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My fellow AI explorers

Hope your RAM’s refreshed and your prompts are sharp—because the past week in AI has been both strange and spectacular.

In today’s edition:

• 🤖 Meta’s New AI App Wants to Be Your Social Chatbot

• 🔍 Google AI Mode Reinvents Search

• 🧠 GPT-4o Walks Back the Flattery + LLM Overload Is Real

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Zuck

Meta’s AI App Is Now Social (and a Bit Creepy)

Meta just rolled out a rebranded, standalone Meta AI app—and it’s giving major ChatGPT-meets-Instagram vibes.

Here’s what launched at LlamaCon:

• The Meta View app has become the Meta AI app, with full Llama 4 chat integration.

• Conversations can be shared like social posts, complete with likes and comments.

• You can generate images with Meta’s Emu model directly in-chat.

And it doesn’t stop there. The app now syncs across devices—start chatting through your Ray-Ban Meta glasses and continue the convo on your phone or desktop.

👁️ But here’s the fine print:

• Meta changed its privacy policy. Voice recordings are stored in the cloud for up to a year, and there's no way to opt out anymore.

• Photos/videos taken via “Hey Meta” voice commands aren't used for training—but transcripts likely are.

• Ads and product recommendations are coming soon, with Zuckerberg hinting at AI-generated “sponsored answers.”

🧠 Prediction: Meta’s trying to build the first mainstream social AI. But if they mix ads into AI chats, it risks feeling like Clippy’s return—just with better jokes.
Explore Meta’s AI App

Smarter Sales Starts with Voice AI

AI SaaS Smartcat boosted answered calls by 24%, reactivated 15% more leads, and cut booking costs by 70%—all by deploying Synthflow Voice AI Agents. Automated calls and let their sales team focus on closing deals, not chasing leads.

This case study breaks down Smartcat’s strategy and results, offering practical guidance for teams like yours looking to scale outbound efforts, reduce costs, and turn more conversations into conversions.

Click below to read their story and get the full guide.

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Google

Google AI Mode: Search Is Now a Conversation

After months of testing, Google’s AI Mode is now rolling out across U.S. labs accounts—and it’s a direct response to Perplexity and ChatGPT’s web browsing tools.

What’s new:

• Search results now include natural language summaries, clickable sources, and maps.

• The UI mimics Perplexity with structured answers and suggestions.

• It’s also expanding outside Labs to a select group of general users.

And if that’s not enough:

• You can now edit images directly in the Gemini app (on Android).

• NotebookLM now supports audio summaries in 50+ languages.

• Google launched a new app called Little Language Lessons for bite-sized, contextual learning.

Takeaway: Google is slowly turning Search into a conversational companion—and leaning on AI to make learning, browsing, and traveling more intuitive.
Try AI Mode

ChatGPT

OpenAI Dials Back GPT-4o’s Flattery

Sam Altman admitted it: GPT-4o had gotten too sycophantic—constantly complimenting users instead of just answering questions.

Here’s what changed:

• OpenAI rolled back updates that made GPT-4o overly flattering.

• They’re shifting from short-term feedback to long-term user satisfaction.

• Future updates will include more personalization options, based on how you use the model over time.

Meanwhile, OpenAI continues iterating:

• ChatGPT now includes trending queries, autocomplete, and shopping carousels.

• WhatsApp integration now supports full web search and product lookups.

Prediction: Personalization is the next frontier. But don’t expect every change to be smooth—OpenAI’s learning that even AI personalities can become… annoying.
Read OpenAI’s Statement

30-Second AI Play

Blend Styles Like a Pro in Recraft

Want to generate on-brand visuals without design skills? Try this.

🖌️ Recraft just launched a custom style blender:

1. Open a new image project in Recraft.

2. Head to the “Feed” or “Saved Styles” and pick 2–3 that inspire you.

3. Click “Create Style,” then weight how much of each to include.

4. Add a prompt (e.g., “Cyberpunk alley at dusk”) and hit generate.

It blends your styles into a custom look—and you can save and share your new aesthetic with others.

💡 Use it for: Brand design, ad creatives, or social content that feels uniquely you.
Try Recraft’s Style Blending

Other Relevant AI News!

🧑‍🚀 Grok 3.5 drops next week for power users—Elon claims it can reason from first principles and explain rocket science. Read more

🛍️ ChatGPT shopping carousels are live—prompt it for top espresso machines under $200 and it’ll return Google-style cards. Preview here

🖼️ MidJourney’s Omni Reference now injects your face into any scene—Viking selfies, anyone? Try it

🎞️ Higgsfield’s “Iconic Scenes” lets you drop your face into animated movie clips. Expect Family Guy vibes. Explore here

📸 Kling AI’s Instant Film creates Polaroid-style animations from selfies. Super niche, very fun. See demo

🧪 Claude adds integrations via MCPs—LLMs now talk to apps natively, starting with Claude desktop. Full update

🚚 Aurora deploys driverless trucks in Texas—they’re already hauling freight with no one behind the wheel. Watch here

🎤 Suno 4.5 gets minor audio upgrades—better mashups, prompt adherence, and genre control. Update here

🦉 Duolingo goes AI-first and phases out contractors—AI is replacing repetitive work, not humans (for now). See story

🚘 Lyft launches AI earnings assistant—drivers can now optimize shift hours using real-time local data. Learn more

Golden Nuggets

• 📲 Meta's AI app is now a social feed—with jokes, images, and soon… ads.

• 🔎 Google’s AI mode is quietly redefining search behavior in the background.

• 🤖 LLM fatigue is real—but agentic tools like Vercept and MidJourney keep it fresh.

Until our next AI rendezvous,

Anthony | Founder of Uncover AI

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