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The Future of Shopping? AI + Actual Humans.
AI has changed how consumers shop by speeding up research. But one thing hasn’t changed: shoppers still trust people more than AI.
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The data shows:
Only 10% of shoppers buy through AI-recommended links
87% discover products through creators, blogs, or communities they trust
Human sources like reviews and creators rank higher in trust than AI recommendations
The most effective brands are combining AI discovery with authentic human influence to drive measurable conversions.
Affiliate marketing isn’t being replaced by AI, it’s being amplified by it.
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🧂 Scientists create robots smaller than a grain of salt that can think
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See photo of a microrobot, fully integrated with sensors and a computer, small enough to balance on the ridge of a fingerprint. Credit: Marc Miskin, University of Pennsylvania (Inset: A microrobot on a US penny, showing scale. Credit: Michael Simari, University of Michigan)
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan have built the smallest fully programmable autonomous robots ever created. These microscopic machines can swim through liquid, sense their surroundings, respond on their own, operate for months at a time, and cost about one penny each to produce.
Each robot is barely visible without magnification, measuring roughly 200 by 300 by 50 micrometers. That makes them smaller than a grain of salt. Because they function at the same scale as many living microorganisms, the robots could one day help doctors monitor individual cells or assist engineers in assembling tiny devices used in advanced manufacturing. Read more
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❤🩹 OpenAI unveils ChatGPT Health, says 230 million users ask about health each week (link)
🧸 California lawmaker proposes a four-year ban on AI chatbots in kids’ toys (link)
🎒 Google Classroom’s new tool uses Gemini to transform lessons into podcast episodes (link)
🫧 Terrified investors are bracing for an AI bubble “reckoning” (link)
🍔 A viral Reddit post alleging fraud from a food delivery app turned out to be AI-generated (link)
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💬 SocialPost: 30 days of content generated in 2 minutes (link)
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💻 Replit: An integrated development environment (IDE) that lets you code, build, and deploy apps (link)
⚙ Google Workspace: A suite of online productivity and collaboration tools designed for businesses and organizations (link)
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