AI Tidbits – The Week AI Started Acting Like You

AI Tidbits – The Week AI Started Acting Like You

AI is no longer just answering questions.

It’s becoming you. It’s running projects for you. It’s rewriting your public identity.

This week’s updates push AI deeper into autonomy — from digital twins that “live” across platforms to multi-model systems that execute full workflows.

The question isn’t whether AI can help you anymore. It’s whether you’re ready for it to represent you. Let’s dive in.

 

👤 Pika Labs Launches “AI Selves”

Pika Labs just introduced something that feels like it’s straight out of science fiction: AI Selves.

This isn’t just another chatbot.

Pika describes AI Selves as: – Something you “birth” – Raise – And set loose as your living digital extension. These AI Selves: – Have persistent memory – Learn your communication style – Adapt to your personality over time – “Live” across platforms as autonomous digital extensions of you

The first question on Pika’s FAQ? – “Wait — is this real?” “Yes.”

This marks a philosophical shift. We are moving from tools that assist us to digital entities that act as us. Watch the release video and decide for yourself how comfortable you feel.

AI Selves by Pika Labs

 

🍌 Can NanoBanana Pro Replace Photoshop?

The gap between AI image editing and professional tools is closing fast.

Upload your photo and try these prompts:

Prompt 1 — Change Facial Expression:
[upload image] Make this person do the expression of 4 emojis: 😒 🤫🙂😉

Prompt 2 — Restore Photo:
[upload photo] Faithfully restore this image with high fidelity to modern photograph quality, in full color, upscale to 4K

Prompt 3 — Change Camera Angle:
[upload image] Based on this image of this person, give me the shot looking at phone camera from above.

Prompt 4 — Change Hairstyles:
[upload image] Make a 2×2 grid with different hairstyles

The results are shockingly clean.

Does it fully replace Photoshop?
Not yet for deep creative control — but for 80% of common edits? It’s dangerously close.

 

🖥 Perplexity Launches “Computer”

Perplexity has introduced Computer, a general-purpose digital worker powered by 19 different AI models.

Here’s what makes it different:

• Breaks complex projects into subtasks
• Routes each task to the model best suited for it
• Orchestrates across frontier labs in a single workflow
• Can run for hours, weeks, even months

From competitor analysis reports to full app builds, Computer acts less like a chatbot and more like a project manager coordinating specialists.

Available now for Max subscribers, with Pro and Enterprise coming soon.

This is Perplexity’s bold move into the agentic era.

One big question remains: How will OpenClaw respond?

 

🧩 OwnAI: Run AI Locally, On Your Terms

https://ownai.com/

OwnAI is an open-source platform that lets you – Build your own AI assistants – Customize workflows – Run everything locally or privately

No dependency on major providers. Full control over data.

For privacy-focused builders, this is worth exploring.

 

💼 Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile with AI

Here’s a professional-grade workflow.

Step 1:
Go to LinkedIn → Click More → Select Save to PDF

Step 2:
Open Gemini Pro → Enable Canvas + Thinking

Step 3:
Upload your profile PDF and use this prompt:

[upload profile] Before rebuilding and optimizing my LinkedIn profile, ask me a few clarifying questions. Request my primary goal (sales calls, leads, job offers, newsletter growth, authority positioning, etc.). Ask for my target audience (be specific). Ask for my main offer (what I want people to buy, book, or join). Ask for up to two Featured links (URL + description). Ask for key social proof to highlight (audience size, revenue, brands, media mentions, etc.). Once you have this, rewrite my full LinkedIn profile including headline, About section, and experience.

Answer the questions.

Gemini rewrites your Headline, About section, and Experience.

Select sections → Click Extend to refine
Copy optimized text back into LinkedIn

That’s how you professionally optimize your profile in 2026.

 

🎓 How Are Teens Using AI?

Pew Research Center just published a new study on teen AI usage.

Findings:

• Heavy use for schoolwork
• Significant AI-assisted cheating
• Overall positive perception of AI’s impact

Teens aren’t debating whether to use AI.

They’re integrating it into their workflow by default.

That should tell us something about the next generation of professionals.

 

Word of Advice 😊

Closing Thought

We now have AI that represents you, AI that edits you, AI that builds for you, AI that works for months without you.

The future won’t be defined by who uses AI – It will be defined by who understands how much autonomy they’re comfortable giving it.

See you next Tuesday. 🚀