Artificial Intelligence

AI is moving from insight to execution: OpenAI’s Kevin Weil outlines how AI will evolve beyond answering questions to autonomously completing tasks across industries.

By blocking bad bookings and prepping personalized travel planning tools, Airbnb is turning its data into both a policy enforcer and a future revenue engine.

In today’s episode, we talk about whether regulators will allow, and consumers will adopt, AI over human financial advisors. Will AI close or widen the wealth gap? What happens if an AI financial advisory loses your money? Join the discussion with host and Head of Business Development Rob Rubin, and Analysts Lauren Ashcraft and Jacob Bourne.

With iOS 19, iPadOS 19, and macOS 16, it’s overhauling interfaces to spark consumer interest, boost sales, and bridge the gap before delayed AI features arrive.

AI Mode promises cleaner search summaries, but cutting out website links might backfire with users and crater referral traffic for publishers.

Google, OpenAI explore ads: The moves indicate that ads will be a crucial part of how AI search engines generate future revenues.

This invite-only tool tackles full workflows autonomously—raising the bar for US rivals stuck on text responses.

Delays in core features could stall everything from Vision Pro to smart home devices, just as rivals double down on smarter assistants.

On today’s podcast episode, we discuss how some teachers think young people should be approaching GenAI, the differences between younger and older teenagers’ social media usage, and how engagement with digital gaming is changing. Tune in to the episode with Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, Analyst Paola Flores-Marquez, and Vice President of Research Jennifer Pearson. Listen everywhere and watch on YouTube and Spotify.

AI skills shortage gets targeted fix in Utah: Nvidia will boost Utah’s formal AI education where it’s most lacking—higher ed and adult upskilling—offering a scalable model beyond corporate training.

McDonald’s turns to AI to streamline operations, bolster customer experience: But it isn’t clear how much the technology will translate into increased sales.

Shareable prompts and smarter reasoning controls aim to break silos and boost teamwide AI adoption across departments.

Nearly two-thirds (65%) of US adults feel at least somewhat uncomfortable about AI-generated ads, according to September 2024 data from EMARKETER and CivicScience.

This week, marketers look beyond Google Search to YouTube, ChatGPT, and Amazon, while dealing with an influx of consumer data. Meanwhile, women’s sports are on the rise as advertisers invest more in leagues, teams, and athletes.

As DOGE forces agencies like Accenture and Deloitte to justify their contracts, diversifying revenue streams could be their saving grace.

Pfizer rolls out genAI search tool for patients’ common health questions: The drugmaker wants to be a trusted destination for consumers at all stages of their health journeys. We explore if Pfizer can pull it off.

Wearables will surpass 100 million users this year as AI advancements push adoption to nearly 40% of adults, marking a shift from niche tech to mainstream.

Apple’s delay underscores how hard on-device AI is to get right. Meanwhile, Alexa+ and Gemini also stumble, proving voice assistants aren’t an easy win.

DuckDuckGo keeps AI search optional, giving privacy-conscious consumers rare control over how, when, or if they see AI-generated answers.