Here are the highlights from the week that was in AI and our spicy takes on what it actually means. 🌶️
This week, we're exploring vertical AI's winning playbook, Meta's AI-driven advertising shift, and how AI is fundamentally rewiring the economy from consumerism to human flourishing.
On the Chipp side, learn how to build your support team with voice in our December 18th workshop, and if you're ready to move fast, get your custom AI agent built in 2-4 weeks with Chipp Exec. Catch the replays from Chipp Con SC where Stripe, Google, and builders shared strategies for brand-native AI. Here's a sneak peek:
AI Highlights from Around the Web
Vertical AI Companies Are Winning Big
Rohit Mittal shares how PermitFlow just raised $54M by focusing on one thing construction companies hate: permitting. Instead of trying to solve everything, they built specialized AI agents for permitting, inspections, and licensing.
🌶️ We're seeing more businesses looking to buy a specific solution for a narrow problem. AI enables software to solve problems that previously were too niche to consider.
Meta's AI Is Quietly Changing Advertising
BuccoCapital Bloke highlights a game-changing moment from Meta's earnings call. Advertisers can now give Meta a business goal and credit card, and the AI figures out everything else. This shift toward AI-driven campaign management could massively expand who can advertise.
🌶️ AI is already paying dividends for Facebook - forget their efforts to create new models and super intelligence. Expect AI to quickly generate ads, including videos, for any brand soon with just a goal and budget.
AI Is Rewiring the Economy
Genuinrisk calls out a phenomenal article exploring how AI will reshape business models. The piece argues we're using tomorrow's tools in old business models, and a new economy has to emerge where AI creates abundance in services while scarcity emerges in consumer spending.
🌶️ AI brings service to everyone: a personal lawyer, a personal accountant, a personal counselor. Just as the container dropped the price on goods, AI will do the same to service. You can start now by building your own service agent.
Vertical AI Is Having Its Moment
Ben Smith points out that vertical AI companies like Harvey, Abridge, and OpenEvidence crossed billion-dollar valuations by embedding deeply into workflows that traditional software never cracked. The playbook? Own the workflow, build data moats, and price on outcomes instead of seats.
🌶️ When you have a personal service provider, you can scale that to your niche. We are starting to do the same with hospitality.
Chipp Updates
Building Your Support Team with Voice
Your customers have questions at 2 AM. Your clients need help on weekends. Your team can't be everywhere at once. What if you could be?
Join us on December 18th at 11 AM CT as we show you how to build a 24/7 support team using Chipp's newest feature: voice. We'll walk through real use cases and show you exactly how businesses are using voice to answer customer questions any time of day, provide instant support without the wait, and scale their team without scaling their headcount.
Register here.
Catch the Replays from Chipp Con SC Talks
We brought together builders, founders, educators, and AI experts from around the world to Greenville, South Carolina for Chipp Con SC. We heard from industry experts like Stripe and Google, business leaders in agencies and schools, and the Chipp team on how they're using Chipp for sales, support, and marketing.
View all the talks and highlights here.
Get Your Custom AI Agent Built in 2-4 Weeks
Stuck on your AI journey? Want to integrate AI before the end of the year but still figuring it out?
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Choose from three powerful options: Chipp Sales (make sales while you sleep), Chipp Support (elevate every customer interaction), or The Operations Optimizer (supercharge your internal workflows).
Each build includes one core agent and its primary deployment, with options to add WhatsApp integration, 24/7 phone agents, or web deployment.
