Today, I get vulnerable.

Peek behind the curtain to see how ChatGPT counsels me on career concerns. Steal the prompt I use for it.

Witness how others are using generative AI in sometimes surprising ways. See how you measure up to the top 100 use-cases.

And learn why a certain type of AI tool is winning over the medical profession. After this, we've got one more newsletter, and it'll be time for the weekend.

We can do this, Everyone. Friday, here we come!

APRIL 10, 2025

• Steal This Prompt: ChatGPT and I Get Serious About My Future (Here's the Prompt I Used)
• Top Story: How People Are Really Using Gen AI in 2025—Top 100 Use Cases
• THE HEADLINES
• TOOL OF THE DAY: AI Scribes—Why One Doctor Went from Skeptic to Believer

🎓💼STP: ChatGPT and I Get Serious About My Future (The Career Counselor Prompt)

If you've ever been to one of my talks or know me personally, you know replacement is a big fear of mine. I've lost a job before, and it's no fun.

Even so, I've gotten further than I thought I would in life by merely asking the question, "How can I be replaced" far enough in advance to stay ahead of things.

Like many of you, I feel like AI is starting to catch up.

The tech is relatively new, but it has advanced at breathtaking speeds. And with this week's 2027 superintelligence study showing a quicker timeline for agentic AI's job replacement capabilities, I feel like the gap (noose?) is tightening.

With this in mind, I decided it was finally time for ChatGPT and I to have a real heart-to-heart about my future. Here's the prompt I used and ensuing discussion.

Spoiler alert: I suggest everyone with 20 or more years left in the workforce to put this to use immediately.

​STEAL IT HERE​

How People Are Really Using Gen AI in 2025: Top 100 Use Cases

In its 2025 update on generative AI, Harvard Business Review delivers a grounded, eye-opening look at how people are really using these tools — and it’s far from the futuristic sci-fi takeover we feared.

Instead, it’s something much more human.

Last year, HBR published an article that dug into how real people were using generative AI.

The post struck a nerve. It resonated because it moved past buzzwords and focused on actual, everyday uses. Turns out, half of those uses were personal, not business.

Fast forward a year: the buzz is louder, but the behavior is clearer. AI isn’t just doing our work.

It’s helping us organize our lives, find meaning, and cope with emotional stress. In fact, “therapy and companionship” is now the #1 use case.

Not code. Not content. Emotional connection.

A Shift Toward the Human Side

The HBR research team combed through forums like Reddit and Quora, surfacing 100 real-world use cases based on frequency and usefulness. The results? People want AI that helps them be more, not just do more.

​CLICK HERE TO SEE THE TOP USE CASES​

THE HEADLINES

• ​Stanford Scholars: The AI Model Race Suddenly Got a Lot Closer​
• ​Why AI Proficiency Is Today’s Must-Have Marketing Skill​
• ​Verizon says Google AI for customer service agents has led to sales jump​​
• ​Walmart AI tool speeds up fashion trends amid trade war​​
• ​AI Models' Clinical Recommendations Contain Bias: Mount Sinai Study​​
• ​AI attorney outrages judge who scolds man over courtroom fake: ‘not a real person’​​
• ​Europe unveils plan to become ‘AI continent’ with simpler rules, more infrastructure​​
• ​Lightmatter Shows New Type of Computer Chip That Could Reduce AI Energy Use​
• ​MIT Study Finds That AI Doesn’t, in Fact, Have Values​
• ​Engineers bring sign language to 'life' using AI to translate in real-time​​

TOOL SPOTLIGHT: AI Scribes—Why One Doctor Went from Skeptic to Believer​
​Featuring Ambient AI Listening Tech for Healthcare

Dr. Iyesatta Massaquoi Emeli, an emergency medicine physician and professor at Emory University, once doubted the usefulness of AI scribes. But after nearly a year of using ambient listening technology built into her smartphone, she’s become a firm believer.

The tool records doctor-patient conversations in real time (with patient consent), then creates draft notes automatically — allowing Dr. Emeli to spend less time typing and more time focused on care. What began as a backup for basic cases has become her go-to method for documenting patient visits.

Once the AI became fully integrated with her hospital’s electronic health record system, the workflow improved dramatically. While she still reviews and edits notes, she says the tool generally “gets the story right,” especially when she summarizes cases out loud for clarity.

The takeaway: this AI scribe technology doesn’t replace doctors — it frees them to do what they do best.

​READ MORE ABOUT THE DOCTOR'S EXPERIENCE HERE

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