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1/ AI Just Made a VIP Guest List of Voices You Can Use

levenLabs just launched the Iconic Voice Marketplace, letting brands use AI versions of celebrity voices — all cleared with rights-holders. You can now hear voices from Michael Caine, Liza Minnelli, Art Garfunkel, and even historical legends like Maya Angelou or Mark Twain. Matthew McConaughey is already using it to narrate his newsletter in Spanish. Think of it like a “Cameo” for AI voices, but fully licensed. It’s a first step into a weirdly fascinating world of ethical voice cloning.

2/ World Labs’ Marble Turns Prompts Into Playable Worlds

Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs just dropped Marble — a next-gen “world model” that can turn text, images, or videos into full 3D environments. Users can tweak or expand existing worlds, then export them for games, VFX, or VR projects. It’s now open to everyone with plans starting at $20/month. Li calls it a step toward “spatial intelligence” — moving beyond language models to ones that actually understand space. Basically, it’s like ChatGPT for entire 3D worlds.

3/ GPT-5.1 Rolls Out With Tone Presets and Custom Emojis

OpenAI just dropped GPT-5.1 — a lighter, chattier upgrade to its main model with faster reasoning and more personality. Users can now pick from eight tone presets (like Friendly, Quirky, or Cynical) and even tweak things like emoji use and warmth. There’s also a new “Instant” mode for quick replies and a “Thinking” mode for deeper ones. Oddly, the rollout was pretty low-key, with no flashy benchmarks or hype. Maybe OpenAI’s just playing it cool — or racing Gemini 3 to the punch.

4/ Are We Getting Smarter — or Just Better at Being Lazy?

MIT scientists are finding that our brains might literally be slowing down in the age of ChatGPT. One study showed students who used AI to write essays had less brain activity and couldn’t even recall what they’d just written. Researchers worry that our “frictionless” tech habits — offloading memory, focus, and effort onto machines — are creating what some call a “stupidogenic society.” We’ve traded challenge for convenience, and while AI makes life easier, it’s quietly making thinking harder. The big question: are we getting smarter with our tools, or just better at letting them think for us?

5/ OpenAI Just Shot Its Shot at Google Chrome

OpenAI says it’d totally be down to buy Google Chrome—if the courts ever force Google to sell it. The comment came during a major antitrust trial where the DOJ is trying to break up Google’s dominance in online search. Google’s not having it, insisting Chrome isn’t up for grabs and calling the lawsuit bogus. OpenAI previously tried partnering with Google (no luck), and now it’s riding with Microsoft and Bing. Meanwhile, Google’s flexing Gemini, and OpenAI might even be cooking up its own social network. The AI wars just keep getting juicier.

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That’s it. See you on the next open. And do me a favor and move this email to your “Primary” inbox - trust me, it’ll be worth it.

- Charlie “Your AI Assistant” Patel