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Coalition Calls for Ban on Superintelligent AI Development Amid Safety Fears - A high-profile statement led by the Future of Life Institute urges governments to halt “superintelligent” AI development, citing risks from economic disruption to loss of human autonomy. We examine signatories, public polling, lab absences & global policy hurdles.
Amazon Expands AI and Robotics to Speed Deliveries and Empower Workers - Amazon is accelerating its logistics and sustainability transformation with new AI-driven tools, robotics systems, and wearable technology that promise faster deliveries, safer workplaces, and a more sustainable global network. Learn how Amazon is doing this.
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Snapchat makes its first open prompt AI Lens available for free in the US - Snapchat is making its new “Imagine Lens,” the company’s first open prompt image-generation AI Lens, available to all users for free. The Lens was initially launched in September but only for paid subscribers. With the Lens, users can edit their own Snaps using custom prompts or generate their own.
Meta slashes jobs in its AI operations - Meta’s chief AI officer, Alexandr Wang, wrote in a memo to staff on Wednesday that the company will cut about 600 jobs from its superintelligence lab. “By reducing the size of our team, fewer conversations will be required to make a decision, and each person will be more load-bearing and have more scope and impact,” Wang wrote in the memo to staff.
Automate performance reviews and PIPs
In this tutorial, you will learn how to connect ChatGPT to your Google Drive knowledge base and then use agent mode to automatically transform messy employee notes into structured performance reviews and improvement plans.
Step-by-step:
Create a Google Doc called "Employee Review" with rough notes for each employee (name, role, KPIs, feedback)
In ChatGPT, click "+" → "Connected apps" and enable Google Drive access
Prompt with system instruction + templates: "Analyze my 'Employee Review' doc and create performance reviews and 30/60/90 PIPs using these formats: [paste templates with SMART goals structure]"
Enable Agent Mode and prompt: "Update the Employee Review doc with the structured sections for each person"
Schedule monthly automation: "Run third Saturday at 9 AM, update Employee Review doc from latest notes, regenerate reviews and PIPs"
Pro tip: Keep adding rough notes weekly — the scheduled agent consolidates and formats monthly. If the agent can't edit initially, grant permissions and re-run.
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