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Welcome to another edition of AI PlanetX.
OpenAI automates research as its chief scientist warns of AI risks; celebrity scams cost a victim £250,000 as public fears grow.
Inside This Edition: 💎
Hottest AI News
Top AI & SaaS Tools
AI Tutorial: Make Any Document Visually On Brand
Top AI & Tech News
AI Art Spotlight
Prompt of the Day: Cinematic Prompts for Image & Videos
Featured AI Video
Hottest AI News
OpenAI
OpenAI Automates Research While Its Chief Scientist Warns of the Risks
OpenAI just revealed two sides of the same AI story: its agents are already doing research-intern-level work at massive scale, while its chief scientist warns humanity may not be ready for what comes next.
Details:
OpenAI says it hit its September “automated research intern” goal. Agents log 3.1 workdays per human day; median researchers use $600+ daily, while the 90th percentile tops $7,000
Researcher token output is up 124x since December, about 80% use 4+ agents at once, and experiments hit a record high. Agents take on longer, harder tasks, though humans steer
Jakub Pachocki warns rapid gains could become recursive self-improvement, with growing cyber and control risks. He wants stronger alignment, monitoring, shared safety bars and slowdowns
OpenAI’s next goal is a fully automated AI researcher by March 2028, using AI to advance research and safety while keeping humans inside the loop.
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AI Regulation
Victim Loses £250,000 After Scammers Use AI Celebrity Investment Video
A victim in Northern Ireland lost £250,000 after scammers used an AI-generated video of a well-known financial personality to sell a fake investment, showing how convincing AI-powered fraud has become.
Details:
The victim started with a small investment, then was contacted on WhatsApp and pushed to send more. The scammers slowly built trust and persuaded them to create several accounts
They gained remote control of the victim’s computer by claiming to help with the investment, then urged the victim to borrow money and transferred it to accounts they controlled
Police warn AI can fake videos, voices, ads, websites and celebrity endorsements. Verify financial firms independently and check FCA authorization
Police say stop and check before sending money, never be rushed, avoid remote control, and talk to family members if an investment seems suspicious.
Top AI & SaaS Tools
Acadle (Life-time Deal): AI-powered platform for creating and managing online academies with automated course generation, assessments, certificates, and performance tracking
Spawn: Turn any idea into a multiplayer browser game with Savi — build it with friends, then jump in and play
Grok Bot Marketplace: AI teammates that handle specific tasks across areas like marketing, sales, engineering, design, recruiting, and operations
Kombai Gallery: Curated library of over 20,000 web and mobile UI designs helps agents and humans create standout interfaces [F-R-E-E]
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AI made PMs faster. Multiplayer mode is still broken.
A PM can summarize research, draft a PRD, and mock up a prototype before lunch. The hard part starts when the team has to decide what actually gets built.
Jira Product Discovery gives product teams one place to capture insights, prioritize ideas with consistent frameworks, and build living roadmaps stakeholders can rally around.
And because it’s connected to Jira, the context behind every decision stays with the work—so developers and their agents know not just what to build, but why.
AI helps PMs move faster. Jira Product Discovery helps the whole team build with confidence.
AI Tutorial
How to Turn Any Document Into Branded Visuals Using Claude and Canva
If you’ve ever wished your documents could turn into visuals automatically, Claude and Canva just made that real. This combo helps you transform any text into beautiful, branded designs.
Go to Claude
Open your browser and visit Claude. Sign in with your existing Anthropic account, or create another one.
Navigate “Search and Tools” Section
On the left panel, tap on “Search and Tools”. This area allows you to integrate external apps and plugins that expand Claude’s abilities beyond text.
Enable Canva Plugin
In the plugin list, enable Canva, connect your account if prompted, and grant permission. You’ll then see Canva under “Active Tools.”
Prepare Source Material
Gather any file or content you want to visualize, such as:
Blog posts or newsletters
Product guides or sales decks
Meeting notes, reports, or summaries
Claude supports multiple file types (PDF, DOCX, TXT, etc.), so you can upload almost any written content.
Upload Document
Use the upload button next to the chat bar. Drag and drop your document or select it from your device. Claude will scan the content.
Ask Claude to Design
Type a clear, direct prompt explaining what you want. For example:
“Create a branded LinkedIn carousel from this file using Canva.”“Design a clean infographic highlighting the top 5 takeaways.”“Convert this meeting summary into a visual presentation with icons and charts.”
The clearer your style and purpose, the better the visual result.
Review Generated Designs
Within seconds, Claude will generate a set of ready-to-edit Canva visuals. These will typically include layout suggestions, color accents, and font pairings that match your content type.
Open and Edit in Canva
Press “Open in Canva.” This transfers your generated designs to Canva’s editor, where you can:
Adjust colors, logos, or fonts to match your brand
Add or remove icons and images
Refine text alignment or transitions for final polish
Note: If your document is long, ask Claude to summarize or extract highlights first — it makes the design cleaner and easier to follow.
Top AI & Tech News
NBC News poll of 7,105 adults found that most Americans are more worried than excited about AI, despite increasing use of the technology
ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming is reportedly overseeing a fresh AI model designed to generate interactive 3D virtual worlds in real time
Anthropic abandoned its nearly finalized $6–7 billion acquisition of Israeli AI startup Decart after deep due diligence uncovered concerns that remain unknown
Insilico Medicine reported early clinical data suggesting its AI-designed drug rentosertib may make patients appear biologically younger across six aging measures
AI Art Spotlight
Create Your Own Photo Like This Using the Prompt Below:
Create a premium 9:16 sports editorial. Main Subject: Young male skateboarder mid-air performing a trick above a concrete bowl. Creative Direction: His board's angle forms one diagonal line matching the bowl's curved edge below. Camera: Distant low-angle perspective. Typography: "DROP." Luxury street sports campaign. 9:16.Model: ChatGPT Images 2.0 / Nano Banana 2
Prompt of the Day
150+ Cinematic Prompts for AI Images & Videos
This prompt resource is a library of 150+ cinematic film and photography techniques with ready-to-copy prompts for AI image and video generators. It covers camera angles, lenses, lighting, composition, film styles, and techniques such as dolly shots, rack focus, silhouettes, and depth of field, with editable placeholders.