Perplexity has introduced a new feature that provides direct access to SEC filings and financial data for all types of investors. This integration allows users to easily find and understand information from official sources like EDGAR, without needing to navigate complex documents or expensive platforms.

With this update, investors can ask questions about public companies, compare industry peers, and review earnings reports all with clear citations to original filings. The feature is designed to make financial research more accessible and transparent for everyone.

Source: Perplexity Blogpost

The AI real-life use cases are now coming thick and fast. Today HubSpot CRM has announced that they have launched deep research connector with ChatGPT.

Founder and CTO Dharmesh Shah describes this as a big day. “With this new connector, with just a few clicks the 250,000+ HubSpot customers can bring CRM data right into ChatGPT and ask really sophisticated deep research queries using that data.” He further lists as example, “analyze the new contacts created in the last 90 days and surface key trends or patterns by persona, industry, and lead source, then use the insights to refine targeting in HubSpot.“

Such integration between an enterprise software and an AI platform (OpenAI in this case), unlocks several interesting and real-life use cases for AI. As the HubSpot team lists a few use cases; such integration gives new and/or enhanced capabilities for Marketing, Sales, Customer Success and Support teams.

It’s your data, unlock better insights. Significant implications for AI in Enterprise Application space.

The creatives believe tech giants are infringing copyrights on a large scale, by using billions of copyrighted images, texts, songs, whatever to train their AI models. The creatives also are complaining about the lack of transparency around how much and how the tech giants are get their data. The tech giants on the other hand express that the copyright laws devised many decades ago don’t apply to what they do. On this backdrop, the UK government’s “exception to copyright” proposal seems to behind the creative industries’ blistering response; an umbrella body of 37 trade organisations, called the Creative Rights in AI Coalition (Crac).

Read more: https://www.thetimes.com/article/96ebb5ed-62bf-48ff-b508-930c5cf9cc5e

The cookie- and candy-maker’s R&D lab has gone into overdrive with AI, which is updating some of the company’s treats and spinning out new iterations. (Human tasters still required.)
— Read on www.wsj.com/articles/oreo-owner-mondelez-taps-ai-to-tweak-its-classic-snacks-6fa4c4cd

AI Thinks Differently Than People Do. Here’s Why That Matters.

source: hbr.org/2024/12/ai-thinks-differently-than-people-do-heres-why-that-matters

With major companies launching AI agents, a new report explains the risks and benefits of these smart assistants that require minimal human supervision.
— Read on www.weforum.org/stories/2024/12/ai-agents-risks-artificial-intelligence/

Highlighting these AI skills on your resume or LinkedIn profile and being able to discuss them confidently in interviews is essential.
— Read on www.fastcompany.com/91244162/how-to-showcase-your-ai-skills-to-land-a-job-in-2025

OpenAI introduced GPT-4o, a more user-friendly AI model, offering text, voice, and vision interaction. It enhances ChatGPT with memory capabilities, real-time translation, and the ability to discuss visuals like screenshots and documents.

Google IO conference highlighted AI integration across its ecosystem, showcasing Astra AI’s multi-model capabilities in real-time assistance, like identifying drawings and helping users find misplaced items. However, specific release dates for these features remain vague, emphasizing the ongoing development in AI applications.

Microsoft introduced AI PCs, powered by Copilot as inbuilt feature. This signals the beginning of an era of specialist AI embedded devices such as phones, PCs.