AI Labor Is Boring, but AI Lust Turned Erotic Chatbots into Big Business
TL;DR After years of promises that generative AI would boost productivity, the public story around AI in 2025 was dominated…
OpenAI’s cash burn raises major bubble questions for global markets in 2026
TL;DR Venture capital poured roughly $150bn into large AI startups in 2025, even as public-market investors worried about frothy valuations.…
Rob Pike lashes out at generative AI, accuses models of using his work
TL;DR Veteran computer scientist Rob Pike published a string of angry posts condemning generative AI, saying models were trained in…
Rob Pike Erupts Over Generative AI, Protests Use of His Work in Training
TL;DR Veteran software engineer Rob Pike published an angry post on a Bluesky-linked profile condemning generative AI, citing environmental harm…
Hollywood cozied up to AI in 2025 and had nothing good to show for it
TL;DR In 2025 the film and TV industry leaned hard into generative AI, but the most hyped uses — notably…
ServiceNow Says Workflow Focus Keeps It Untroubled by Salesforce
TL;DR After Salesforce introduced Agentforce IT in October, analysts called it a credible threat to ServiceNow’s ITSM business. ServiceNow executives…
MIT symposium explores how generative AI might evolve and be governed
TL;DR Hundreds of researchers, industry leaders, and students gathered at MIT on Sept. 17 for the inaugural Generative AI Impact…
Generative AI Became a Lightning Rod for Gamers and Developers in 2025
TL;DR In 2025 generative AI moved from fringe experiments into mainstream game releases, appearing in several high-profile titles and prompting…