Today on Bagel Bots:

• 🤯 Lattice promotes responsible AI employment.

• ⚡️ Fresh tech of the day - Google Robots with Gemini 1.5 training

• 📰 The latest AI and tech news

• 🤖 Cool new apps for you to check out

• 🧠 Today’s Tip: Unlock AI-Powered Tips to Defeat Procrastination

(Read time: five minutes) - Fun fact: I never change this.

Another reminder that the world is not ready for AI, and it’s a damn shame. Lattice, which is a people management platform used by 5,000 customers, announced they were going to onboard and manage their digital AI employees just as they do their human employees.

Their CEO, Sarah Franklin, posted about the big move on LinkedIn, which had the internet buzzing. They also posted about it on their website.

There's just one problem: the internet buzz was so bad that they changed their minds. I was disappointed to hear this.

And just like that, the innovative idea was shelved for another time. Whether you agree with it or not, we should all respect people who take big swings, and this was a big swing. I’m sad we didn’t get to see it through.

AI agents are coming to companies whether the general public agrees with it or not. If you run a business, go innovate!

🔗 Read the full article on the Lattice website here.

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Cool Tech: Google Robots with Gemini 1.5 training

Google came in hot with Gemini when the AI wars first began, but they’ve gone pretty silent in the last few months. We finally have an update on what they’re doing with Gemini 1.5, and it involves robots!

Google is improving its robots' navigation and task completion skills using Gemini AI. The DeepMind robotics team explained in a research paper that the Gemini 1.5 Pro’s long context window, which lets AI models process more information, makes it easier for users to give natural language instructions to RT-2 robots.

A robot that can watch and learn instructions is a wonderful step in the right direction, and the right direction is a robot that can be at my house, keeping everything clean and organized every day. (semi-kidding)

🔗 Read the full article here.

Latest News.

🔗 Etsy says it will allow the sale of AI-generated art but not AI prompts

My take: It’s their platform, and they can do what they want. That being said, I don’t know why you would restrict not illegal on their platform. People sell quotes from famous people, but cannot sell prompts? Weird.

🔗 Q2 Funding Shows Investors Are Willing To Open Their Checkbooks — For the Right Company

My take: AI startups saw more money in 2Q than they ever have before, raising a whopping $24.2 billion in 1,001 deals, per Crunchbase data. So if you want to start a new company, start an AI company.

🔗 OpenAI Scale Ranks Progress Toward ‘Human-Level’ Problem Solving

My take: I believe this is coming quicker than we think it is. And once it’s here, all bets are off on what happens next.

🔗 Skild AI Raises $300M Series A To Build A Scalable AI Foundation Model For Robotics

My take: I love builders, and this is really dope stuff! “Skild AI is building intelligence that is grounded in the physical world. The company is breaking the data barrier in robotics, training its model on at least 1,000X more data points than competing models.”

Fresh Apps to Play With

Are you looking to automate your work or life? Want to play with excellent new AI tools? Every post has five new AI apps for you to try for yourself.

• 🔗 Amie - Calendar, todos, and email all in one place

• 🔗 Map This - Say goodbye to information overload and hello to streamlined knowledge retention and sharing

• 🔗 Translized - Translation Management Software that works for you

• 🔗 Upmetrics AI - From crafting precise text with our Auto-Writing Assistant to strategic guidance from your AI Business Co-Pilot, and insightful financial forecasting, our AI features streamline your planning process

• 🔗 Reporfy - Create AI-Powered Reports That Are Beautiful

Check out these AI apps, and let me know what you think. Reply to this email or tweet me directly.

Today’s Tip: Unlock AI-Powered Tips to Defeat Procrastination

Even the most productive people procrastinate on things; it’s human nature! I pride myself on being hyper-productive most days. In fact, I like to think I get more done before 10:00 am than most get done in the entire day. However, I also struggle to get things I really don’t want to do done. So, I created a massive ChatGPT prompt for all of us struggling with procrastination in one form or another.

Here’s the prompt for you to save:

I’m struggling with procrastination and would love your help to overcome it. Here are some details about my situation:

1. My main goal or task that I’m procrastinating on: [Placeholder for my main goal/task]

2. Some specific reasons or distractions that I feel are causing me to procrastinate: [Placeholder for my reasons/distractions]

3. How procrastination affects my daily life and productivity: [Placeholder for my description of effects]

4. Strategies or techniques I’ve tried before to overcome procrastination and their outcomes: [Placeholder for my past strategies and outcomes]

5. My preferred working style or environment (e.g., silence, with music, specific location): [Placeholder for my preferred working style/environment]

6. Specific deadlines or timeframes I’m working within: [Placeholder for my deadlines/timeframes]

7. Things I enjoy doing that could be used as rewards for completing tasks: [Placeholder for my potential rewards]

Based on this information, could you provide personalized strategies and tips to help me overcome procrastination and achieve my goals? Thank you!

Here’s an example prompt for you to see:

I’m struggling with procrastination and would love your help to overcome it. Here are some details about my situation:

1.	My main goal or task that I’m procrastinating on: Writing a comprehensive business plan for my new startup.

2. Some specific reasons or distractions that I feel are causing me to procrastinate: I often feel overwhelmed by the scope of the project and find it hard to know where to start. Additionally, I get easily distracted by social media and household chores.

3. How procrastination affects my daily life and productivity: Procrastination makes me feel stressed and anxious because I know I’m not making progress on something important. It also disrupts my daily schedule and makes me feel less productive overall.

4. Strategies or techniques I’ve tried before to overcome procrastination and their outcomes: I’ve tried using to-do lists and setting small goals, but I often end up ignoring the lists. I’ve also tried working in short bursts (Pomodoro technique), but I find it hard to stick to the breaks.

5. My preferred working style or environment (e.g., silence, with music, specific location): I work best in a quiet environment, either at my home office or a library. Background instrumental music sometimes helps me concentrate.

6. Specific deadlines or timeframes I’m working within: I need to complete the business plan within the next two months to apply for a startup accelerator program.

7. Things I enjoy doing that could be used as rewards for completing tasks: I enjoy watching episodes of my favorite TV shows, taking long walks, and cooking new recipes.

Based on this information, could you provide personalized strategies and tips to help me overcome procrastination and achieve my goals? Thank you!

Please save this prompt and fill in the placeholders with as much information as possible. Let me know if it helps you!