This episode races through AI’s shifting edge: xAI’s Grok persona leak and a scuttled federal deal; OpenAI’s GPT-5 tone, deprecation promises, compute “trillions,” and record ChatGPT spend; Meta’s fourth reorg; Shopify’s AI-first hiring; a GPU gray market; companion AI’s rise; Apple eyeing Anthropic; and a possible U.S. stake in Intel. We cover child-safety probes, USAI for federal agencies, chip export pressure; major launches from OpenAI, Grammarly, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Google, Alibaba, and m...
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This episode races through AI’s shifting edge: xAI’s Grok persona leak and a scuttled federal deal; OpenAI’s GPT-5 tone, deprecation promises, compute “trillions,” and record ChatGPT spend; Meta’s fourth reorg; Shopify’s AI-first hiring; a GPU gray market; companion AI’s rise; Apple eyeing Anthropic; and a possible U.S. stake in Intel. We cover child-safety probes, USAI for federal agencies, chip export pressure; major launches from OpenAI, Grammarly, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Google, Alibaba, and m...
The Quantum AI Digest: 13 August 2025 Daily Dispatch
The Quantum AI Digest
14 minutes
6 days ago
The Quantum AI Digest: 13 August 2025 Daily Dispatch
Distribution is the new moat. We unpack Perplexity’s audacious $34.5B bid for Chrome amid DOJ remedies, Musk’s App Store clash with Apple, and what it means for AI gateways. Plus: Pony AI’s robotaxis, NVIDIA’s "Physical AI," and big model moves from OpenAI and Anthropic (1M-token context, new modes, connectors). We scan shifting rules—Google’s monopoly ruling, Reddit vs Wayback, U.S.–China chip limits—and the infrastructure race from SoftBank’s “Stargate” to grid constraints. Also: Merge vs N...
The Quantum AI Digest
This episode races through AI’s shifting edge: xAI’s Grok persona leak and a scuttled federal deal; OpenAI’s GPT-5 tone, deprecation promises, compute “trillions,” and record ChatGPT spend; Meta’s fourth reorg; Shopify’s AI-first hiring; a GPU gray market; companion AI’s rise; Apple eyeing Anthropic; and a possible U.S. stake in Intel. We cover child-safety probes, USAI for federal agencies, chip export pressure; major launches from OpenAI, Grammarly, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Google, Alibaba, and m...
