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To stay free, we must first draw the line. There’s a strange intimacy in how we speak to machines now. We share our worries with them. We ask for advice. We let them finish our sentences, polish our thoughts, even suggest what we might feel. Yet most of us cross these thresholds without asking: Where … Read more
On September 29, 2025, Fortune ran a headline that captured the AI and robotics world’s attention: “An MIT roboticist who cofounded Roomba maker iRobot says Elon Musk’s vision of humanoid robots as catchall assistants is ‘pure fantasy thinking.’” The roboticist was Rodney Brooks — MIT professor, iRobot cofounder, and one of the most respected voices … Read more
For years, OpenAI was defined by ChatGPT, the consumer app that made artificial intelligence go mainstream. But as of 2025, the company is quietly transforming into something else. Recent moves — from creating a new Applied Evals team for enterprise customers, to rolling out modest consumer features like Pulse and parental controls — show a … Read more
Before you ask the AI, ask yourself: Am I here? A blinking cursor. An empty box. In the age of artificial intelligence, this has become our new threshold of inquiry. It’s where the modern mind begins its journey—not into a library, not into nature, not even into conversation, but into an interface. Yet most of … Read more
Inspired by “8 Companies Poised to Soar From Nvidia and OpenAI’s $100 Billion Alliance” (InvestorPlace) When Nvidia and OpenAI recently unveiled a $100 billion hardware-software alliance to deploy over 10 gigawatts of AI compute, many framed it as the “AI equivalent” of the Manhattan Project. The InvestorPlace piece hails this as a turning point, a … Read more
When answers come too fast, we forget how to think slowly. There was a time when not knowing was simply a part of being human. You had a question, and the question stayed with you. Days passed. Sometimes weeks. You wondered. You talked. You sat with the uncertainty like a pebble in your shoe—small, persistent, … Read more
In recent months, a subtle but unsettling shift has stirred the AI community. Users thought they were interacting with a particular AI model—let’s call it the more familiar one. But in reality, behind the scenes, the system quietly rerouted many of these conversations to a different, more “safe” version. No announcement. No option to opt … Read more
In the machine-shaped world we now live in, what reflects us back is no longer a friend’s gaze or a handwritten journal — but a glowing interface that seems to know what we mean before we do. There is something undeniably magical, almost eerie, about the way artificial intelligence can finish your thoughts. You begin … Read more
OpenAI’s own evolution reflects this broader market trajectory. In 2022 and 2023, much of its public image revolved around Sam Altman himself. Media outlets portrayed him as a visionary CEO, the face of a new technological era. Interviews and podcasts emphasized his lifestyle with AI—stories about “raising children with ChatGPT” or “ditching Google search” framed … Read more
In today’s rapidly shifting AI landscape, strategies don’t just reflect market positioning—they mirror the personalities of the people leading the charge. OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI represent not only different business models but also three distinct philosophical approaches to the future of artificial intelligence. Sam Altman (OpenAI): The Diplomatic Deal-Maker Sam Altman plays the long game … Read more