The ChatGPT Report 152 - AI destroying SaaS and AI in School/Colleges
Aug 28, 2025
AI is shaking up the SaaS industry, allowing solo developers to launch products in record time. Colleges are debating whether to embrace or ban AI, with some tools like GPTZero being used to detect AI-generated work. A lively discussion reveals why integrating AI into the curriculum could better prepare students for future challenges. Google's latest advancements in multimodal AI take the spotlight, and there's an ongoing debate about how AI boosts or hinders coding efficiency. As we navigate this landscape, the importance of human connection in technology remains crucial.
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Google Leading Multimodal AI
- Google is emerging as the multimodal AI leader thanks to its data, TPUs, and DeepMind models.
- Gemini Pro and Genie 3 make Google especially strong for learning and multimodal tasks.
Tool Demos Can Mislead
- New editor demos (like Nano Banana Editor) promise to upend tooling but early reviews are mixed.
- Demos can look impressive while real-world user feedback reveals shortcomings.
AI Speeds Coding, But Not By Tenfold
- Ryan recounts hearing many people use AI to code and then spend time fixing the output.
- He believes AI currently makes coders roughly twice as fast, not ten times faster.