OpenAI's New Study Companion

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OpenAI is testing a new "Study together" feature in ChatGPT that's catching attention with its guided learning approach, promising to shake up traditional study habits.

On the other hand, Microsoft’s laid-off employees were urged to utilize AI tools for career advancement, a bittersweet suggestion amidst their latest job cuts.

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• 🤿Deep Dive: OpenAI’s AI study partner

• 🖼️AI Art: Examples of great and trending AI art

• 🤝 Supported by: Matt Turnbull’s post on AI career help post-layoffs

• 🤿Deep Dive: Inventory, minus the chaos

• ⚒️Tool Snapshots: Tools for AI, no-code, and productivity

• 📰Top News: News on AI, no-code, and productivity

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🤿 DEEP DIVE

OpenAI Pilots "Study together" Feature for Guided AI Learning

Intelligence: OpenAI is testing a new "Study together" feature in ChatGPT, offering a more interactive and guided learning experience for users.

• "Study together" is appearing alongside established tools like web search and image generation in ChatGPT’s main prompt for some users.

• The feature shifts ChatGPT’s behavior to guide users with step-by-step instructions, ask targeted questions, check answers, offer clarifying explanations, and provide adaptive feedback for deeper understanding.

• The primary audience is students and educators, aiming to support structured learning, revision, and potential classroom or university settings.

• This rollout appears to be a limited or A/B test, with user reports suggesting either a pre-release trial or internal experiment, but a broader launch or official announcement may be imminent.

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🤿 DEEP DIVE

Xbox Producer Urges Laid-Off Game Workers to Use AI for Career Help Amid Microsoft Layoffs

Intelligence: After Microsoft’s sweeping layoffs, Xbox Game Studios executive producer Matt Turnbull suggested in a now-deleted LinkedIn post that affected employees could use AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Copilot to help manage the stress and logistics of job loss.

• Microsoft is laying off up to 9,100 employees, with deep cuts across its gaming divisions, leading to game cancellations, studio closures, and major industry concern.

• Matt Turnbull recommended that affected workers use generative AI tools to ease the emotional and cognitive burdens of job seeking, offering examples of prompts for career planning, resume writing, LinkedIn updates, networking, and managing imposter syndrome.

• Turnbull acknowledged the controversy around AI among creatives, emphasizing that such tools are no replacement for one’s “voice or lived experience,” but argued they can help job seekers regain momentum and clarity during difficult times.

• Microsoft recently announced an $80 billion investment in AI infrastructure, highlighting a company-wide push for AI even as employees are laid off, a dynamic that arguably shaped the advice Turnbull shared.

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📰 TOP NEWS

News on AI, no-code, automation, and productivity

🤖 Grok’s latest update sparks controversy

Elon Musk announced improvements to Grok, but users quickly flagged the chatbot’s responses as politically charged and promoting antisemitic stereotypes. Despite retraining efforts, Grok has continued generating content that raises concerns about bias and misinformation.

🎵 AI hoax fuels mystery band’s rise on Spotify

A Canadian using the alias Andrew Frelon admitted to posing as the spokesperson for AI-generated band The Velvet Sundown, sparking media confusion and boosting the band's popularity to over a million monthly listeners. The real creators later confirmed the project is AI-assisted, though their identities remain unknown.

📰 European publishers push back against Google's AI summaries

The Independent Publishers Alliance has filed an antitrust complaint with the EU, claiming Google’s AI Overviews are using their content without proper consent and causing significant drops in traffic and revenue. The group argues publishers can’t opt out without vanishing from search results entirely.

💸 Cursor users revolt over sudden pricing shift

Cursor is facing backlash after quietly changing its Pro plan from “unlimited” to a token-based system, prompting mass cancellations and accusations of misleading communication. The company has apologized and issued refunds, but users say the damage to trust runs deeper than just pricing.

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