AI Goes Practical: From Shopping, to Diagnosing, and Building

AI is reshaping everything—from how we shop to how we work—faster than ever before. But are the latest advancements as groundbreaking as they seem?

We cut through the noise to unpack this week’s AI news. From Google Gemini’s memory features to Microsoft’s “Co-Pilot Actions” and ChatGPT’s macOS capabilities, and explore the promise and pitfalls of these updates. Plus, we take a closer look at Stripe’s toolkit for AI agents, a major leap toward integrating AI into real-world systems, and discuss Perplexity AI’s innovative shopping tools that might redefine online retail. We examine a surprising JAMA study where AI outdiagnoses doctors—and even itself when paired with humans. Get ready for a deep dive into the tech and trends shaping the AI landscape.Key Discussion Points:

• Google Gemini’s new memory feature and AI-generated images in Docs—useful or just hype?
• Microsoft’s “Co-Pilot Actions”: is it a productivity tool or Clippy 2.0?
• ChatGPT on macOS: a peek into AI “agent” behavior.
• Stripe’s AI agent toolkit: why frameworks, not features, are the future.
• Perplexity AI’s Snap-to-Shop and one-click buying: redefining e-commerce.
• JAMA study on ChatGPT as a diagnostic tool: does human-AI collaboration work?