Given that everyone and his brother are adding AI writing to their software suites, it’s no surprise Zoom is following suit.

The wildly popular video meeting app that made the Coronavirus scourge bearable for millions says its new ‘AI Companion’ — coming in 2024 — will offer:

~A Q&A feature that enables users to ask questions about what’s going on in the meeting — and receive responses written by AI

~Automated, written meeting summaries

~AI writing help for sending chat messages

~AI writing help for Zoom Mail

~Identification of action items for the user — based on the content of a Zoom meeting

~Additional AI help

In other AI-generated writing news:

*In-Depth Guide: Forget Off-the-Rack Prose: Now You Can Customize ChatGPT: ChatGPT has come out with ‘Custom Instructions’ tools that can be used to customize its writing output.

This video guide — by AI Advantage — offers one of the most thoroughly creative implementations of those new tools currently on the Web.

Click here for 20+ variables you can use with ‘Custom Instructions’ to highly fine-tune the writing output you’re seeking.

One caveat: The video moves along at an extremely fast pace.

So you may want to run the demo a few times to glean everything it offers.

Another great video to check-out on how to get the most from ‘Custom Instructions’ is available from Corrie Who Writes.

*Fierce Competitor to ChatGPT Releases $20/Month Alternative: Anthropic is looking to eat ChatGPT’s lunch.

The highly-funded competitor has launched ‘Claude Pro’ — an AI writer and more — that competes directly with ChatGPT at the same price of $20/month.

Observes writer Kyle Wiggers: “For the monthly price of $20 in the US — or £18 in the UK — customers get five times more usage than the free Claude 2 tier provides, the ability to send many more messages, priority access to Claude 2 during high-traffic periods and early access to new features.”

*Old Dog, New Tricks: IBM Plays Catch-up with ChatGPT: Add IBM to the growing list of tech titans looking to go head-to-head against ChatGPT.

Dubbed the ‘Granite Series,’ the new AI tools, due out in Q3, 2023, are “designed to summarize, analyze and generate text — similar to OpenAI’s ChatGPT and GPT-4.

“Interestingly, before the models are released, the company plans to reveal the data used to train them and the process involved in filtering and processing that data,” according to writer Sanjana Shankar.

*ChatGPT: Fading in Influence — or Just Chillin’ for the Summer?: While there’s been a lot of hand-wringing over the decline of ChatGPT’s popularity during the past few months, common sense dictates it’s much ado about nothing.

Reuters in this post, for example, reports that ChatGPT’s traffic has been down every month for the past three months.

Undoubtedly true.

But it makes sense there would be a decline in usage after the initial supernova explosion of interest ChatGPT enjoyed during the first half of 2023.

After all, more than a few looky-lous who rarely write on a daily basis have most likely moved along to the next shiny object after they took their free ride on ChatGPT.

Plus: The drop-off in ChatGPT usage has occurred over the Summer, a time when most college students — who represent a significant percentage of ChatGPT users — are hormonally predisposed to engage in ‘alternate pursuits.’

*Otter.ai’s Cheat Sheet: We’ll Transcribe Your Sales Call — Then Tell You What to Do Next: Otter.ai — a pioneer in AI-powered translation — has released an interesting spin on the tech.

Dubbed ‘OtterPilot for Sales,’ the tool auto-generates written transcriptions of sales calls — then auto-suggests the next move a salesperson should take, based on the sales call transcription.

Those suggestions include “next steps, action items, BANT (Budget, Authority, Need, and Timeline), MEDDPIC (Metrics, Economic Buyer, Decision Criteria, Decision Process, Paper Process, Identify Pain, Champions, and Competition), and more,” according to writer Sabrina Ortiz.

Speaking of next moves: Why not simply program an AI bot to implement those ‘next action’ items and let everyone else take the afternoon off?

*HubSpot’s All Aboard the AI Train: Highly popular marketing platform HubSpot is going AI.

During the next few months, the selling juggernaut will be rolling out various tools in its new, ‘HubSpot AI’ suite.

Observes writer Ron Miller: “HubSpot AI involves a four-pronged approach, starting with content assistants.

“These tools help users in the context of where they are across the platform, to generate whatever content you need.

“The agents, which are in various stages of development, could help create blog posts, images, marketing campaigns and Web sites.”

Currently, Hubspot usage boasts nearly 114,000 paying customers.

*Say It, See it: New ChatGPT Plugin for Canva Released: Users of the extremely popular Canva graphic design tool can now use ChatGPT to easily create digital visuals for Web sites.

Observes writer Jose Antonio Lanz: “The newly launched plugin facilitates the creation of new visuals with just a few clicks.

“In the chatbot’s prompt box, users can describe the visual they wish to create, using prompts such as, ‘I am an AI enthusiast active on Twitter. Create a banner for my account.’

“This will generate a list of visuals from which users can choose their favorite option, edit it in Canva and download it directly to use as needed.”

Currently, Canva attracts 135 million visits/month.

*Justice Gets an AI Upgrade: The Guide: ReadWrite has put together a comprehensive guide on how AI is changing the practice of law.

Observes writer Timothy Carter: “By leveraging advanced technologies such as natural language processing, machine learning and robotic process automation, law firms realize significant efficiencies that increase profitability while producing faster client outcomes.

“However, successfully implementing an AI strategy requires a deep understanding of both its potential uses and core technology components—this guide aims to help you unlock that power.”

*AI Big Picture: AI’s Hit List — The 20 Jobs Most Likely to Be Replaced on Changed by AI: Despite starry-eyed gloss-overs by many AI evangelists, the smart money indicates AI will eradicate a number of jobs in coming years.

Plus, it’s also predicted AI will change a number of other jobs substantially.

Observe the team of writers who put this article together: “As AI language models continue to advance, it is crucial for workers in these occupations to adapt and acquire new skills that complement AI technologies and learn to work effectively alongside AI systems.”

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–Joe Dysart is editor of RobotWritersAI.com and a tech journalist with 20+ years experience. His work has appeared in 150+ publications, including The New York Times and the Financial Times of London.