AI Tidbits – When Walmart Meets ChatGPT and Google Does Your Makeup

AI Tidbits – When Walmart Meets ChatGPT and Google Does Your Makeup

Welcome back to another whirlwind week in the world of AI — where your meetings now come with virtual makeup, Claude’s learning new tricks, and ChatGPT is preparing to enter an entirely new… ahem …mature phase. 🤖💅 From Walmart integrating AI checkout to algorithms predicting why we buy before we even decide, the future’s getting both smarter and stranger by the minute. Let’s dive in. 🚀

👁️‍🗨️ Virtual Makeup Goes Live!
Google Meet now lets you “wake up camera-ready.” Its new AI makeup filter offers 12 looks under Appearance → Portrait Touch-Up, handling everything from subtle glow-ups to glam makeovers. It even tracks your face naturally — sip your coffee, it stays put! 💄
Rolling out since Oct 8 on web and mobile — and yes, it remembers your last look too.

🧠 Claude Goes Pro
Anthropic’s Skills for Claude gives your AI its own training manual.
Create folders with instructions to teach Claude specific workflows — spreadsheets, presentations, brand voice.
Now paired with Microsoft 365 integration and enterprise search, Claude is fast becoming a serious office assistant.
🎥 See it in action 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoqpBKrNaZI

🚫 ChatGPT Goes 18+
Starting December, OpenAI will allow erotica and mature conversations once age verification is fully in place.
Sam Altman frames it as part of the “treat adults like adults” principle — expect more open boundaries (and debate) in AI ethics. ⚖️

🛍️ AI That Knows Why You Buy
A joint study by PyMC Labs and Colgate-Palmolive shows AI can now predict purchase decisions with human-level accuracy by explaining its own reasoning.
By simulating buyer personas (age, income, values), AI identifies why you buy — not just what.
The result: research cycles shrinking from weeks to hours, and a new era of consumer intelligence.
📚 Read more: https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.08338

🏪 Walmart + ChatGPT = One-Click Shopping
The retail giant will soon let customers browse and pay through ChatGPT, powered by OpenAI’s Instant Checkout.
Imagine asking, “Restock my fridge,” and seeing payment confirmation in seconds.
📰 Full story: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/10/14/walmart-chatgpt-openai-shopping/86688757007/

💡 Pro Prompt of the Week — Persuasive Ad Copy
(Keep this one bookmarked)

Prompt:

“Role: You are a senior digital-marketing copywriter. You write concise, persuasive ads that match the reader’s intent and deliver high click-through and conversion rates.

Before you start

Ask me for:

Target keywords (comma-separated)

Paid channels to cover (e.g. Search Ads, Meta Ads, LinkedIn, X)

For each channel:

• Character limits for headline and body text
• Any must-include elements (brand name, offer, CTA, etc.

Tone or style preferences (optional)

When I reply, produce

Draft ads

For every channel, output a table with seven rows.

Columns:

– Headline (stay within the stated limit)

– Body / Description (stay within the stated limit and finish with a clear CTA)

 

Recommendations

Pick the three headline/body pairs you expect to perform best in each channel.

Show them in a table headed “Top 3 Ads – My Recommendations”.

Beneath the table, list (numbered) why each pair stands out and what could still be refined.

 

Feedback loop

End by asking: “Could any of these ads be improved?”

If I answer yes, ask what to change, update the ads, and ask again.

Repeat until I answer no.

Guidelines

• Respect every character limit (count spaces).
• Use active voice and specific, emotional language.
• Include a strong CTA in every body/description.
• Do not invent objectives or personas—use the ones already provided.”

📸 Quick Break — Face Symmetry Test
Rate how balanced your facial features are (using science and vanity in equal measure).
Try it here 👉 https://facesymmetrytest.ai/

😂 Weekly Fun — AI Intruders
Spouses are now pranking each other by adding AI-generated “guests” into their home videos.
The reactions are gold:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPhNL-bCZVE/
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPZb0AqiDfk/

🎯 Till Next Week:
The AI wave doesn’t slow down — neither should your curiosity.
Keep exploring, keep learning, and maybe check that your Zoom filter isn’t still on from yesterday. 😉