in time for cold season. What could go wrong? 🔗 Chatbots dropping health disclaimers

🏝️🍕 Introducing Domidog: The Beach Buddy You Didn’t Know You Needed
Domino’s just unveiled a robot hot dog/pizza guardian for your beach day. It’s part wiener, part watchdog, all summer weirdness. 🔗 Meet the Domidog

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