Collaborative AI arrives for trips and work projects

Hey AI Enthusiast,

OpenAI just launched group chats in ChatGPT bringing collaborative AI to shared conversations - users invite up to twenty people planning trips, making design choices, drafting work documents, or settling debates together with AI participating contextually.

Initial rollout hits Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, and Taiwan covering all plan tiers while the system decides independently when contributing helps versus when staying silent serves the conversation better.

Let me break down today's power prompt and our Monday marketing strategy first (then show how multi-person AI conversations transform how groups tackle decisions and projects collectively...)

🔥 Prompt of the Day 🔥

AI Competitor Monitoring Alert

Create One Real-Time Intelligence System

Act as a competitive intelligence specialist. Create one AI-powered monitoring system for tracking [COMPETITOR TYPE] moves in real-time.

Essential Details:

• Competitors: [NUMBER TO TRACK]

• Data Sources: [WEBSITES/SOCIAL/ADS/PR]

• Alert Frequency: [REAL-TIME/DAILY/WEEKLY]

• AI Tools: [SCRAPING/ANALYSIS PLATFORMS]

• Action Triggers: [WHAT MATTERS]

• Report Format: [DASHBOARD/EMAIL/SLACK]

Create one monitoring system including:

1. Data source integration setup

2. AI change detection rules

3. Alert priority classification

4. Analysis interpretation prompts

5. Action recommendation framework

6. Reporting automation workflow

Never miss competitor moves. Keep under 200 words total.

✅ Marketing Monday ✅

Email Deliverability Ignorance

Ignoring email deliverability confirms marketing campaigns fail publicly.

Every email is a marketing opportunity where technical setup quality matters more than design alone.

Here's what actually works:

Set up proper email authentication to prove you're legitimate.

Send emails consistently at similar volumes and times.

Monitor bounce rates and spam complaints obsessively.

Test emails before sending to entire lists.

Keep your email infrastructure healthy and current.

How you send matters more than what was designed.

Silent technical violations let campaigns appear in spam by default through poor infrastructure behavior.

Future inbox placement depends on sender reputation not original creative content.

Generic authentication errors kill deliverability - upset subscribers need acknowledgment of their specific inbox situation not copy-paste template campaigns everybody receives.

Defensive infrastructure deserves real appreciation - recipients praised knowing you actually read their feedback carefully.

Build response depth strategically - key first customers reveal true technical character under pressure situations.

Consistent engagement demonstrates ongoing commitment where sporadic campaigns suggest you only care when convenient for business needs.

Authenticity wins - scripted corporate speak fails where genuine human acknowledgment addressing real frustration succeeds building rapport naturally.

Speed counts but quality trumps velocity - rushed defensive replies risk permanent damage worse than thoughtful delayed responses addressing concerns properly.

Templates help maintain consistency but customization shows care - balance efficiency with personalization avoiding robotic responses that erode customer trust materially.

Investment in technical training pays back through improved inbox placement, higher delivery rates, stronger customer engagement metrics measurably.

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🗞️ Breaking AI News 🗞️

OpenAI just launched group chats in ChatGPT bringing collaborative AI to shared conversations - users invite up to twenty people planning trips, making design choices, drafting work documents, or settling debates together with AI participating contextually.

Initial rollout hits Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, and Taiwan covering all plan tiers while the system decides independently when contributing helps versus when staying silent serves the conversation better.

Here's what actually shifted:

• Shared planning consolidates scattered coordination - Organize dinners or weekend getaways with ChatGPT comparing destinations, building itineraries, and creating packing lists while everyone contributes and tracks progress simultaneously

• Professional projects gain streamlined workflow - Draft outlines or research topics as a team sharing articles, notes, and questions with ChatGPT summarizing and organizing material for the entire group

• GPT-5.1 Auto selects optimal model responses - System picks appropriate capabilities based on prompts and each member's subscription tier delivering suitable performance without manual configuration

• Privacy architecture keeps individual data isolated - Personal ChatGPT memory stays separate from group members and the platform doesn't generate new memories from these collaborative sessions by design

• Contextual awareness determines participation timing - ChatGPT monitors discussion flow and remains quiet unless the exchange requires input or someone directly mentions it avoiding disruptive interjections

• Per-group instructions customize AI behavior - Configure specific tone, personality, or background for how ChatGPT engages in each chat independently from your solo interactions

• Profile system powers social capabilities - Establish name, username, and photo so participants recognize who's involved and ChatGPT can reference identities when creating personalized visuals

• Youth protection activates content moderation - ChatGPT restricts sensitive material for all participants when someone under 18 joins and guardians can deactivate group features entirely through parental settings

Team coordination fundamentally transformed.

Traditional collaborative planning required managing multiple disconnected message chains, syncing schedules manually, hoping critical updates reached everyone across fragmented exchanges.

Group chats centralize communication where teams previously burned hours following decisions through separate applications.

Conversational invites replace platform juggling - add up to twenty participants via shareable links rather than duplicating content between isolated messaging tools.

Usage restrictions trigger only for ChatGPT contributions not peer-to-peer messages within groups.

Accessible collaboration democratizes capability - everyday users gain immediate AI support enterprises hoarded previously through costly specialized platforms and proprietary project software.

Behavioral presets reduce administrative burden into adaptive patterns that evolve as team requirements shift from original configuration.

Limited geographic launch demonstrates OpenAI's strategic approach toward international collaborative AI bringing advanced group functionality to test markets before worldwide availability.

Opt-in participation protects member privacy while collecting early usage data to refine performance before broader deployment.

Founding members retain administrative authority enabling organizers to modify rosters, assign titles, and configure preferences while any participant can exit voluntarily.

First movers capture group intelligence immediately while others still manually compile input spending significant time on logistics AI now automates.

Over to You...

How would group chats shift your next project?

Hit reply with your thoughts.

To smarter teamwork,

Jeff J. Hunter & Valentin Molina
Founders, AI Persona Method | World's Largest AI Community (3.4M)