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In today’s AI summary rundown:
OpenAI has introduced "Your Year with ChatGPT," designed to resemble "Spotify Wrapped." This feature provides users with an engaging, visual summary of their 2025 activities and interactions, showcasing key moments and trends over the year. It transforms chat data into an interactive narrative, making the retrospective both informative and entertaining.
Users receive unique "awards" based on chat engagement, such as "Creative Debugger" for frequent problem-solving discussions. In addition, the feature crafts personalized poems and generates thematic images to highlight frequently discussed topics, offering a creative reflection of user interactions.
Set for release to users across Free, Plus, and Pro plans, the feature targets select English-speaking regions, including the U.S., U.K., Canada, and Australia. Users must meet minimum activity requirements and have chat history enabled to participate, ensuring a tailored and relevant experience.
Emphasizing privacy and user preference, the feature does not activate automatically. Instead, users see it as a promotion on the home screen or can access it by requesting a review through ChatGPT. This approach ensures users have full control over their participation and data visibility.
Currently, Enterprise, Team, and Education accounts are excluded from this experience. The feature is tailored for individual consumer use, focusing on personal interaction history rather than professional or institutional activities.
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AI Insights
Waymo’s Gemini In‑Car AI Assistant: A Smart, Soothing Co‑Pilot for Robotaxis
Gemini-Powered Ride Assistant
Security researcher Jane Manchun Wong discovered over 1,200 lines of system prompt code, termed the “Waymo Ride Assistant Meta‑Prompt,” within Waymo’s mobile app. This unreleased feature indicates that Waymo is experimenting with integrating Google’s Gemini AI chatbot into its autonomous vehicles as an interactive in-cabin assistant.
Beyond a Chatbot: Touching Controls and Calm
Unlike a basic chatbot, the Gemini-based assistant is designed to manage select cabin functions such as climate control, lighting, and music. Additionally, it can calm and reassure passengers when needed, enhancing both practical utility and emotional comfort during the ride.
Defined Identity, Clear Limits
The system prompt specifies a distinct assistant persona: “a friendly and helpful AI companion integrated into a Waymo autonomous vehicle,” aimed at enhancing the rider experience in a safe, unobtrusive manner. It’s explicitly instructed to use simple, clear language, avoiding technical jargon, and respond in short, concise sentences (typically 1–3 sentences).
Guarded on Sensitive Topics
Gemini is programmed to avoid commenting on real-time driving decisions or incidents and not to act as a spokesperson for Waymo’s systems. For example, if asked about a collision or concerning video, it will deflect rather than speculate, steering clear of defensive or apologetic replies.
Knowledgeable Yet Practical
While restricted from tasks like placing orders, changing routes, or booking services, the assistant can elegantly handle general questions, such as weather updates, trivia like the Eiffel Tower’s height, local store hours, or sports results. It provides helpful information without overstepping into real-world actions.
AI Training: AI Tutorial of the Day
Turn a Viral CEO Story Into a Pixar-Style Short Scene
Unleash the potential of AI by experimenting with various models on thareja.ai!
Each model offers unique strengths for your creative and analytical tasks. Here’s how to get started:
Start a New Chat
Visit thareja.ai and begin a conversation.
Switch Your AI Model
Find the plus sign ( + ) next to Automatic when starting a new chat.
For this tutorial, I chose GPT-4o.
Try These Prompts & Observe the Differences!
Once you’ve selected a model, try this prompt:
Prompt:
Write a short Pixar-style story about Sam Altman discovering AGI late at night in an empty office.
Make it emotional, hopeful, and slightly mysterious.
Model Used
GPT-4o
AI Response (Excerpt)
In a quiet office lit only by server lights, Sam stared at the screen, not in triumph, but awe.
This wasn’t a breakthrough.
It was a responsibility.
Why This Works
GPT-4o excels at cinematic pacing and emotional clarity.
Claude leaned more philosophical when I tested it.
This is why I love thareja.ai switching models instantly shows you different creative directions without friction.
Happy Prompting!
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AI-Generated Image of the Day
Prompt: Create an ultra-realistic cinematic image of Leonardo da Vinci in a contemporary workshop, sketching a futuristic flying machine on a digital canvas. Detailed textures of modern tools and materials, soft ambient lighting illuminating his focused expression, and holographic blueprints surrounding him. Ultra-HD detail, photorealistic shadows, conveying innovation and timeless genius.
Tip: the more specific the better
One of the best parts of using thareja.ai is seeing how the same idea transforms across different models. Each has its own creative voice, but Nano Banana shines when you’re pushing for strong, energetic imagery.
Meme of the Day
Question of the Day
What problem does “model drift” describe in AI systems?
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