We’re starting to see AI do less guessing — and more real work.
Voice bots are learning when to speak, not just what to say. Chatbots are moving from replies to real planning. One AI just aced the International Math Olympiad without needing a translation layer. And Perplexity introduced a browser that doesn’t just find information — it helps you think through it.
These aren’t just shiny features. They’re signs that AI is finally closing the gap between understanding and action — becoming more aware, more useful, and more ready for the messy edge cases of real-world work.
Here’s what stood out — and why it matters.
In Today’s AI Simplified:
Founder’s Insight: Krisp’s journey has always been about clarity. This week, we take it further by giving voice AI the ability to distinguish human speech in real time – a shift that doesn’t just improve calls, but reshapes how conversational AI can interact with the world.
AI News: Mistral upgrades Le Chat with deep research mode, positioning it as a real rival to ChatGPT for productivity and enterprise security. Google DeepMind’s Gemini Deep Think clinches a gold-medal score at the International Math Olympiad, proving AI can now solve problems that make most humans sweat. Meanwhile, ChatGPT itself gains agentic superpowers, evolving from a chatbot into an autonomous digital worker that thinks, plans, and acts with minimal oversight.
AI Spotlights: Tool of the day is Drift, the conversational marketing platform combining AI chatbots with live messaging to convert visitors faster. Social buzz goes to Perplexity’s launch of Comet, an AI browser designed to become your thought partner for work and life. And looking ahead, AI for Business Live kicks off August 13-15, promising frameworks to integrate AI across marketing, sales, and operations to scale faster – even if you still think AI is just a shiny toy.
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OpenAI has launched a major upgrade to ChatGPT, introducing agentic capabilities that allow it to think and act autonomously using its own virtual computer. This new feature enables ChatGPT to handle end-to-end tasks such as planning meals and ordering ingredients, creating slide decks based on competitor analyses, summarizing client news for upcoming meetings, and more — all within a single workflow.
How it works:
ChatGPT combines its conversational intelligence with Operator’s web interaction and deep research’s analytical strengths.
It uses multiple tools — including a visual browser, text-based browser, terminal, and direct API access — to perform complex tasks efficiently.
Users remain in control, with ChatGPT requesting permission before taking consequential actions and providing on-screen narration for transparency.
Why it matters:
This upgrade marks a shift from ChatGPT as a purely generative model to a true AI agent capable of completing professional-grade workflows. For leaders, it suggests a future where AI not only informs decision-making but also executes research, planning, and operational tasks with minimal oversight.
French AI lab Mistral has rolled out major updates to its Le Chat chatbot, introducing a new “deep research” mode alongside native multilingual reasoning and advanced image editing.
The deep research mode turns Le Chat into a coordinated research assistant, able to plan, clarify needs, search, and synthesize data from multiple sources across the web. Mistral’s Head of Product, Elisa Salamanca, says the feature targets both consumers (e.g. exhaustive travel planning) and enterprises needing in-depth analysis without cloud dependencies.
This update comes shortly after Mistral launched Voxtral, its open source AI audio model capable of multilingual transcription and reasoning, now also available via Le Chat.
Key upgrades:
Deep Research: Synthesizes information from broad sources for detailed answers.
On-Prem Integration: Allows enterprises (banking, defense, government) to use Le Chat’s capabilities without uploading sensitive data to the cloud – a meaningful differentiator from OpenAI or Google-hosted solutions.
Projects: Groups chats, documents, and ideas into organized spaces for work or personal productivity.
Advanced Image Editing: Prompts like “remove the object” or “place me in another city” now supported.
Google DeepMind’s advanced Gemini Deep Think just earned a gold medal-level score at the International Mathematical Olympiad 2025 – yes, the same Olympiad where human geniuses sweat bullets over six mind-bending math problems.
Last year, AI systems managed a silver performance. This year? Gemini solved five out of six problems perfectly within the 4.5-hour competition window, with solutions so clean the IMO graders called them “astonishing.”
Unlike previous AI models that needed experts to translate math problems into formal languages, Gemini Deep Think handled everything in natural language end-to-end, proving it can reason like a top human – and probably do your taxes while at it (just kidding, IRS).
Why it matters:
This leap signals AI’s growing ability in complex multi-step reasoning, moving us closer to AGI and to AI becoming an everyday tool for mathematicians, scientists, and problem solvers worldwide.
Tool of the week
Drift: Conversational Marketing Platform for Real-Time Customer Engagement
Drift is a conversational marketing platform designed to enhance how businesses connect with website visitors. By integrating AI chatbots and real-time messaging, Drift enables companies to engage potential customers instantly, answer questions without delays, and guide leads efficiently through the sales funnel.
Key features:
Real-time messaging: Engage with visitors live to improve conversion rates and customer satisfaction.
AI-driven insights: Analyze visitor data to personalize conversations and understand buyer intent.
Lead routing: Automatically connect prospects to the appropriate team member based on set rules.
Meeting scheduling: Book calls or demos directly within the chat interface for a seamless scheduling experience.
Customizable chatbots: Design bots tailored to specific business needs, from lead qualification to customer support.
Social Buzz
Perplexity CEO Announces Comet: An AI Browser for Work and Life
Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivasannounced on Xthe launch of Comet, their next major product since introducing Perplexity in 2022. Comet is positioned as a browser designed to act as both a thought partner and assistant across all aspects of digital life, integrating AI deeply into daily workflows.
“Comet is a browser that's designed to be a thought partner and assistant for every aspect of your digital life: work and personal,” Srinivas shared.
Why it matters:
The AI browser race is heating up, with companies reimagining the browser not just as a window to the web but as an interactive co-pilot that anticipates needs, supports research, and manages tasks seamlessly. As AI becomes embedded in core digital infrastructure, expect the boundaries between browsing, working, and thinking to continue to blur.
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