What's Ahead
I remember the first time I used ChatGPT.
I was at my daughters soccer practice.
As I prompted and asked questions I was blown away by the answers.
I knew the world would never be the same.
We’ve come A LONG way since then.
ChatGPT’s image generation is fantastic.
It’s memory function improves results tremendously.
It’s audio feature is mind-blowingly good.
It’s no surprise the user base has grown 4x over the past 12 months.
Guys, this is no longer an option.
We absolutely MUST be using this tool (and tools like it).
It’s becoming industry standard, and understanding how to prompt and get better results is quickly becoming a necessity.
If you’re not using ChatGPT daily, I strongly recommend you start.
-Mark Savant
ChatGPT Weekly Users Top 700 Million
OpenAI’s ChatGPT will surpass 700 million weekly active users this week, a 40 percent rise since March and over four times last year’s level. Paid business subscriptions climbed from 3 million in June to 5 million now, reflecting rapid enterprise adoption of generative AI for drafting, research, and customer support. This surge foreshadows further automation of routine tasks and growing demand for prompt-management roles.
The Update: Spend thirty minutes this week exploring one new AI feature in your workflow. Document how it saves time or improves decisions so you can champion broader adoption at work and reclaim hours for what matters most.
McDonald’s Rolls Out AI Order Verification
McDonald’s is deploying AI-driven order checks at 400 U.S. restaurants, using computer vision and NLP to match kitchen output with customer orders. Early pilots cut order errors 50 percent and reduced labor overages. The chain will expand to 40,000 outlets by 2027, aiming to protect margins as wage pressures rise.
The Update: Notice which routine chores you dread most and seek AI-assisted options for those tasks. Even saving five minutes per day on simple errands adds up to over twenty hours a year for family time or skill building.
What is your main goal for using AI?
U.S. Probes AI Airline Ticket Personalization
The Transportation Department opened an investigation into airlines using AI to set personalized fares based on user profiles. Delta’s plan to price 20 percent of domestic seats via partner Fetcherr prompted scrutiny over “surveillance pricing.” A proposed law would ban AI-driven individual pricing in travel and gig-economy pay.
The Update: Variable pricing is spreading across subscriptions and utilities. We’re even seeing AI pricing in grocery stores like Walmart.
Set up alerts for your recurring bills, review them monthly, and switch providers or renegotiate terms when rates climb so you protect your budget and free up extra cash for priorities.
Your Business Needs the Right CRM
Your business dies without the proper infrastructure.
This is why I use Rapid Active CRM.
It covers nearly my entire tech stack.
Customer segmentation, marketing funnels, email, sms, automation, AI chatbots.
It’s all here.
If you’re tech stack is a wreck, Rapid Active CRM is the core.
The best part? 24-7 customer support and daily Q&A sessions.
Give your business what it needs to be successful.
Reddit Shares Surge on AI Ad Strategy
Reddit’s stock jumped after it unveiled an AI-driven ad system that auto-generates and targets sponsored posts using natural-language models. Advertisers saw 25 percent higher click-through rates and a 15 percent lift in spend per client. The platform converted 30 percent of small-business advertisers into premium packages using these AI tools.
The Update: Experiment this week with AI-generated content for your own social or professional channels. Track engagement improvements and leverage that data to negotiate better visibility for your projects or services.
Tesla Faces $243M Verdict Over Autopilot Crash
A Florida jury ordered Tesla to pay $243 million in a wrongful-death suit over a 2019 fatal Autopilot crash, finding the driver-assist software defective. The verdict raises liability risks for all automakers deploying advanced driver-assist systems and intensifies regulatory scrutiny of autonomous features.
The Update: Adopt a personal audit habit. Review one AI-driven feature you use at work or home each week and establish a simple check process to catch errors early and stay in control of the outcome.