In this episode of AI Marketing Navigator, Alex Carlson discusses significant updates in the AI landscape, including the rollout of ChatGPT’s latest reasoning model, clarifications from the US Copyright Office regarding AI-generated content, and Google’s new Ask For Me feature that allows AI to make calls on behalf of users. The conversation emphasizes the importance of human involvement in AI content creation and explores the implications of these advancements for marketers and content creators.

Keywords

AI marketing, ChatGPT, copyright, generative AI, Google, AI tools, content creation, technology updates

Takeaways

• The ChatGPT o3 Mini model offers improved reasoning capabilities.
• AI-generated content requires human authorship for copyright protection.
• Prompts alone do not qualify as creative authorship.
• Google’s Ask For Me feature represents a step towards agentic AI.
• The US Copyright Office emphasizes human involvement in AI content creation.
• AI tools can enhance creativity and efficiency in marketing.
• The rollout of new AI models is a continuous trend in the industry.
• Understanding copyright laws is crucial for content creators using AI.
• AI can facilitate communication with businesses through automated calls.
• The future of AI in marketing is evolving rapidly.

Links

⁠https://labs.google.com/search⁠

⁠https://www.theverge.com/news/603849/openai-o3-mini-launch-chatgpt-api-available-now⁠

⁠https://felloai.com/2025/02/openai-introduces-o3-mini-o3-mini-high-next-level-ai-reasoning-models/⁠

⁠https://www.macrumors.com/2025/01/30/google-search-ask-for-me/⁠

⁠https://qz.com/googles-new-ask-for-me-ai-tool-makes-calls-to-businesse-1851752338⁠

⁠https://www.techtimes.com/articles/309256/20250131/google-unveils-ask-meai-that-calls-businesses-you-how-use-it.htm⁠

⁠https://www.androidpolice.com/google-search-labs-ask-for-me/⁠

⁠https://www.theverge.com/news/603501/google-ask-for-me-search-labs⁠

⁠https://www.nextpit.com/google-ask-for-me-call-ai-agent-how-it-works⁠

⁠https://www.business-standard.com/technology/tech-news/google-s-ask-for-me-uses-ai-to-call-businesses-on-behalf-of-customers-125013101570_1.html⁠

⁠https://san.com/cc/us-copyright-office-changes-stance-on-ai-assisted-artwork/⁠

⁠https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/01/31/artists-can-copyright-works-made-using-ai-as-an-assistive-tool-us-copyright-office-concludes⁠

⁠https://www.finnegan.com/en/insights/ip-updates/us-copyright-office-ai-prompts-alone-provide-insufficient-control-over-expression-to-protect-ai-generated-content.html⁠

⁠https://www.crowell.com/en/insights/client-alerts/us-copyright-office-releases-part-2-of-artificial-intelligence-report-clarifying-copyrightability-of-generative-ai-outputs⁠

⁠https://newsroom.loc.gov/news/copyright-office-releases-part-2-of-artificial-intelligence-report/s/f3959c36-d616-498d-b8f9-67641fd18bab⁠

⁠https://www.ballardspahr.com/insights/alerts-and-articles/2025/01/copyright-office-issues-report-on-copyrightability-of-ai-content⁠

⁠https://natlawreview.com/article/two-takeaways-us-copyright-offices-jan-2025-report-ai-created-works⁠

⁠https://shellypalmer.com/2025/01/generative-ai-works-can-be-copyright-protected-in-the-u-s/⁠

⁠https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2025/01/us-copyright-office-issues-report-on-copyrightability-of-generative-ai⁠

⁠https://www.testingcatalog.com/o3-mini-and-o3-mini-high-details-leaked-before-openais-announcement/⁠

⁠https://www.inc.com/ben-sherry/openai-just-released-o3-mini-its-most-cost-efficient-model-yet/91141869⁠

⁠https://help.openai.com/en/articles/10491870-o3-mini-in-chatgpt-faq⁠

⁠https://www.wired.com/story/openai-o3-mini-release/⁠

⁠https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-the-availability-of-the-o3-mini-reasoning-model-in-microsoft-azure-openai-service/?msockid=09ee36fbeca5692a2c76237ded166873⁠

⁠https://www.godofprompt.ai/blog/chatgpt-o3-mini⁠

⁠https://felloai.com/2025/02/openai-introduces-o3-mini-o3-mini-high-next-level-ai-reasoning-models/

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