AI Alive
Plus, Perplexity x PayPal
Jelani Abdus-Salaam
May 14, 2025
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Here’s What’s On The Menu For Today
🧠 AI On My Mind
🤖 TikTok launches AI Alive
✨ Perplexity picks PayPal
📰 News Hot Off The Press
AI ON MY MIND
Happy Wednesday!
Spoke on a podcast yesterday about AI agents. The host hit me with a solid question:
“What’s the most useful thing AI agents can actually solve right now?”
My answer? Sales and marketing.
If you’re experimenting with agents, marketing is the lowest-friction testing ground.
Why? Because most of marketing today is just content. And AI eats content for breakfast.
Start there. Build, test, learn.
Then expand into ops, product, support—whatever makes sense next.
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TODAY’S TOP STORIES
TikTok launches AI Alive for video creation
TikTok's introduction of AI Alive, a tool for turning static images into videos, marks a significant expansion in its platform's capabilities.
Why it matters: This development underscores TikTok's push into advanced content creation, potentially increasing user engagement and staying ahead in a highly competitive market.
Driving the news:
TikTok Stories platform now includes AI that transforms photos to short-form videos.
- This tool leverages AI to make video creation accessible to all users.
- Distinguishes TikTok from competitors by enhancing creative options.
Zoom in:
AI Alive offers creatives and brands a new avenue to interact with audiences.
- The tool democratizes content creation.
- ByteDance sees a boost in user-generated content as a growth strategy.
Yes, but: Some worry about over-reliance on AI, potentially undermining authentic content.
Be Smart: Expect a surge in diverse content forms, challenging marketers to evolve strategies.
The bottom line: AI Alive positions TikTok as a frontrunner in AI-driven user engagement.
Perplexity picks PayPal to power agentic commerce purchases
Why it matters: Aligning with PayPal, Perplexity AI strengthens its transactional operations, possibly reshaping digital commerce dynamics.
What we found: This partnership enables seamless sales directly through AI-driven interfaces.
How it works:
- Users can make purchases within Perplexity's AI-powered settings.
- PayPal provides secure financial transactions.
Yes, but: Payment accessibility may exclude regions where PayPal faces restrictions.
The bottom line: Strategic partnerships empower AI firms to innovate commerce beyond traditional platforms.
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🖥️ Serif AI
If you’re not using Serif yet, I don’t know what you’re waiting for.
This tool has quickly become one of my go-to time savers.
Here’s why:
Every time I check my inbox, Serif has already written replies for the emails that need a response.
All I do is review, make quick edits if needed, and hit send. That’s it. .
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