🎙️ Ok, spoiler alert: It’s working. Yesterday I just recorded the first-ever (for me, anyway) conversation with an AI host using ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode, and I’ll be doing the same for today’s issue, too. So if you haven’t yet, head on over to the Marc Hoag AI Law Pod to give it a listen. It’s pretty amazing. (Today’s episode likely delayed until about 2 or 3pm PDT.)

✍️ Google’s AI system could change the way we write: InkSight turns handwritten notes digital (VentureBeat)

• Digital Transformation of Handwritten Notes: Google’s InkSight AI transforms photos of handwritten notes into editable digital text, preserving each person’s handwriting style and bridging traditional note-taking with digital convenience.

• Enhanced Real-World Adaptability: Unlike earlier systems, InkSight accurately processes handwriting in varied conditions—handling poor lighting, messy backgrounds, and even partially obscured text—making it effective in real-life scenarios.

• Revolutionary Handwriting Recognition: By focusing on understanding and naturally reproducing handwritten text, InkSight achieves impressive accuracy; human evaluations show 87% accuracy, with 67% of outputs virtually indistinguishable from human-generated digital text.

• Supporting Academic and Professional Use: InkSight could transform academic settings, allowing students and professionals to take notes by hand while gaining digital capabilities, like search and organization, without needing a stylus.

• Potential for Cultural Preservation: InkSight can digitize handwriting in underrepresented languages, assisting researchers and historians by preserving cultural content with limited digital resources.

• Elegant Design Using Existing AI Models: Built with Google’s Vision Transformer (ViT) and mT5 language model, InkSight combines existing tools effectively rather than creating new ones, demonstrating AI’s potential for accessible yet advanced design.

• Ethical Safeguards in Place: To prevent misuse, InkSight is limited to converting real handwriting and cannot generate text from scratch, reducing risks of forgery.

• Available for Public Testing: A demo on Hugging Face allows users to experience InkSight’s capabilities firsthand, with feedback highlighting its ability to retain the personal character of handwriting.

🔎 I tried ChatGPT Search and now I might never Google again (TechRadar)

• ChatGPT Search’s Conversational Advantage: Unlike traditional search engines, ChatGPT Search offers a conversational, interactive approach, retaining context across follow-up questions without requiring users to repeat initial queries, which creates a seamless exploration experience.

• Clean and Ad-Free Experience: ChatGPT Search presents users with clear, concise results without ads or unnecessary elements, echoing the simplicity of Google’s early days before its interface became ad-heavy and commercialized.

• Accurate, Source-Based Information: Using reputable sources, ChatGPT Search minimizes the “hallucinations” common to generative AI, producing factual summaries and answers that maintain a high level of reliability.

• Effortless Follow-Up Queries: For searches like “best DSLRs,” ChatGPT Search not only provides an overview but can also handle specifics like “best for wildlife photography” without needing clarification, maintaining a logical thread of inquiry and response.

• Surprisingly Good at Practical Queries: When asked for directions, ChatGPT Search pulled from reliable sources like Rome2Rio and even displayed MTA maps, showing capability in handling location-based inquiries with accuracy and helpful detail.

• Limitations Compared to Google: Although ChatGPT Search offers an appealing user experience, it lacks the comprehensive knowledge graph and tool integration Google has developed, making it a promising but not yet fully competitive alternative.

• Potential Disruption to Google’s Dominance: The author speculates that ChatGPT Search could eventually challenge Google, especially if it were integrated directly as a browser’s default search, marking a potential shift in search habits.

🥷 Automatically Research Anybody with ChatGPT and Perplexity (Geeky Gadgets)

• Efficient, AI-Powered Research: AI tools like ChatGPT and Perplexity, combined with automation software Make, allow professionals to gather detailed insights on individuals without hours of manual searching. This setup is ideal for recruiters, sales teams, and networkers needing fast, comprehensive profiles on candidates, clients, or contacts.

• Smart Workflow Integration: Start with Notion as your central information hub to organize and categorize data. Then, use Make to automate data transfer and trigger LinkedIn profile scans at set intervals or on-demand. This ensures your Notion database stays updated with minimal manual input, giving you the latest insights on demand.

• Advanced Data Processing Capabilities: ChatGPT and Perplexity excel in quickly processing data and understanding context. By linking these tools through Make, your system gathers relevant information directly from LinkedIn or other sources, presenting insightful summaries tailored to your needs.

• Customizable for Varied Professional Needs: This AI-powered system can be tailored for different applications. For recruitment, it compiles candidate profiles; in sales, it builds comprehensive client research; and for networking, it prepares attendee profiles for meetings or events. You can easily expand it with sources like CVs, social media profiles, or published articles for a tool that evolves with your goals.

• Cost-Effective and Scalable: With free trials and tiered subscription models, this AI research system remains affordable while offering scalability. Make, ChatGPT, and Perplexity provide flexible plans that suit occasional or heavy users, delivering substantial ROI by automating data collection, enhancing insight quality, and freeing up time for strategic tasks.

✨ PowerPrompt™

Rather than doing some introspective analysis on days or years of your past — or indeed even meditative moments of your present day thus far — this is a sort of introspective mediation prompt for your life a decade hence. Pretty fascinating, honestly.

Imagine it’s 10 years from now, and I’m living my ideal life. Help me envision it by asking me specific questions about each part of my day, from the moment I wake up to when I go to bed. Guide me through describing my environment, work, relationships, health routines, hobbies, and the people I’m surrounded by. Once we’ve explored this vision, help me identify 3 to 5 realistic goals that I could work on over the next year to bring me closer to this future. For each goal, outline 3 actionable steps I could take in the next month. End with a motivating summary of my vision to inspire me daily.

🧰 AI Tools & Resources

• ElevenLabs XtoVoice: Use AI to see and hear what your Twitter/X profile sounds like.

• Browser AIKit: Run AI tools — like audio to text; remove background; and text to speech — directly in-browser (Chrome).

• Fliki: Turn text into video with voices.

🎉 THAT’S ALL FOR TODAY!

See you next time! 👋

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