"Welcome to The Daily AI Briefing!" Good morning, tech enthusiasts and AI watchers. Today we're covering groundbreaking developments in AI video generation, autonomous business outreach, and how ChatGPT might be coming for your spreadsheet software. Let's dive into the latest innovations reshaping our digital landscape. In today's briefing: - LTXV's impressive 60-second AI video breakthrough - Artisan's autonomous business development representative - OpenAI's potential Excel and PowerPoint competitors - Grok 4's market research capabilities - Slack's new enterprise search function - Self-driving AI labs for materials discovery - Plus trending tools and industry moves First up, Lightricks has released a significant update to its open-weights LTXV model that allows for image-to-video generations over 60 seconds long. What makes this particularly impressive is how the model streams video live as it generates, returning the first second instantly while continuously building scenes without cuts. Users can apply control inputs throughout the generation process, adjusting poses, depth, and style mid-stream. The model is trained on fully licensed data and is available in both 13B and mobile-friendly 2B parameter versions on GitHub and Hugging Face. In the business automation space, Artisan has introduced an AI business development representative named Ava. This tool taps into a database of over 200 million local Google businesses and performs fully autonomous outreach. Artisan consolidates outbound tools including multi-channel outreach with full email deliverability management, automated lead enrichment across multiple data sources, and live intent signal scraping. OpenAI appears to be expanding ChatGPT's capabilities into productivity software territory. Reports suggest the company is developing ChatGPT agents that can create and edit spreadsheets or presentations directly in chat, potentially bypassing the need for Microsoft Office or Google Workspace. ChatGPT will reportedly feature dedicated buttons below the search bar to generate these documents using natural language prompts. Early testing indicates the performance is still "slow and buggy," but this could represent a significant shift in how we create business documents. For market research enthusiasts, Grok 4's advanced research capabilities and canvas feature now enable comprehensive market analysis and dynamic financial forecasting models. Users can request detailed market research, scenario planning, and create visualizations using its Canvas to code visual financial dashboards with revenue projections and economic indicators. Slack has introduced enterprise search functionality, allowing users to find information across company data and third-party apps. This unified search connects to applications like Salesforce, Google Drive, and Microsoft Teams, bringing together structured and unstructured data for easier access. In scientific innovation, North Carolina State University researchers have developed an AI-powered, self-driving lab for materials discovery. This system continuously streams chemical experiments, collecting 10 times more data than traditional systems. By capturing data every half-second, the lab's machine-learning algorithms quickly identify promising material candidates while using fewer chemicals and producing less waste. The AI job market continues to evolve with opportunities at companies like Glean, Abridge, OpenAI, and Luma AI. Meanwhile, talent movement across the industry shows no signs of slowing, with Meta poaching key personnel from OpenAI and Anthropic regaining some of its Claude Code developers. As we conclude today's briefing, it's clear that AI development continues at breathtaking speed across multiple domains. From content creation to scientific discovery, these tools are redefining what's possible. Whether you're a developer, business professional, or just curious about the future of technology, staying informed about these ra