Maxim Levoshin

Category: AI

  • ChatGPT Turns Into a Shopping Assistant

    ChatGPT Just Became a Shopping Platform

    I tried it — and yes, you can now confidently shop directly from the chat interface. For now, it only works in the U.S. and only with Shopify and Etsy, but this future is rolling out fast.

    How Buying Through ChatGPT Works

    Ask something like “What’s a good gift for my grandma?” and you’ll instantly see a curated selection of products, a buy button, and a familiar Stripe checkout. Pay with your card, and wait for your delivery.

    Who Handles Delivery and Support?

    The seller takes care of shipping and customer service. ChatGPT just shows the products and handles the payment process. No more endless scrolling through store listings — the AI already did the research and picked the best options.

    What Comes Next? Proactive AI Shopping

    Here’s what might be coming:

    Picked a movie for tonight? Want me to order a gluten-free pizza for the whole family?

    I see you're out of matching socks — delivery in 10 minutes.

    Your dog is barking? She probably wants turkey-flavored kibble. I’ve ordered a premium pack from a sponsored brand.

    How was your Tinder date yesterday? I sent flowers — here’s a photo.

    Are you ready to delegate your shopping to AI?

  • MIT Study: AI Use May Harm Thinking Skills

    British Scientists Confirm: AI Might Be Making Us Dumber

    MIT Media Lab just released a 200-page study exploring how large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT affect the human brain.
    Spoiler: it’s not good news.

    Inside the Experiment: Essays, EEGs, and Chocolate

    Researchers asked three groups of students to write essays:
    One used ChatGPT, the second used Google,
    The third went old-school—with just chocolate (and cheat sheets, though that part didn’t make the paper).

    While they wrote, researchers monitored their brain activity using EEG.

    The Findings: Less Effort, Less Thinking

    Brains worked less when students had AI assistance. Those using ChatGPT showed the lowest brain engagement.
    The results? Boring, generic essays—and students couldn’t even recall what they wrote. Worse, they felt less satisfied with their work—an early warning sign of AI-induced burnout or depression.

    MIT’s Warning: AI Undermines Independent Thinking

    AI makes knowledge more accessible, but at the cost of deeper cognitive effort. Students using LLMs showed signs of weaker memory, reduced critical thinking, and overall dependence on external tools.

    AI doesn’t make you smarter—it makes you less capable of learning.

    Do you use AI in your studies or work? Have you noticed a shift in how you think?

    In the next post, I’ll show you how I build custom AI bots in five minutes using just voice notes.

  • Meta Ray-Ban Display: Smart Glasses with AR and Gesture Control

    Meta Ray-Ban Display: Smart Glasses with AR and Gesture Control

    Meta Ray-Ban Display: The future of eyewear is here

    The first tech enthusiasts got their hands on the new Meta Ray-Ban Display — and were blown away.

    On the outside, they look like classic Ray-Bans.
    But hidden inside the lens is a tiny display that shows messages, maps, translations, photo and video previews — all without pulling out your phone.

    Like sci-fi brought to life: What these glasses can do

    The feature set feels like something out of science fiction: real-time subtitles and translations, video calls directly in the lens, step-by-step navigation, and smart prompts powered by AI.

    Neural Band: Control with a pinch, even behind your back

    The secret weapon is the Neural Band — a bracelet that reads your muscle signals. You control the glasses with gestures: a pinch to select, a double pinch to open the menu. You can even do it with your hand behind your back. Stealth mode, activated.

    Battery life, camera, and price

    The glasses last around six hours on a single charge, and up to 30 hours with the case. The 12MP camera takes solid photos and videos. The display is bright enough for you, yet nearly invisible to everyone else.

    All this for just $799. Tempted?

  • AI Is Reshaping Consulting: What Comes Next?

    AI vs. Expertise: End of the Consulting Status Quo?

    When an AI can analyze data, build a strategy, and produce a polished corporate presentation in minutes, the era of expensive human expertise is running out of time.

    Even McKinsey—the very symbol of top-tier consulting—has had to rethink its DNA for the first time in a century.

    Ivy League Grads Out, AI Agents In?

    Instead of armies of Ivy League grads working on months-long projects, we now have thousands of AI agents writing in consulting tone, fact-checking logic, and assembling materials. Every specialist will soon come with a personal AI bot, free of charge.

    Clients Want Outcomes, Not PowerPoint Decks

    And the demand is shifting: clients no longer want someone in a suit delivering slides. They want a partner who’ll dig in and own the results. Already, one in four consulting projects is paid based on actual outcomes.

    Who Will Survive the AI Wave?

    Junior roles are under pressure. Average expertise is fading fast. What’s rising in value? Experience, the ability to learn quickly, and working well with others—things AI still can’t automate.

    Consulting is entering a new era with one rule: survival doesn’t go to the smartest, but to the fastest.

  • When ChatGPT booked me a haircut… in a bus

    When ChatGPT booked me a haircut… in a bus

    When ChatGPT booked me a haircut – and nailed it… sort of

    Today I decided to test ChatGPT’s new agent mode. I’d seen a post where it worked flawlessly: someone asked to book a haircut in Los Angeles, the AI opened a browser, found a salon, made the appointment – smooth as silk.

    Inspired, I tried: “Book me a haircut tomorrow in Brooklyn, São Paulo.”

    Spoiler: I did NOT expect what happened next.

    At first: flawless automation

    At first, it was perfect. The browser opened, and the agent narrated:
    “Comparing ratings,”
    “Scrolling the page,”
    “Clicking the booking button.”
    It found a barber, asked my preferred time, paused briefly for login, then finished the booking and sent me a neat summary: tomorrow at 1 PM, 25-minute haircut.

    I even got the email confirmation.

    It felt like the future — the kind where AI can do everything except find your missing socks.

    The twist: a barbershop in a bus

    But then… I checked the salon photos. And there it was: a barbershop. Inside. A regular. City. Bus.

    Not “retro-themed,” not “repurposed.” Just a literal bus parked on the roadside, with stools, dust, and a hint of existential despair.

    AI: mission accomplished.
    Me: wondering if my next agent prompt would be “Find where they sterilize their tools.”

    Lesson: trust but verify

    Always double-check — whether it’s a human agent or a digital one. Amen.

  • The Next 3 Years of AI: What to Expect and Why It Matters

    We’ve already passed the event horizon.
    The point of no return is behind us. While we haven’t yet built robots that handle every task or instant cures for disease, GPT-4 and other systems are already outperforming humans in many areas. And yes — they draw better cats. It’s only accelerating from here.

    Where AI is heading

    The most important shift isn’t just automation of routine work — it’s the acceleration of scientific progress and productivity. AI is already making researchers 2–3 times more productive.

    What’s coming (if current trends continue)

    2025: AI agents will perform complex cognitive tasks — such as writing code. Programming will be completely transformed.

    2026: We’ll see systems capable of generating new scientific ideas. Not just assisting — actually inventing.

    2027: Physical robots will begin entering the real world as useful agents.

    Intelligence will be cheaper than water

    By the 2030s, we’ll enter an era of abundance. The current barriers holding back progress will disappear. Intelligence will be as ubiquitous as electricity.

    Fun fact: a single ChatGPT query consumes just 0.34 Wh of energy.In the future, computing costs will be negligible.
    AI will help create new AI. Robots will build more robots. A cycle of self-improvement is underway.

    What this means for us

    Many jobs will disappear. New ones will emerge. Social systems will adapt — not instantly, but gradually. New social contracts and rules will be created.

    What seems like magic today — AI writing novels, developing new drugs, discovering new materials — will soon feel routine.
    Scientific breakthroughs in one year instead of decades.

    The biggest risks

    The single most critical challenge: solving the alignmentproblem — ensuring AI acts in humanity’s best interests.

    We already see how social media algorithms manipulate attention. If we don’t design future AI with care, the risks will be far greater than just the zombification of newsfeeds.

    This is a short summary of Sam Altman’s essay on the future of AI.

    My take?
    If you’re an entrepreneur or simply someone who wants to build new things — there has never been a better time to start.
    Well — except yesterday, of course.

    We’re standing at the beginning of a true world reset. And it’s only just getting started.