The Year We Officially Searched “AI” More Than Anything Else | Austin's AI Newsletter

Hey friends, Austin here.

Let me start with something wild.
For the first time ever, the most searched term of the entire year was not a celebrity, not an election, not a sports event, not a movie.

It was Gemini.
An AI model.

That tells you everything about where we are right now.
We are not waiting for the AI era to arrive.
We are living in it.
We are Googling it eight billion times.
We are building with it every day.

So let’s talk about the week the world made AI the main character.

In This Week’s Issue

• Breaking News: The world’s most Googled topic was an AI model

• Syllaby: Multi-scene AI filmmaking is almost here

• AI Search Summit: Join the free five day Syllaby x SearchAtlas training

• This Week in AI: Ads off, learning on, and a massive media shake-up

• Top AI Tools: The ones actually worth your time

• Meme of the Day

Breaking News: The #1 Thing Earth Googled in 2025 Was an AI

You saw that right. The biggest search term of the year was Google Gemini.

A chatbot beat every cultural moment and every global headline.
That is not hype. That is a shift.
People everywhere are trying to understand this new world we just stepped into.

Here is what this tells us:
• Curiosity around AI is bigger than any real-world event
• Gemini did not trend, it took over
• Multiple AI models, like DeepSeek, also cracked the top ten

AI is not the future of search.
It is what we search.

Sponsored by Syllaby

Multi-Scene AI Filmmaking Is Almost Here

We are getting ready to drop one of the biggest upgrades ever inside Syllaby.

Full multi-scene AI videos.
With character consistency.
Powered by Sora and VEO.
Built from a single reference image.

You will be able to:
✔️ Create full storyboards
✔️ Keep your characters identical across scenes
✔️ Build ads, tutorials, mini films, and full narratives
✔️ Control pacing, lighting, tone, camera direction
✔️ Go from idea to full cinematic sequence in minutes

It is not live yet, but it is close.
And if you want to be first in line when this drops, book a call and I will walk you through how creators are prepping for it.

👉 Book a demo call

Syllaby x SearchAtlas: Master AI Search in 5 Days

I have something exciting happening next week with the team at Search Atlas.
We’re hosting a free 5-day AI Search Summit designed to help you show up in Google and inside AI tools like ChatGPT and Gemini.

If you want your brand to become the answer people see when they search, you’ll want to be in this room.

Save your free seat now!

This Week in AI: Ads Off, Knowledge On, and a Massive Media Shake-Up

1. OpenAI Turns Off Ad-Like App Suggestions

OpenAI just pulled the plug on app recommendation prompts inside ChatGPT that looked too much like ads. After user pushback — “Feels like I’m being sold to, not helped” — they disabled the feature.

Smart move. Because for AI to earn trust, it can’t masquerade as a marketplace.

👉 Full story

2. Strater AI Turns Any Link into Study Material

Drop in a YouTube video, article, PDF, whatever.
Strater AI turns it into flashcards, summaries, quizzes, and a clean learning feed.

Perfect for anyone who has a backlog of “I’ll watch this later” videos.

👉 Try Strater AI

3. Netflix + Warner Bros. Could Become One Giant Streaming Powerhouse

Netflix is reportedly acquiring Warner Bros. in an eighty two billion dollar move.
This could reshape media, storytelling, and how creators get discovered.

👉 Read more

Top AI Tools of the Week - Tools That Actually Make You Look Like You Know What You’re Doing 

1. Ranked AI 
   If your content is hiding on page 10, Ranked AI is your fix.
   Automated SEO, clean insights, real traffic.
   
   👉 Check it out

2. Pocket Communication Coach — Talk Like a Pro, Anytime – Experience AI-powered Bible study for deeper insights and meaningful learning.
   
   👉 Try Pocket Coach

3. GoHighLevel — The Business OS That Replaces Everything Else
   Your full business engine in one place.
   Funnels, CRM, SMS, email, scheduling, automations.

   
   👉 Try GoHighLevel

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Meme of the Day

AI running your life, your workflow, your playlists, your emails… and now just casually living on every device you own:

Another week of wild AI news, massive upgrades, and a book launch that has already taken on a life of its own.

If there is one thing to remember, it is this:
AI is not something you wait for anymore.
It is already here, sitting in every search bar, every workflow, every creative process, and soon, every scene you build inside Syllaby.

Stay curious. Stay bold. Stay building.

Stay awesome,
Austin Armstrong, CEO
Syllaby, Inc.