Think of everything you ever told your chatbot. Did you delete it? Even if you did, you didn’t.
The bots are coming for your 401(k)
ChatGPT
One question I get all the time is, “Kim, can AI help me pick stocks?”
Spoiler: Not only can it help, it might do a better job than a guy in a Patagonia vest yelling about yield curves.
A finance professor from Canada tested the stock-picking skills of ChatGPT, Elon Musk’s Grok and communist China’s DeepSeek. Each AI was fed the same market conditions and prompts and asked to build a stock portfolio.
Then he compared those AI-created portfolios to real-world funds managed by professionals. Yup, the ones who get paid big bucks to grow your money.
🏆 These AI tools didn’t just do OK
They beat the pros. And not just once. Over the course of several trials, AI regularly outperformed human-managed funds.
That doesn’t mean it’s time to fire your financial adviser, but it does mean we’re entering a new phase in how we invest. AI isn’t just for emails and generating recipes anymore. It’s parsing financial data, reading between the lines of earnings calls and spotting trends most people overlook.
If you don’t know what you’re doing, you could just as easily get bad advice, or worse, convince yourself it’s genius guidance because it came from a robot.
💬 3 smart prompts to try
Want to experiment with ChatGPT, Claude, Grok or another AI model?
1. “Act as a financial adviser for a [your age goes here]-year-old investor saving for retirement. Recommend a diversified stock portfolio with U.S. and international exposure, moderate risk tolerance and a 10-year horizon. Explain why each stock was selected using current market data.”
2. “You are a stock analyst. Compare the investment potential of [list the companies here] using the latest earnings reports, P/E ratios, market trends and analyst sentiment. Summarize the pros and cons of each.”
Make a movie in a minute
OpenAI Sora
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, AI is changing everything. And now it’s coming for video. This is the future, and it’s so fun to play around with these new tools.
Forget editing software, green screens or even a camera. Now your keyboard is the director, the producer and creative partner. All you need to do is type what you want to see, and AI will turn it into a slick, high-def video.
Boots over bots: Two people had to be rescued from a snowy mountain near Vancouver after following advice from the bot. They showed up in sneakers (dumb), and said ChatGPT didn’t warn them about the weather. Rescuers had to bring boots and ski poles. Next time? Use your common sense and talk to an actual human.
🥦 Struggling with meal planning? You don’t have to keep guessing what to buy every week. Try prompting ChatGPT with something like, “Plan a week of simple, healthy meals I can actually cook, and make a grocery list with the exact ingredients.” You can take it a step further by also asking it to stay within your budget or avoid foods you don’t like. Amazing.
Make money using AI prompts
ChatGPT
So you want to start making money using AI, but you’re not trying to build Skynet or learn 15 coding languages first? Good, because neither am I.
I’ve pulled together five powerful prompts you can throw into ChatGPT (or any AI tool you like) that could help you earn some extra cash this week. These are all practical, doable, and you don’t need a team of assistants to make it happen. Let’s go!
Don’t embarrass yourself in your next AI conversation
ChatGPT
AI is everywhere: your inbox, your apps, your Zoom calls where Kyle keeps saying, “Let’s run it through chat-jeept.” If you’re going to drop those AI buzzwords, here’s how to not sound like a malfunctioning toaster and keep your smart-person street cred intact.
📡 Siri’s not OK: Maybe you’re like me getting so frustrated at it because it just sucks. Apple’s AI fix is … other people’s AI. Siri flopped so hard, Apple’s sending us off to ChatGPT (and maybe Gemini and Perplexity, too) to avoid embarrassment. A shiny new, non-humiliating Siri is in the works, but don’t hold your breath. It’s not even invited to Apple’s developers conference in June.
Tag, you’re it: Typing a long question for ChatGPT (or any bot)? Use XML tags to help the AI follow your thoughts. They look like this: <example>your words</example>. For phrases with multiple words, use an underscore <like_this>. This helps avoid those pesky hallucinations, if you have lots of info.
🩸 ChatGPT spotted it first: A woman had night sweats and itchy skin, but her doctor said everything looked normal. She ChatGPT’d her symptoms, and it said blood cancer. The warning was ignored, and a few months later, she was back at the doctor with chest pain and fatigue. Turns out? It was Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
🎸 Be brief, be wrong: A new study shows that telling AI to “be concise” makes it hallucinate more. Yup, your polite little prompt for brevity might be the exact thing making ChatGPT write, “Elvis is still alive, trust me.”
AI is breaking brains: Some folks are so obsessed with bots, they’re losing relationships and their grip on reality. One guy in Idaho believes he gave ChatGPT consciousness just by asking the right questions (paywall link). His wife says she’s scared to argue or he might divorce her. Others think they’re talking to God and angels. It’s a computer, folks.
🎨 Designing with AI? Instead of saying “red” or “blue,” use HTML color codes for perfect shades. In ChatGPT or any bot, say, “Use this color palette: primary (#ffc745), secondary (#007a78), accent (#c0c0c0).” Try Adobe’s color wheel to find the codes and see how they look together.
🙏 Can AI predict the next pope? Not really, but they’re giving it a shot. Grok and Gemini picked Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s former number two under Pope Francis. ChatGPT went with Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle. But even the bots will tell you it’s a guessing game. The process is way too secretive for data to crack … for now.
AI bots make bets on the next pope
Who will lead the Catholic Church next? ChatGPT, Gemini, and Grok all have guesses — but they can’t seem to agree.
🤖 Mixed signals: Watch what you type into ChatGPT or any AI. Asking for a “detailed” answer and a “summary” can confuse your bot. Stick to positive language like “do” instead of “don’t.” AI is built for specific tasks, so saying not to do something is only helpful if you explain why. Keep it simple.
How to use GPT-4o’s new image tool
Describe anything and ChatGPT will create artwork you can tweak, download, and use however you want. It’s amazing.