🤖 OpenAI unveils 'Operator'

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In today’s WakeTheAI edition:

• OpenAI unveils ‘Operator‘

• Google DeepMind releases Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking

• Prompt: Set Financial Goals & Budgets

• Perplexity launches an AI assistant for Android

• Google is investing $1B+ in OpenAI’s rival Anthropic

• Google’s Gemini AI now offers advanced smart home controls

• Oracle unveils new AI agents and generative AI in Fusion Cloud Sales

OPENAI
🤖 OpenAI unveils ‘Operator‘

Lazy Bits: OpenAI just launched "Operator", an AI agent that automates web tasks like booking, shopping, and reservations. Initially for U.S. Pro users ($200/month), it uses OpenAI’s Computer-using Agent (CUA) model to navigate websites like a human.

In-Depth Details:

• Web-Based Task Automation: Operator interacts with websites like a human clicking buttons, filling forms, and navigating menus without needing developer APIs.

• Real-Time Browsing: It retrieves live information, executes searches, and takes action within a dedicated browser window.

• User Supervision & Security: Operator requires user confirmation for purchases and sensitive actions, with built-in monitoring to prevent misuse.

• Early Limitations: It struggles with CAPTCHAs, some password fields, and lacks full email-sending capabilities but will expand over time.

• Global Rollout & Partnerships: OpenAI plans to expand to Plus, Team, and Enterprise users and partner with Uber, DoorDash, eBay, and Instacart for seamless integration.

Lazy Conclusion: Operator is OpenAI’s biggest leap into AI automation, bridging the gap between traditional assistants and fully autonomous agents. While early limitations exist, its ability to navigate, search, and execute tasks independently could redefine how we interact with AI.

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GOOGLE
⚡️ Google DeepMind releases Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking

Lazy Bits: Google DeepMind just launched Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking, a free AI model with 1M-token processing, built-in code execution, and advanced reasoning. It has also moved into the No.1 spot on LM Arena’s leaderboard, solidifying its dominance.

In-Depth Details:

• Breakthrough Performance: Gemini 2.0 outperforms past AI models in math and science, scoring 73.3% on AIME and 74.2% on GPQA Diamond.

• Massive Context Window: It processes 1M tokens at once—5x more than OpenAI’s o1 Pro—allowing for deep analysis of large datasets and research papers.

• Real-Time Code Execution: The model can now run and test code directly, making it more useful for developers, researchers, and AI engineers.

• AI Transparency & Explainability: Unlike black-box models, Gemini explains its reasoning, helping users verify and understand its conclusions.

• Strategic Free Release: Google is offering Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking for free (with limits), putting pressure on OpenAI’s $200 Pro model strategy.

Lazy Conclusion: Google is going all in—Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking brings unmatched reasoning, massive processing power, and full transparency, all for zero cost. Its free availability during the experimental phase democratizes access to cutting-edge AI technology.

Set Financial Goals & Budgets

You can ask ChatGPT to act as your financial strategist, creating a structured roadmap to help self-employed professionals manage income, control expenses, and optimize savings.

ChatGPT will assess financial health, set clear goals, build a budget, and provide strategies for increasing income and reducing costs.

The output will include a markdown table for income, expenses, and savings, along with actionable recommendations tailored for long-term financial stability.

Prompt:

Take on the role of a financial strategist specializing in financial planning for self-employed professionals. Your task is to develop a structured financial roadmap that helps manage income, control expenses, and optimize savings for long-term financial stability. The output should address the following key areas:

Key Focus Areas:

1. Assessing Financial Health – Evaluate current income, expenses, savings, and debt obligations to establish a baseline.
2. Defining Financial Goals – Set short-term (1 year), mid-term (3-5 years), and long-term (10+ years) financial objectives.
3. Building a Budget Plan – Categorize income sources, track expenses, and allocate funds effectively for savings and investments.
4. Maximizing Income & Reducing Expenses – Provide strategies to increase revenue streams and minimize unnecessary costs.
5. Optimizing Savings & Investments – Recommend tax-saving options, retirement planning strategies, and emergency fund creation.

Key Information About Me:

Current Monthly Income: [Insert your income]
Primary Business Expenses:
[List your main business expenses]
Personal Financial Goals:
Short-term: [Describe short-term financial objectives]
Mid-term: [Describe mid-term financial objectives]
Long-term: [Describe long-term financial objectives]
Current Savings: [Insert your current savings amount]
Retirement Plans: [Describe your retirement savings strategy]


Output Requirements:

• Present the financial plan in a markdown table format with three columns:

Income – Breakdown of revenue sources.
Expenses – Categorized list of recurring and variable costs.
Savings & Investments – Allocations for emergency funds, retirement, and investments.

• Include additional sections for Financial Goals and Actionable Recommendations in bullet point format for easy implementation.
• Ensure the strategies are practical, adaptable, and tailored for self-employed professionals.

Result:

• Google’s Gemini AI now offers advanced smart home controls via the Google Home extension, handling complex requests and managing devices with natural language.

• Perplexity launches an AI assistant for Android, enabling web-powered tasks, multi-app actions, and multimodal interactions. Free in 15 languages but has some bugs.

• Oracle unveils new AI agents and generative AI in Fusion Cloud Sales to streamline sales tasks, boost productivity, and enhance customer engagement with personalized insights.

• Google is investing $1B+ in OpenAI rival Anthropic, boosting its stake as the startup nears a $60B valuation amid fierce AI competition with OpenAI, Meta, and xAI.

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