5 ways GPT-5 can do in minutes what used to take you days
The other day, I needed to round up every single email about the never-ending trouble we’ve had with our pool builder. We’re talking years of back-and-forth, buried in thousands of emails. Doing it manually would have taken me days and put me in a really nasty bad mood as I was reliving the horror.
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I’ve been diving into the latest AI tools, and some of them are so jaw-dropping I couldn’t wait to get them in your hands. They don’t feel like tech. They feel like creative black magic.
👀 Interviews go analog: AI cheating has gotten so bad, big names like Google, Cisco and McKinsey are dragging job interviews back into the real world (paywall link). Forget whispering to ChatGPT off-screen, now you have to sweat under fluorescent lights like it’s 2015 again. In case you forgot, the real world is like Zoom, but with pants.
54%
That’s how many U.S. adults still drink, the fewest since your grandparents were sneaking moonshine. From 1997 to 2023, the rate chilled in the low 60s, then dropped to 58% last year, and now this. Turns out, hangovers and health risks are a bad combo, especially for younger adults, who are increasingly swapping beers for mocktails.
Wyoming’s AI power grab: A new, unnamed AI facility in Wyoming is about to use five times more electricity than the state’s human population. It’s starting at 1.8 GW and could hit 10, which is over 5x the power consumption of state households. OpenAI won’t confirm if it’s theirs. Everyone’s nervous. Wyoming’s like: Yeehaw, thanks for the revs.
$20,000+
What some parents are dropping to make a dorm room look like a boutique hotel. Yep, for the price of a good used car, your college freshman can nap under velvet and study beneath a pink chandelier. “Dormcore” just got its luxury rebrand, and it starts with monogrammed towels. Also includes emotional support, really!
🤖 Messiah-as-a-service: I guess I shouldn’t be shocked. A wave of for-profit developers are cranking out AI Jesus chatbots, complete with data tracking and pop-up ads, claiming to be the literal voice of Christ. These AI blasphemy bots with no ties to actual churches are running on algorithms tuned for engagement and profit, not scripture. It’s gone from “Give us this day our daily bread” to “Give us this day our daily banner ad.” Don’t fall for it.
$645 million
That’s the price tag on Bill Gates’ hydrogen-powered superyacht. Well, allegedly his. The 390-foot climate-conscious leviathan is up for sale, even though Gates reportedly never set foot on it. Complete with a movie theater, gym, library and 14 balconies, because one just won’t do when you’re pondering your legacy in a hydrogen bubble bath.
51%
That’s how far Cybertruck sales dropped in just one year. Turns out America’s notorious polygon-on-wheels isn’t flying off the lots. Even Elon’s hype can’t outrun bad build reviews and a price tag that ages like milk. Slap a minigun on its back, and it’s Halo irl.