In our latest AI Insiders session, Nir Eisikovits explored the rise of sycophantic AI, chatbots that prioritize pleasing answers over accuracy. Discover the risks to decision-making and why human oversight matters in the full replay here.

We're expanding the Using AI for Marketing book with new chapters on GEO and AI Agents and we’d love your input.

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Deanna: Got a fun one for ya! Answer to an AI Tag over in LinkedIn. What happens with 1950s Dior meets Higgsfield AI silly special effects? Let's see. Turn it up!

Amy: Has anyone taken this course (last one was in June)? Is it worth the investment?

Jane: In our latest AI Insiders session, Nir Eisikovits, Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Applied Ethics Center at UMass Boston, unpacked the rise of sycophantic AI, where chatbots and systems prioritize pleasing responses over accuracy.

Jerlisa: Hey everyone, I’m curating two workshops next week (Monday & Tuesday). Accessing $150K worth of grant money for your business (FREE)... Check them out here.

Arjit: Hey! I’m Arjit - ex-PM, now building Typpout.com, an AI GTM engine that helps PMMs like you find ICPs, auto-create LinkedIn content, and run outreach without juggling 5 different tools.

Andrea: Hi everyone! I’m Andrea Tedesco, part of the founding team at Cassandra, a startup in the Marketing Mix Modeling space. I split my time between Milan and New York,..

Eric: Hey Everyone, looking forward to connecting. I’m Eric Kramer, based in South Florida (Boca Raton) and I work remotely in Paid Media at Kinesso (IPG Mediabrands).

Jara: Hi Everyone! My name is Jara Radom, based in Maplewood, NJ (outside NYC). I'm a Consumer Marketing leader currently consulting as I look for my next role.

Adam: Hi I am Adam Turinas. Based in ATX. I run a B2B marketing firm called Health Launchpad. Looking forward to learning from the Hive mind. We are in the midst of using to transform how we work and what we do for clients so keen to learn any new ideas here.

L H: Hi everyone! I’ve recently launched my freelance SEO/AEO business, Data Untangled, to help small and mid-sized businesses improve their online visibility and attract more of the right customers.

Silvia: Hello Community! This is Silvia Mogas, founder of BlockchainMarketingBoutique.com. I am looking for a PR / Comms expert in web3, especially in Bitcoin, to help me work with a client.

Shahar: Hi all, I'm looking to hire PT/FT n8n+AI automation+front end+supabase specialist. budget is a bit limited, hiring is from east Europe or PH.

Amelia: Hi everyone - I'm looking for a contract social media manager who's creative and good with video (company mainly sells to web developers and marketers) - someone who can repurpose existing art. Know anyone great?

Jane: Google says AI is boosting search usage and improving click quality, not hurting web traffic. Despite concerns, it claims most sites are seeing stable or better traffic, especially those with authentic, in-depth content. For publishers, the message is clear: adapt to evolving search habits or risk being left behind.

Mike: Some initial thoughts on how solopreneurs and creators can benefit from GPT-5. What do you think so far?

David: Got this note from an event organizer friend where I spoke last year. DM me if this is you or you have someone good to recommend: We are hosting our 2nd IIEX.AI event this October and I still need a solid, high level plenary speaker to join us. (Here are some of the speakers we've already lined up.)

Randall: A bit last minute, and not sure if there are still free spots. Here is an intensive 2 day course this weekend.

Jason: Any nerds building stuff with n8n?

Mario: Our engineering team is and I’m going to expand it to some automation on the commercial operations of the company. Getting into it a more over next 2 weeks - I’ll come back to you once I’m a little more well versed to trade notes

Mario: Separately - Anyone using the new agent mode on chatGPT? Have been testing this week on the use case of evaluating customer service/account management emails to analyze and summarize topics trends that require more training, marketing support or identify ideas for blogs etc….

Jeremy: We shipped a major upgrade to our Highlighter feature (take long video and turn it into social clips), you can see a preview here.

Artem: Hey fellas. Wrote an interesting post on LinkedIn about the current state of AI in healthcare. Feel free to check it out!

Tessa: Hi everyone! We’re looking for 5 media planners or advertising strategists to pilot our new content-based media planning tool. It uses AI to analyze videos, identify high-match audiences, and recommend optimal placements across streaming, social, and digital. If you’re interested in a free trial, learn more here.

Randall: This looks (potentially) interesting. What tools are folks using? Home grown prompts + automation? Or batteries-included systems (like this)?