Thinking of Buying Something Expensive? Ask ChatGPT These 5 Questions First 👀

Welcome to another edition of Horizon AI,

Big purchases can be exciting, but they're also where buyer's remorse tends to hit the hardest. In today's issue, we'll share five ChatGPT prompts that can help you evaluate expensive purchases, compare alternatives, uncover hidden downsides, and decide whether something is truly worth buying.

Let’s jump into it!

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Here's what's new today in the Horizon AI

• Meta's New AI Can Turn Brain Activity Into Text Without Surgery

• Cursor Launches iOS App to Build With AI From Anywhere

• AI Tutorial: 5 ChatGPT Prompts to Use Before Making a Big Purchase

• AI Tools to check out

• AI Findings/Resources

• The Latest in AI and Tech 💡

AI News

META

Meta's New AI Can Turn Brain Activity Into Text Without Surgery

Meta has unveiled Brain2Qwerty v2, a new AI system that converts brain activity into written text without requiring implanted brain chips.

Details:

• Brain2Qwerty v2 uses magnetoencephalography (MEG) to measure brain activity from outside the head, eliminating the need for surgery or implanted electrodes.

• The system was trained using brain recordings from nine volunteers, who each spent about 10 hours typing thousands of sentences while inside an MEG scanner, allowing the AI to learn the relationship between brain signals and language.

• Unlike earlier approaches, the model uses end-to-end deep learning and large language models to decode raw brain activity directly into complete sentences, improving its ability to interpret noisy or incomplete signals.

• According to Meta, the system achieved an average 61% word accuracy, with the best participant reaching 78%, a significant improvement over previous non-invasive brain-to-text systems.

Meta says the technology is intended to help people who have lost the ability to communicate due to conditions such as stroke or neurological disorders, rather than replace keyboards or smartphones. The company is also releasing the complete training code for both Brain2Qwerty v1 and v2, hoping to "help accelerate neuroscience breakthroughs."

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TOGETHER WITH MASTERWORKS

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CURSOR

Cursor Launches iOS App to Build With AI From Anywhere

Cursor has released a new mobile app, giving developers the ability to create, monitor, and interact with AI coding agents directly from their phones.

Details:

• Cursor for iOS lets users launch new coding agents or continue conversations with agents already running from the desktop version of Cursor.

• The app sends live notifications when agents finish a task, need additional input, or are ready for review, allowing users to approve changes and merge pull requests directly from their phone.

• Cursor for iPhone and iPad is now available on the App Store for all paid plans.

With this move to mobile, Cursor joins the likes of Anthropic and OpenAI, who already let users interact with their coding tools from a phone.

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AI Tutorial

5 ChatGPT Prompts to Use Before Making a Big Purchase

Go to ChatGPT and try these prompts:

• "I'm considering buying [product name]. Help me identify the underlying problem I'm trying to solve and whether there are cheaper or simpler solutions."

• "Act as a skeptical consumer advocate. Give me the strongest reasons not to buy this product."

• "Describe the ideal buyer for this product and tell me whether I fit that profile."

• "Create a decision framework for this purchase. What factors should I compare and how should I weigh them?"

• "Imagine it's one year from now. What are the most likely reasons I would regret buying this product and the most likely reasons I'd be glad I bought it?"

These prompts won't tell you what to buy, but they can help you think through a purchase more objectively, compare your options, and avoid buyer's remorse before spending a significant amount of money.

AI Tools to check out

In partnership with

🔍 Cuey: Run one prompt across ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini in one tab, so a single confident answer never goes unchecked. Free Chrome extension.

📹 Anyvids: An all‑in‑one AI video and image platform that brings every top model into one place.

🗣️ Aethex: End to end voice agents localized for your market.

📈 Peec AI: AI search analytics for marketing teams. Track, analyze, and improve brand performance on AI search platforms.

📢 Musecut: AI ad generator that turns any product URL into a viral video.

AI Findings/Resources

💀 In San Francisco's AI era, even $180,000 tech salaries are no longer enough

📱 WhatsApp to add usernames so you can chat without sharing your number — here's how to reserve one

🌡️ The French are making some incredible AI videos about their current heat problems

✨ Famous historical figures, reimagined for modern day with AI

👀 This Reddit user used Claude to build a tool that lets you navigate multiple PDFs at once on a single scrollable 2D canvas

The latest in AI and Tech

OpenAI teases a new device for vibe coders

The company has teased a new hardware device for Codex users, revealing a compact shortcut keyboard created in collaboration with keyboard maker Work Louder. The teaser hints at upgraded Codex shortcuts and points to a full reveal on July 15.

Gemini’s personalized AI image generation is now free for US users

Previously available only to AI Plus, Pro, and Ultra subscribers, the feature is now rolling out to all eligible users in the U.S. at no extra cost.

OpenClaw launches official app for iOS and Android

OpenClaw announced that it has released standalone apps for both iOS and Android devices. Users can now use their smartphones to chat with the AI assistant and to grant it access to different components of the device, including the camera, screen, photos, contacts, and reminders.

Anthropic partners with California to expand AI use by government workers

California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced a deal with Anthropic that gives state agencies and local governments access to Claude at a 50% discount. The agreement also includes training and support, with the AI assistant expected to help public employees draft documents and analyze information.

Engram raises $98 million to cut token costs

AI memory startup Engram has raised $98 million in funding to improve AI efficiency by reducing token usage and costs. The round included investors such as General Catalyst, Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia, and OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy.

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