What to Expect From AI in 2025

💼 In Today’s 5-min AI Brief

• AI Toolkit: New “Deep Research” tool does 40 hrs of PhD-level work in 5 minutes

• Prompt of the Week: Uncover low-effort AI wins based on tasks you already do

• AI News You Can Use: AI is moving from chatbots to embedded features - reshaping how teams work

• What I’m Learning: How OpenAI’s “Deep Research” actually works and NVIDIA’s big-picture vision for where AI is going

Welcome to this kickoff issue of The AI Brief. 

The AI revolution is moving fast, and most professionals are still catching up. But now is the time to seriously lean in. Leading researchers call it the compounding intelligence advantage: the more AI systems are used, the smarter they get - creating an accelerating gap between early adopters and everyone else. 

Luckily, with powerful free tools & accessible guidance, there’s never been a better time for everyday professionals, leaders & businesses to start learning and applying AI. Let’s jump in.

🛠️ Your Everyday AI Toolkit

“Deep Research” has Completely Transformed Knowledge Work

This means that in 2025, research isn’t about digging through 15 browser tabs. It’s about asking the right question once and letting AI do the legwork. But be sure to check important information and click into the sources it cites.

Most general AI providers (Gemini, ChatGPT, Perplexity) have added this Deep Research capability, so give it a try this week!

Here’s a Deep Research example within Google’s Gemini:

Open Gemini and shift your mouse over to the chatbox at the bottom of the screen and select the ‘Deep Research’ button and say something like:

“I’m preparing for a meeting with a [Job Title]. Can you research [Company X], summarize their product offerings, customer base, and recent news, and suggest 3 talking points I can bring up?”

What Gemini will do:

• Search across trusted sources

• Pull together a coherent summary

• Highlight strategic insights or red flags

• Format everything in a clean, digestible report

Pro Tip: You can use the Gemini deep research feature for industry trend tracking, competitor research, or even internal planning docs.

💭 Prompt of the Week

Sample Output:

Top 3 embedded AI boosts for a busy [marketing manager]:

1. Weekly status reports: Use Gemini or ChatGPT to turn bullet notes into polished updates inside Google Docs.

2. Inbox management: Use Gmail’s Smart Reply + a tone customization extension to pre-fill replies you can just tweak.

3. Meeting follow-up: Use an AI notetaker (like Fireflies or Fathom) to auto-summarize meetings and generate action items.

Pro Tip: Ask follow-up questions like “Can you show me how to get started?” or “Walk me through setting this up.” Most AI tools today are built to guide you step-by-step, no expertise required. 

💡 AI News You Can Use

If 2023 was AI’s breakout and 2024 was the chatbot craze, 2025 is the year AI quietly becomes embedded in our tools, workflows, and how we learn.

Here’s what to expect and what it means for you.

1. AI Gets More Specialized

In 2023–24, we saw general-purpose AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini dominate the headlines. But now, niche AI is having its moment.

In 2025, you can expect to see AI tailored for:

• Legal research that understands case law

• Medical assistants trained on validated healthcare data

• Creative copilots that get your brand voice or design style

• Small business tools for automating operations like invoicing or marketing

Case in point: Harvey is powering legal teams with AI trained on real casework, and Hippocratic AI is launching healthcare-safe agents.

This shift from “one-size-fits-all” to domain-specific AI means better answers, safer outputs, and more trust.

2. AI That Integrates Seamlessly

In 2025, AI is no longer a separate tool - it’s just part of the workflow.

You’ll see it:

• Auto-summarizing meetings in your calendar app

• Rewriting emails in your tone inside Gmail or Outlook

• Helping you brainstorm, plan, or code within Google Docs, Notion, or Slack

For example, Microsoft's Copilot is reshaping Office workflows, and Gemini is showing up across Google Workspace.

The magic? You won’t have to prompt it like a chatbot. It will quietly show up where and when it makes sense - context-aware and embedded.

3. More Guardrails and Regulation

As AI adoption grows, so does its scrutiny. With great power comes great responsibility - and 2025 is a year where regulation catches up.

We’ll see:

• Stricter rules around data privacy and training sources

• More visible AI disclosures (“This was AI-generated”)

• Stronger copyright protections for creators

From the EU AI Act to The New York Times’ lawsuit against OpenAI, the legal and ethical frameworks around AI are rapidly evolving.

4. A Golden Era for AI Learning

Here’s the exciting part: 2025 might be the best time ever to learn about AI.

Why?

• Tools like NotebookLM (by Gemini) let you upload documents and ask questions about them - so you can learn with AI, using your own materials.

• New courses, tutorials, and explainers are more user-friendly than ever.

• Platforms like ChatGPT and Claude now teach you while they help you - making learning part of the workflow.

• We’re still in Chapter 1: AI in 2025 will feel a bit like smartphones in 2010 - every year gets more capable, more connected, more personal. So you're on time!

We’re entering an era where AI is becoming an interactive learning partner, blending assistance and education in real time.

📖 What I’m Learning

If you’re interested in what I’ve been digging into… check out:

1. How Does OpenAI’s groundbreaking "Deep Research” actually work - A peek into how they’re using reinforcement learning and tool use to turn a single prompt into a full-on research assistant. Wildly useful, and a sign of what’s coming.

2. Nvidia Reveals The Future Of AI In 2025 - Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang discusses what’s up next for AI. Since they’re supplying the shovels for this gold rush, this one’s worth your time.

3. rize.io - This app is an AI-powered time tracker. So far, I’ve enjoyed these 3 features: (1) auto task categorization of your work time, (2) pop-ups if you get off track, and (3) reminders to take breaks.

Final Thoughts

I’d love to hear what you’re exploring! Reply to this email and let me know about AI ideas, tools or workflows you’re experimenting with. 

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And if you’re looking to go deeper, check out my free 5-day email course at ModernAIBlueprint.com. 

More to come,

Thaddeus