Hello and welcome to the Automated, your AI tour guide.

Here’s what we have for you today:

• 🦾 Amazon’s Bold Move Into AI Agents.

• 🤯 The Internet’s New AI Trick & the Video Tech That’s Breaking Boundaries.

• 🖼️ 10 mind-blowing examples of AI-generated art.

• ✍️ How to write prompts for Claude 3 for amazing results.

• 🤖 ChatGPT Prompt Of The Day: Role-Based Template Creation.

🦾 Amazon’s Bold Move Into AI Agents.

Amazon just stepped into the AI agent arena with Nova Act, a general-purpose AI that can actually do things like— book your dinner reservations or order you a salad.

And yes, this is Amazon’s response to OpenAI’s Operator and Anthropic’s Computer Use. While it’s still in research preview, it’s also a sneak peek at what’s coming with Alexa+.

So, what exactly are we getting?

• AI That Takes Action – Unlike regular chatbots that just give you links and wish you luck, Nova Act can independently interact with websites, complete tasks, and follow workflows.

• A Toolkit for Developers – Amazon also dropped the Nova Act SDK, which lets developers build their own AI-powered agents to automate actions like making reservations or checking out on an e-commerce site.

But Is It Any Good?

Amazon claims Nova Act outperforms OpenAI and Anthropic’s AI agents in internal tests:

On ScreenSpot Web Text (a test for AI reading on-screen text), Nova Act scored 94%, beating OpenAI’s 88% and Anthropic’s 90%.

Sounds impressive, right? Except Amazon conveniently skipped benchmarking Nova Act against standard tests like WebVoyager, which makes you wonder if those numbers tell the full story.

But Here’s Why This Actually Matters:

Amazon is betting big on this.

For one, Nova Act is the first product from its AGI lab, led by ex-OpenAI researchers David Luan and Pieter Abbeel.

According to Luan, AI agents like Nova Act are a stepping stone to AGI (Artificial General Intelligence)—AI that can do anything a human can do on a computer.

For now, though, Nova Act is mostly (and somewhat surprisingly) just placing food orders. Baby steps, right?

But here’s the real deal: Amazon is rolling Nova Act into Alexa+, (the long-awaited AI-powered upgrade to its voice assistant). If Nova Act actually delivers, Alexa+ could finally evolve into something genuinely useful.

And while Amazon may not be the first to release an AI agent, its massive reach (thanks to Alexa being in millions of homes) could give it a serious competitive edge.

But if it flops? Amazon’s AI ambitions could take a huge hit.

So, let’s hope it’s actually a breakthrough—not just another AI agent that’s slow, unreliable, and prone to mistakes no human would ever make.

Check out the full details here.

 🤯 The Internet’s New AI Trick & the Video Tech That’s Breaking Boundaries.

Earlier this month, OpenAI dropped a major bombshell with its new image generator in the 4o model. And let’s just say—since then, things have gotten very interesting… and maybe a little sketchy too.

Here’s what’s going down:

• Fake receipts are circulating: People are using ChatGPT to generate receipts so realistic, it’s spooky. We’re talking a crinkled-up, AI-generated receipt from a legit San Francisco steakhouse that’s so convincing you might actually feel guilty about not tipping.

• The devil’s in the details: One particularly convincing example even had food stains to make it look extra real.

• TechCrunch put it to the test: They whipped up a fake Applebee’s receipt, but there were some telltale signs it wasn’t the real deal. For one, the math didn’t add up, and the total sum had a comma instead of a period.

But here’s the thing—fraudsters aren’t dumb. A quick edit or a more precise prompt could fix these small slip-ups, turning an obvious fake into a perfect forgery.

And that’s where things get dangerous. It’s not hard to imagine scammers using this to fake business expenses and, well, make some serious cash off AI-generated receipts.

OpenAI isn’t blind to the risks, though. They claim all AI-generated images include metadata showing they were made by ChatGPT, so, in theory, they can be traced back.

But when asked why ChatGPT even allows fake receipts in the first place, OpenAI’s response was: "We want to give users as much creative freedom as possible." 

A really nice excuse right?

Meanwhile, in the world of AI-generated videos…

AI startup Runway just launched Gen-4, a video generation tool that claims to be one of the highest-fidelity AI models out there.

And honestly? The tech is impressive.

Here’s what makes it stand out:

• Consistency: Gen-4 can keep characters, locations, and objects the same across different shots. This means no more weird character glitches from one scene to the next.

• AI with motion: It’s not just about pretty pictures—this model can handle dynamic videos with realistic movement. It can even regenerate elements from different perspectives and lighting conditions. So, you could literally see the same scene but from a totally different angle. Mind-blowing, right?

• Real-world physics: Runway claims Gen-4 can simulate real-world physics, meaning objects and characters actually interact naturally with their environment. So when something moves, it looks… well, real.

To top it off, the company’s got serious backing from Salesforce, Google, and Nvidia, and it’s going all in on the film and TV industry.

They’ve even signed a deal with a major Hollywood studio to fund films using AI-generated video.

So yeah, AI is officially coming for the movie biz.

But as you might have guessed, not everyone’s happy about it. They’re in-fact facing a major lawsuit.

Artists have accused them (and other AI companies) of using copyrighted artwork to train their models without permission.

And Runway’s defense? Fair use. So, uh… we’ll see how that argument holds up in court.

But the bigger issue is that: this isn’t just a lawsuit problem—it’s a jobs problem.

A 2024 study from the Animation Guild found that 75% of film production companies using AI have reduced, consolidated, or eliminated jobs. And by 2026, more than 100,000 U.S. entertainment jobs could be wiped out because of AI. 

So yeah, while the tech is undeniably cool, the impact on people’s livelihoods is... not so cool.

But hey, it’s all part of the AI revolution, right? The trick will be figuring out how to use it responsibly–-without sending an entire industry off the rails.

 🧱Around The AI Block

• 🖼️ 10 mind-blowing examples of AI-generated art.

• ✍️ How to write prompts for Claude 3 for amazing results.

• 💃 Microsoft expands AI features across Intel and AMD-powered Copilot Plus PCs'.

• 🤦‍♂️ Alexa+ launched in early access, with some crucial features missing

• 🤑 OpenAI raised another $40 billion round led by SoftBank

• 🦾 OpenAI plans to release a new ‘open’ AI language model in the coming months.

• 💸 Movie studios are being financially rewarded for AI slop on YouTube.

• ❌ OpenAI disables video gen for certain Sora users as capacity challenges continue.

🛠️ Trending Tools

• Crumb: Generates unique recipes based on ingredients you have on hand, helping you reduce food waste and inspire your everyday cooking.

• Uizard: Turns text prompts or hand-drawn sketches into editable mockups and prototypes so you can quickly generate + iterate on UI designs for apps and websites.

• BuyScout: Is a chrome extension that helps you shop online by answering your questions about products and tracking prices for items you want to buy.

• Sourcetable: Gives you a spreadsheet that syncs with your databases and tools so you can query, analyze, and build reports out of your company's data.

• MyLens.ai: Analyzes YouTube videos to help you quickly understand and extract value from any video content.

🤖ChatGPT Prompt Of The Day: Role-Based Template Creation.

One-size-fits-all templates don’t always cut it.

Role-based templates ensure that every team member gets exactly what they need to work smarter and faster while enhancing productivity. Ready to optimize your processes?

Here’s a prompt to help you get started:

“Based on my role as a [YOUR ROLE], analyze my typical workflow and suggest a set of ChatGPT prompts that would help automate or streamline my most time-consuming tasks. Include examples of how to customize each prompt." 

OR For Prompt Improvement

Share your current prompts and ask: "Review this prompt I use for [SPECIFIC TASK]. Suggest ways to make it more effective by adding context, parameters, or structural elements: [YOUR CURRENT PROMPT]"

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