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Global AI Power Moves: Google, Meta, and Saudi Arabia Push the Frontier

Stay sharp with this week’s top breakthroughs, tool picks, prompt inspiration, and new tutorials to level up your AI workflow.

May 15, 2025

Stay ahead in the fast-moving world of AI with this week’s edition of the Chatbots Life Newsletter. From small models making big moves to enterprise partnerships reshaping AI access, we’ve gathered the most important updates, tools, and ideas to help you stay sharp, build faster, and use AI where it counts.

Here’s what’s in store:

🌍 AI Goes Global: Saudi Arabia, Meta, and Google Scale Up Investments and Ambitions
🎓 Brand-New Tutorials to Build AI Workflows from Scratch
🛠️ 5 New Trending AI Tools You Should Know About This Week
✍️ Helpful AI Prompts to Supercharge Your Workflow

Read Time: 5 minutes

Let’s dive into the trends, tools, and takeaways that matter most right now.

1. Google Gemma Model Family Surpasses 150 Million Downloads

Google’s Gemma AI model family has reached over 150 million downloads since its February 2024 debut, with more than 70,000 community-created variants on Hugging Face. Gemma’s multimodal capabilities (text and image) and specialization in fields like drug discovery are driving its rapid adoption.

2. Handy Octopus Robot Mimics Animal Intelligence for Adaptable Gripping

On May 14, 2025, scientists announced the development of a new robot inspired by the octopus’s nervous system. The “handy octopus robot” can sense its environment and autonomously decide how to move or grip objects, marking a significant advance in robotics and adaptive AI.

3. Perplexity AI in Advanced Talks for $500 Million Funding at $14 Billion Valuation

Perplexity AI is reportedly in advanced negotiations to raise $500 million in new funding at a $14 billion valuation, with Accel leading the round. This follows the company’s rapid growth and comes amid a broader surge of investment in AI startups.

4. Meta Boosts Annual AI Investment to $64–72 Billion

Meta (Facebook’s parent company) announced plans to increase its AI investment to between $64 and $72 billion for 2025, up from previous estimates. The company expects AI to generate $2–3 billion in revenue next year and projects up to $1.4 trillion by 2035, underscoring its commitment to leading in AI-powered products and services.

5. Saudi Arabia Launches Humain, a National AI Infrastructure Company

On May 12, 2025, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced the launch of Humain, an AI infrastructure company funded by the Public Investment Fund. The initiative aims to build advanced data centers and AI capabilities, diversifying the Saudi economy beyond oil. The announcement was made during a major U.S.-Saudi tech investment forum attended by tech leaders including Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and Mark Zuckerberg.

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⚙️ Here are 5 trending AI tools you might not have heard of — all recently released or gaining fast traction in the tech and creator space:

Build and publish your own custom AI chatbot using GPT-4, Claude, and more — no coding needed. Poe by Quora lets you create and share your bot in minutes.

An AI-powered meeting summarizer that joins your Zoom or Google Meet calls, transcribes the meeting, and delivers summarized notes, key action items, and speaker highlights.

A design-focused prompt tool that turns your ideas into visuals instantly. It’s like Figma + Midjourney — focused on creatives building brands and interfaces.

This tool acts as your AI automation assistant — connect your tools (Notion, Gmail, Slack, Airtable) and build workflows using natural language. Think Zapier meets GPT.

A developer-focused AI assistant built into your IDE. It understands code context, autocompletes your logic, explains bugs, and supports over 50 languages.


🔗 More tools coming next week—stay subscribed!

These prompts are designed to help you unlock more useful, high-quality outputs from your AI models:

1. For AI Tool Creators

“Act as a SaaS growth strategist. I’m building an AI tool for [industry]. Suggest my ideal customer persona, best acquisition channels, and a viral loop tactic.”

2. For Personal Branding

“Create a month-long content calendar for my LinkedIn profile. I’m a UI/UX designer transitioning into AI product strategy. Focus on storytelling, insight, and engagement.”

3. For Video Creators

“Turn the following podcast transcript into a 3-part YouTube Shorts script with visual cue suggestions and hooks in under 60 seconds per part.”

4. For Internal Operations

“Draft a workflow for handling inbound support tickets with AI triage. Include categories, escalation logic, and AI-human handoff points.”

5. For Thought Leadership

“Summarize the top 3 AI trends for solo entrepreneurs in 2025. Write it in the tone of a newsletter section with insight and action steps.”

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