Employees Who Don’t Use AI Are Underperforming
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In today's newsletter:
- Big trouble for interns
- Leadership can’t be automated
- Plain English prompts, $9B company
- Google brings Gemini personal intelligence to more U.S. users
- One more thing: Ramp says employees who don’t use AI are underperforming, if you’re not using AI tools like Claude Code at work, you’re likely falling behind your coworkers
Big Trouble for Interns
OpenAI launched GPT-5.4 mini and GPT-5.4 nano on its API, giving developers cheaper, faster AI.
Mini offers strong performance at lower cost, while nano is built for ultra-fast, high-volume tasks like customer support, internal tools, and automation.
This gives companies a cheaper way to run AI at scale.
Instead of one powerful model, they can use many smaller ones for simple jobs like summarizing documents, answering questions, and writing basic code.
Leadership Can’t Be Automated
AI can help you move faster, but real leadership still requires human judgment.
The free resource 5 Traits AI Can’t Replace explains the traits leaders must protect in an AI-driven world.
And why BELAY Executive Assistants are built to support them.
Download BELAY’s Guide!
Plain English Prompts, $9B Company
Replit raised $400 million at a $9 billion valuation, showing strong demand for AI coding tools.
The company says users from 85% of the Fortune 500 already build on its platform.
This matters because it shows AI-assisted coding is going mainstream.
Replit is part of the vibe coding trend, where people build apps in plain English, making software creation more real for non-technical users.
Google Brings Gemini Personal Intelligence to More U.S. Users
Google is rolling out Personal Intelligence to all U.S. users with personal Google accounts.
It connects Gemini to Gmail, Photos, Search, and YouTube across AI Mode in Search, the Gemini app, and Gemini in Chrome.
That lets Gemini give more personal shopping recommendations, tech support, and travel ideas based on your Google activity and preferences.
It is not available for Workspace business, enterprise, or education accounts.
One More Thing
Ramp Says Employees Who Don’t Use AI Are Underperforming:
If you’re not using AI tools like Claude Code at work, you’re likely falling behind your coworkers.
Read.
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