🐶 ChatGPT image gen is wild

Hey folks,

So it seems like everyone’s hopping on the anime train lately... or at least, making their profile pics look straight out of one. Whether it’s a new filter app or some AI wizardry, folks are trading their usual selfies for wide-eyed, pastel-shaded versions of themselves. It’s like stepping into your favorite anime series.

If you haven’t tried it in ChatGPT yet, just know you might find yourself saying, “I actually look kinda cool in anime.” Check out the tutorial below and let’s dive in..

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🖼️ ChatGPT Now Lets You Create Studio Ghibli-Style Images

🐝 The Buzz: OpenAI just dropped a fun new update: ChatGPT can now generate images in the chat, and people are using it to turn themselves into dreamy Studio Ghibli characters. Yep, the internet is officially in its “anime main character” era—and honestly, it’s kinda cool.

• You can now create images directly in ChatGPT thanks to the new GPT-4o model—no switching apps or tools.

• The Ghibli-style portraits are taking over social media, in the style above.

• It's available to ChatGPT Plus, Pro, and Team subscribers for now—free users are on hold because, well... the servers are overloaded.

• OpenAI also tweaked its content rules, so you can generate stuff with brand names, celeb looks, and more stylized flair.

💡 Takeaway: This new feature blends AI and creativity in a way that actually feels fun and personal. Sure, it’s a flex for OpenAI, but it’s also just cool to see people turning their imaginations into Ghibli-style dreamscapes... with zero drawing skills required.

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🌏️ Google's Gemini 2.5: AI That Actually Stops to Think

🐝 The Buzz: Google's latest AI model, Gemini 2.5, is here—and it’s not just faster, it’s smarter. It now pauses to “think” before answering, which means less guessing and more “yeah, that makes sense” in your chats.

• Reasoning Got a Boost: Gemini 2.5 handles complex problems way better now—logic puzzles, deep questions, multi-step tasks.

• 2 Million Token Context Window: It can take in a lot more information at once—so you can throw entire books or giant datasets at it.

• Benchmark Bragging Rights: It's outperforming a bunch of other top models in standard tests as Google flexes a bit.

💡 Takeaway: Gemini 2.5 feels like a solid leap toward AI that actually gets things right because it slows down a little. If you're tired of chatbots making stuff up on the fly, this update is exactly the kind of "pause and process" we’ve been waiting for.

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💻️ How to use ChatGPT Image creator

• Go to ChatGPT 

• Select GPT-4o as the model

• Upload both your images to merge

• Enter the prompt below

Create an image that uses the 1st black kit and replaces the surfboard with the black kit in image two.

🐝 AI buzz bits

🛍️ Amazon's new AI-driven 'Interests' feature revolutionizes shopping by constantly tracking and recommending new products tailored to your specific passions and hobbies, ensuring you never miss out on the latest gear or merchandise.

🤖 Figure AI's latest humanoid robot can now walk like a human, thanks to a groundbreaking end-to-end neural network trained with reinforcement learning, offering potential applications in various industries while enhancing adaptability and efficiency.

📝 Midjourney is pushing the boundaries of AI creativity by introducing new training techniques to enhance the diversity of outputs from text-based language models, allowing for more unique and engaging storytelling in AI-generated content.

🗣️ Otter has launched its innovative voice-activated Meeting Agent, transforming the way meetings operate by enabling real-time interaction, task management, and efficient workflows, with initial integration exclusively on Zoom.

🖼️ Generative Art

A French bulldog sitting on an open toilet, reading a newspaper, in a bathroom with a white and grey color scheme. The dog is black in color, and the artwork is hyper-realistic.

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