In 1 year, the smartest AI went from 96 to 136 IQ 🤯

OpenAI’s o3 now outperforms 94% of virologists. There will be positive AND negative ramifications of this, and we need to be prepared for both

From The Hill: UAE will be the first nation to use AI to write laws

AI is now writing "well over 30%" of Google's code

Researchers warn AI models are only “a few tasks away” from autonomously replicating themselves. Is this concerning or fear-mongering?

Can you build an entire SaaS business in 1 weekend? This guy says yes

Reddit user begins to lose interest in engaging with humans. Prefers AI instead. Definitely could be a trend to watch out for, especially in disaffected young males

Here’s what happens after asking ChatGPT to “create the exact replica of this image, don’t change a thing” 74 times in a row

AI’s impact on contractors will be extremely interesting. On the one hand, contractors are expendable and could be the first to get automated away. On the other hand, AI’s proliferation could lead to a huge expansion of short-term “gig” jobs with contractor status

Zuck: "The average American has 3 friends, but has demand for 15."

Gavin Newsom just announced three new GenAI deals to help Caltrans predict traffic jams, boost road safety, and power faster CDTFA call center responses, building on a pilot that started in May 2024. CDTFA’s Claude bot now sifts through 16,000+ pages of tax rules in real time,

White House’s 2026 skinny budget leans heavily into defense, seeking a 13% boost to DoD discretionary funding (pushing it past $1 trillion) while trimming non-defense spending by 7.6%, the lowest since 2017 (and inflation-adjusted, since 2000). By using reconciliation to pass