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š§āš Nuclear AI, College vs. ChatGPT, and Operaās Agentic Browser

1 month ago | forwardfuture.ai | Matthew Berman

Good morning, itās Thursday. AI is now tackling the most radioactive mess of allānuclear paperwork. Over in academia, a professor argues that college still matters, and Operaās new AI browser wants to work the night shift so you donāt have to. Read on!Humain Ventures is launching one of the largest AI startup funds in historyābacking companies across the U.S., Europe, and Asia, with partnerships in the works with OpenAI, xAI, and a $77B plan to build massive global data infrastructure.
š§āš Altman Scans Eyes, China's AI Race, Meta Reshuffles

1 month ago | forwardfuture.ai | Matthew Berman

Good morning, itās Wednesday. Meta is reorganizing its AI teams to sharpen focus and speed up progress. OpenAI is exploring āSign in with ChatGPTā for third-party apps, and Anthropic is rolling out voice functionality for Claude. Meanwhile, Tools for Humanityās Orb project is raising new questions about identity in a digital age. Read on!P.S. Donāt miss the AI job board at the endānew roles added this week.
š§āš Claude 4 Launches, AI Safety Flaws, & Enterprise AI Slowdown

1 month ago | forwardfuture.ai | Matthew Berman

Good morning, itās Friday. Princeton researchers have exposed a critical flaw in AI safety filters, Claude 4 is setting new standards in reasoning, coding, and memory, and the enterprise AI hype cycle might be cooling as companies grapple with real-world deployment challenges? Plus, in our latest Forward Future Original, we break down Matthewās interview with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.
đź§‘â€Ťđźš€ AI Profit Struggles, Vatican Ethics Push & Walmartâ€™s AI Agent Plans

1 month ago | forwardfuture.ai | Matthew Berman

Good morning, itâ€™s FRIDAY. OpenAIâ€™s CFO is stuck playing financial whack-a-mole with runaway costs, the new pope is immediately worried AI might smite humanity, and Walmartâ€™s prepping for bots to do your shopping. Plus, in our latest Forward Future Original, we examine why AI robots excel in demos but face real-world barriers like hardware limits, safety, and cost.
đź§‘â€Ťđźš€ AI Fossil Discovery, Social Agents, & Rethinking the Turing Test

1 month ago | forwardfuture.ai | Matthew Berman

Good morning, itâ€™s Thursday. AI just cracked a 15-million-year-old lizard cold caseâ€”and now bots are wheeling and dealing like Wall Street pros as researchers teach them to negotiate and build social norms. Plus, as the Turing Test blows out 75 candles, experts are asking: have todayâ€™s smooth-talking machines already left the old imitation game in the dust? Read on!đź“ŠMARKET PULSE Granola just raised $43M to challenge the AI note-taking giants.
š§āš AI Deepfakes, Digital Ethics, and NVIDIAās $10B Saudi Chip Deal

1 month ago | forwardfuture.ai | Matthew Berman

Good morning, itās Wednesday. The robots are getting too good at pretending to be us ā deepfakes are now running laps around corporate security systems. And while your new profile pic may be AI-enhanced, the ethics behind that glow-up might be a little murky. Meanwhile, NVIDIA is shipping 18,000 chips to power Saudi Arabiaās data center ambitions.
š§āš A.I. Chip Diplomacy, Stargate Stalls & Saudi Ambitions

1 month ago | forwardfuture.ai | Matthew Berman

Good morning, itās Tuesday. Trump leverages U.S. AI chips in the Middle East, SoftBankās $100B Stargate teeters between ambition and uncertainty, and Saudi Arabia launches Humain to stake its claim as AIās global landlord. Plus, in today's Forward Future Original, we explore whether AI will bridge global wealth gaps or deepen divides by reshaping jobs, capital, and society.
š§āš AI Friends, Human Forecasts & Figmaās Bold Move

1 month ago | forwardfuture.ai | Matthew Berman

Good morning, itās Thursday. Zuck wants to be your wingmanāvia chatbotāas Meta reframes loneliness as a feature. Meanwhile, humans still out-predict AI (for now), and Figmaās new AI tools are threatening to eat Adobe and Canvaās lunch. Tired of late nights with PowerPoint? Gensparkās agentic AI turns messy docs into ready-to-share slidesācutting prep time by 68% for teams like Morgan Stanley. Todayās I Will Teach You to AI has the full walkthrough.
š§āš AI Benchmarks Exposed, ChatGPT Sycophancy & Visaās Shopping Agents

1 month ago | forwardfuture.ai | Matthew Berman

Good morning, itās Friday. AI's favorite leaderboard is under fire for playing favorites, OpenAIās chatbot got too nice for its own good (backpedal time!), and Visa wants your AI to go shoppingāwith your money. Plus, in the latest installment of our I Will Teach You to AI series, we show you how to turn raw documents into polished, studio-quality audio using tools like NotebookLMāno mic, no editing, just smart prompting. Read on!š¤FRIDAY FACTSCan an AI Get Sued for Lying?
š§āš Subway Surveillance, Job Takeover Fears & the MetaāOpenAI Rivalry

1 month ago | forwardfuture.ai | Matthew Berman

Good morning, itās Thursday. NYC rolls out behavior-tracking AI in subways (no facial recognitionāyet), a VC claims humans are obsolete, and a new model just dominated Putnam-level math with scary precision. Plus, in todayās Forward Future Original, we examine how robots like Digit are transforming labor, safety, and AI ethicsāfrom warehouses to elder care.