weekly.ai’s Forty-Eighth Edition 🎉

Every week, we break down the newest tools, strategies, and breakthroughs so you can turn AI into ROI.

As the major players in the AI space continue to make progress at a crazy fast pace, we’re seeing different approaches to carving out their place in the future. Different philosophies lead to different strategic moves. Apple made a big move this week that we’re going to dive into in this edition.

Here’s what else you’ll discover in this week’s edition:

Let’s roll.

Most businesses lose leads in the gap between interest and action.
Someone asks a question… but never books.

Instead, you can use AI to instantly engage, qualify, and guide prospects to book a call while intent is high.

Step 1: Define your booking goal
Step 2: Map qualification questions
Step 3: Design conversation flow
Step 4: Connect calendar system
Step 5: Handle objections with AI
Step 6: Route qualified leads
Step 7: Automate confirmations
Step 8: Optimize with real data

Apple is opening Siri through Extensions, allowing third-party AI assistants to plug into its ecosystem. This means users could soon access multiple AI systems through Apple’s interface. It’s a notable shift from a closed assistant model to a more flexible platform approach. Apple is positioning itself as a gateway for AI, not just a provider.

In other news…

Google introduced Gemini 3.1 Flash Live, a real-time voice model built for fast, conversational interactions. It’s designed to handle back-and-forth dialogue with low latency, making AI feel more natural to talk to. This opens the door for better voice assistants, customer support, and live AI interactions. Voice is quickly becoming a primary interface for AI.

xAI launched Grok Imagine V2, expanding into both text-to-video and image generation. Users can now create visual content across formats from simple prompts. With Sora no longer being a thing, Elon Musk is doubling down on AI video.

Atlassian introduced Rovo AI, designed to organize and activate company knowledge across tools. It helps teams find information, answer questions, and automate workflows using internal data. Instead of searching across systems, users can ask and get answers instantly.

Anthropic showcased Claude by rebuilding an early Instagram-style prototype in just two hours. The demo highlights how quickly AI can now generate functional apps from scratch.

Bluesky introduced Attie AI, an app that creates personalized social feeds using AI. Users can shape what they see based on preferences rather than platform algorithms. It shifts control of content discovery back to the user.

Five tools to build your automated booking chatbot:

The DTC beauty category is crowded. To break through, Jennifer Aniston’s brand LolaVie, worked with Roku Ads Manager to easily set up, test, and optimize CTV ad creatives. The campaign helped drive a big lift in sales and customer growth, helping LolaVie break through in the crowded beauty category.

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In last week's AI Playzone, we challenged you to identify an AI-generated sculpture. This week, the challenge continues. Can you tell which of the fruit pictures was created by AI?

Reply back with your guess and we’ll reveal the answer next week!

We’re a little over a week away from CONNECT… where AI and entrepreneurs meet. We have a start-studded speaker lineup including Robert Kiyosaki, Julia McCoy, and Eben Pagan. Get your ticket today while there’s still time.  

Until next week,

Matt Leitz

Founder & CEO | BotBuilders