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This week we separate signal from noise.
Gallup data shows AI isn’t spreading as fast as expected, but the people using it are using it a lot more. We break down what that means for your role, your industry, and your leverage, then look at Google’s latest attempt to keep AI sticky with personalization.
Let’s get right into it.
In this issue:
🤝 In Partnership: Your fastest path to cleaner AI output
🤿Deep Dive: Workplace AI use deepens but stops spreading
🤝 Powered by: Skip the guesswork and copy what converts
🎁Referral Rewards: Earn perks by inviting friends
🤿Deep Dive: Google’s new “Me Meme” feature
⚒Tool Snapshots: Tools for AI, no-code, and productivity
🖼AI Art: Examples of great and trending AI art
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🤿 DEEP DIVE
Gallup Finds Daily AI Use Rising but Total Adoption Flat as Industry Gaps Widen
Intelligence: Daily AI use among U.S. employees rose from 10% to 12% in Q4 2025 while total AI adoption remained flat at nearly 50%, according to Gallup's workplace AI tracker. Growth concentrates in knowledge-based industries like technology, finance, and higher education, with remote-capable roles seeing total AI use jump from 28% (Q2 2023) to 66% (Q4 2025) while non-remote roles lag at 32%.
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Leaders use AI far more than other employees, 69% of leaders versus 55% of managers and 40% of individual contributors, with the leadership gap widening as frequent AI use among leaders jumped from 17% (Q2 2023) to 44% in Q4 2025, nearly double managers' 30%.
Finance and professional services saw the biggest Q4 gains at six and five percentage points respectively, widening existing gaps with lower-adoption industries like retail (no Q4 increase) and manufacturing (3-point increase).
In high-adoption sectors like technology where 77% now use AI, growth shifted from expanding total users (up just one point) to deepening usage among existing adopters, frequent use rose from 50% to 57% in Q4 alone.
Organizational AI integration plateaued at 38% saying their company has implemented AI tools, with 41% reporting no implementation and 21% uncertain mirroring Q3 figures and suggesting the slowdown reflects saturation in roles where AI applications are clearest.
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🤿 DEEP DIVE
Google Launches AI-Powered "Me Meme"
Intelligence: Google introduced "Me Meme" for U.S. users, an experimental feature powered by Gemini AI's Nano Banana model that combines photo templates with your images to generate personalized memes. First spotted in development by Android Authority in October 2024, the feature aims to keep users returning to Google Photos rather than switching to competitors' AI tools.
The addition follows a pattern where users gravitate toward AI features showing themselves, similar to OpenAI's successful Sora app launch that lets people create AI videos featuring themselves and friends.
Google's Nano Banana model already powers other Photos features like re-creating images as cartoons or paintings, with the meme tool positioned as a "fun way to explore photos" and experiment with Google's AI technology.
The company acknowledges generated images "may not perfectly match the original photo" due to its experimental status, recommending users upload well-lit, focused, front-facing photos for best results.
Rolling out over coming weeks to iOS and Android users, the feature will appear under the "Create" tab where users select templates, add photos, and tap "Generate", with options to save, share, or regenerate images, plus more templates being added over time.
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🖼 AI ART
Examples of great and trending AI art
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ℹ️ ABOUT US
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We like real, practical, and tangible use-cases and hate hand-wavy, theoretical, and abstract concepts that don’t drive real-world outcomes.
Our mission is to empower individuals, boost their productivity, and future-proof their careers.
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