AI Inside What About... An OpenAI Bubble?
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Nov 12, 2025 Yann LeCun might leave Meta to launch a startup, stirring excitement in the AI community. SoftBank's sale of its Nvidia stake fuels a $30 billion investment in OpenAI. An AI-generated country song has made waves on the Billboard charts, highlighting AI's cultural impact. The discussion on OpenAI and government loan guarantees raises eyebrows, while Perplexity's cautious stance on companion chatbots hints at ethical dilemmas. Plus, Apple’s rumored licensing of Google’s Gemini for Siri promises future enhancements.
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Fifteen Phones And An Android Prototype
- Jason Howell described owning 15 smartphones and showed an early Android prototype.
- The story illustrated long-term tech obsession and context for discussing mobile and AI histories.
World Models Are The Next Frontier
- Yann LeCun believes LLMs have plateaued and the next frontier is real-world, 3D world models.
- World models enable simulation, digital twins, and reasoning about physical environments beyond text.
SoftBank Bets Big On OpenAI
- SoftBank sold a large Nvidia stake to free cash to fund a $30B commitment to OpenAI.
- That sale highlights risky, high-stakes capital moves betting on OpenAI's future growth.
