weekly.ai’s Forty-Seventh Edition 🎉

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

Microsoft's new Copilot Cowork is a major development that we have our eyes on. Their AI can now manage multi-step, long-running tasks across popular applications like Outlook, Teams, and Excel. Instead of single prompts, users can delegate ongoing tasks to Copilot, which works continuously in the background, handling coordination and delivering results over time. We’ll dive into this deeper below.

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

Let’s get to it!

Most professionals start their day by checking emails, dashboards, and updates one-by-one. Instead, you can use AI to compile everything into a single, structured daily briefing that tells you what matters, what changed, and what to do next.

Step 1: Define your daily inputs
Step 2: Connect data sources
Step 3: Summarize key updates
Step 4: Highlight critical changes
Step 5: Generate action items
Step 6: Format into a briefing
Step 7: Deliver automatically
Step 8: Improve over time

Microsoft unveiled Copilot Cowork, designed to handle multi-step tasks across Outlook, Teams, Excel, and more. Instead of one-off prompts, it manages work that unfolds over time. It’s currently in preview, but the direction is clear—AI is becoming a persistent operator inside everyday tools. For teams already using Microsoft 365, this could reshape how work gets done.

In other news…

ChatGPT now integrates with tools like HubSpot, Canva, Notion, and SharePoint directly in chat. That means you can query data, access files, and take action without switching tabs. It turns ChatGPT into a central interface for your entire workflow. The fewer tools you have to open, the more valuable AI becomes.

CorpusIQ connects over 20+ tools like Shopify, HubSpot, and Google Ads into a single AI interface. You can ask questions across all your data and get instant insights, reports, and recommendations. It removes the need to jump between dashboards. This is what business intelligence looks like when powered by AI.

OpenAI removed instant checkout to focus on product discovery, sending users directly to brand websites. This gives merchants more control over customer relationships while positioning ChatGPT as a traffic driver. Meanwhile, Google is pushing deeper into transaction features with carts and loyalty integrations. The competition is now centered on where buying decisions start—not where payments happen.

Shopify just made every store AI-discoverable across ChatGPT, Copilot, and Gemini—no extra setup required. With Agentic Storefronts, products can now show up directly inside AI conversations, turning chat interfaces into shopping channels. AI-driven traffic is already up 7x this year, with orders up 11x. This isn’t a test—it’s a major shift in how customers discover and buy products online.

OpenAI introduced GPT-5.4 with Computer Use, enabling AI to interact with apps and complete multi-step workflows. It can now fill forms, run reports, and navigate tools with minimal input. Combined with a massive context window and improved accuracy, it’s built for execution—not just responses. This is where AI starts doing the work, not just assisting with it.

Gamma added AI image generation for creating social graphics, presentations, and infographics. Users can turn simple prompts into polished visual content instantly. It sits between DIY tools and professional design software. AI is making high-quality content production faster and more accessible.

Four tools to power your daily AI briefing system:

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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Last week in the AI Playzone, we presented two sculptures and asked you to distinguish the AI-generated one.

The Answer: The AI-generated sculpture was on the left. Were you right?

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Will you be one of them?

Until next week,

Matt Leitz

Founder & CEO | BotBuilders