The Zapier Blog

JULY 11, 2025

I've been writing about AI since before most people knew what it stood for, and still, barely a week goes by where I don't have to look up some new term or technical topic. Try Zapier's AI features Discover how AI gives you automation superpowers.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 11, 2025

I would know: I've been writing about them for the past few years, and it feels like every time I publish an article, another new model drops. Its ChatGPT chatbot and DALL·E 2 image generator essentially kickstarted the current AI boom. mini, o3-pro, and GPT Image 1 are three of OpenAI's latest models.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 17, 2023

If you’ve made it this far into 2023 without hearing about ChatGPT or the artificial intelligence (AI) technology powering the tool, here’s your notice: it’s time to pay attention. For years, we’ve heard about the promise of AI—some of which, frankly, felt like baseless hype. I try to steer clear of hyperbole.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2023

ChatGPT, OpenAI’s text-generating AI chatbot, has taken the world by storm. It’s able to write essays, code and more given short text prompts , hyper-charging productivity. ChatGPT was recently super-charged by GPT-4 , the latest language-writing model from OpenAI’s labs. And OpenAI is heavily investing in it.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 1, 2023

Reporter’s note: Before we get into this, thank you to the Startups Weekly readers who pointed out that last week’s link to my column was broken. If you want to know about the state of solo GPs — which oh boy, is it rocky — please read my TC+ story here: Are Solo GPs screwed? To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. Overdescribe.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

Bored with ChatGPT? Of course you aren't. It's helping millions of people write content, solve coding problems, and create games, among other ridiculous and impressive things. Because ChatGPT isn't the only hat in the ring. The app takes the prompts you write and passes them to the AI model.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 8, 2023

The recent terms & conditions controversy sequence goes like this: A clause added to Zoom’s legalese back in March 2023 grabbed attention on Monday after a post on Hacker News claimed it allowed the company to use customer data to train AI models “with no opt out” Cue outrage on social media.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 4, 2023

It's similar to other AI-powered text generation tools like ChatGPT , but it's supposed to pack the power of Google Search —where I spend most of my time—into a conversational bot. " It performs text-based tasks like creating various forms of content, summarizing text, and translating between languages. ."

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

Since ChatGPT burst onto the scene last year, AI writing tools have been big news. In the right circumstances, these AI text generators can help you work better and faster, and create more polished and on-brand copy. Of course, all AI writing software needs human supervision to deliver the best results.

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

Anthropic , a startup that hopes to raise $5 billion over the next four years to train powerful text-generating AI systems like OpenAI’s ChatGPT , today peeled back the curtain on its approach to creating those systems. Because it’s often trained on questionable internet sources (e.g.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 7, 2023

Many authors — including Young Adult powerhouse Maureen Johnson and “Little Fires Everywhere” author Celeste Ng — spoke out against Prosecraft for training a model on their books without consent. ” Smith did not respond to multiple requests for comment, but he elaborated on his intentions in his blog post.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

There’s a lot of noise right now about how generative AIs like ChatGPT and Bard are going to revolutionize various aspects of the web, but companies targeting narrower verticals are already experiencing success. Then you load up its maw with the last 10 years of annual reports, financials, blog posts and so on to make it yours.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 17, 2023

Writing authentic sales emails is tough, even for the sharpest salespeople. It's hard to continuously come up with fresh and creative ways to talk to prospects in a way that won't get you sent straight to the trash. I fed ChatGPT a whole load of different prompts to see if it could craft some decent sales emails for me.

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Jason Calacanis

JUNE 21, 2023

I decided to start writing again this summer, as I haven't flexed the muscle in years and enjoy the replies I get back. Also, I'd like to finish the half-done book in my drafts folder. They fix your typos in real time, restructure your clunky sentences, tell you when a word is overused, and suggest topics. Ahh, Jesus.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 13, 2025

We're a few years into the latest AI boom, and it feels like things are starting to mature a little. AI writing generators once seemed like they were going to be the next big enterprise app category, but in reality, text generation is now more of a feature than a standalone business.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 13, 2025

When AI chatbots first came on the scene, and everyone was racing to release good-enough-first-version AI chatbots of their own, it was easy to draw comparisons between apps like Gemini vs. ChatGPT. So what's different, and which should you use? Flash (available for free); Gemini 2.5 Flash (available for free); Gemini 2.5

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 13, 2025

There's a better way to tame your inbox Automate your inbox These desktop applications remove your browser from the equation and allow you to monitor multiple inboxes from one interface. For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog. Ease of use. Customization.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 15, 2025

Add the power of ChatGPT to your workflows Automate ChatGPT It's a really interesting approach, and reasoning models have already demonstrated that they're the next leap forward for LLMs. These models also enable a whole host of new features, like Deep Research and OpenAI's Codex platform. So let's dig in.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

Get productivity tips in your inbox Subscribe That's the neat thing about memorization tools: they can help you remember things you haven't thought about for years—decades, even. If you want to first geek out on how memory works, keep reading. " Encoding refers to how you learn and understand information.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2023

Like GPT-3, the model “hallucinates” facts and makes basic reasoning errors. Like GPT-3, the model “hallucinates” facts and makes basic reasoning errors. In one example on OpenAI’s own blog , GPT-4 describes Elvis Presley as the “son of an actor.” But GPT-4 has serious shortcomings.

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