8.11.25: Gordon's Weekly Recommendations

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ChatGPT 5 Prompt: Please create 2 male lions dressed as clients sitting together under hood dryers reading magazines with covers that say “ChatGPT is here!”

VIDEOS: Recommended Viewing

• Sam Altman Shows Me GPT 5... And What's Next

• Genie 3: Creating dynamic worlds that you can navigate in real-time

• ChatGPT 5 Is Here — Free to Use & Packed with Game-Changing Features!

• ChatGPT-5 Study Mode Explained. Is This the Future of Learning? (gets interesting just past 3 minute mark - GM)

POSTS: Recommended Reading

• Could Genie 3 From Google DeepMind Resurrect VR For Education?

• GPT-5 is here.- Our smartest, fastest, and most useful model yet, with thinking built in. Available to everyone. - OPEN AI

• OpenAI Aims to Stay Ahead of Rivals With New GPT-5 Technology

• How Older People Are Reaping Brain Benefits From New Tech. Overuse of digital gadgets harms teenagers, research suggests. But ubiquitous technology may be helping older Americans stay sharp.

• Goodbye, $165,000 Tech Jobs. Student Coders Seek Work at Chipotle.

PODCASTS: Recommended Listening

• We found stuff AI is pretty good at (Vergecast)

Salon Tech Talks: Here are 5 episodes (of 10) featuring my conversations with leaders in the salon tech space:

• 122. Salon Tech Talks, Pt 5: Vagaro Founder/CEO Fred Helou on the future of Pro Beauty Tech

• 121. Salon Tech Talks, Pt 4: Digital Marketing with Ameet Kallarackal, Glammatic.com

• 120. Salon Tech Talks, Pt 3: Phorest’s Paddy Monaghan on the State of Pro Beauty Tech

• 119. Salon Tech Talks, Pt 2: Meevo's John Harms on the State of Tech for Pro Beauty

• 118. Salon Tech Talks: Paul Tate on the State of Technology for Pro Beauty

Wishing you a most beautiful week,

gordon

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