The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis
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GPT-5 is 58% AGI
A new paper from the Center for AI Safety proposes a measurable definition of artificial general intelligence—and by their framework, GPT-5 is already 58% of th…
Why an AGI Delay Doesn't Mean an AI Bubble
Silicon Valley spent the weekend debating whether it’s time to delay AGI expectations by a decade — and what that would mean for the so-called “AI bubble.” NLW…
5 Prompting Tricks to Make Your AI Less Average
AI is trained on the sum total of human output—which means it often produces the average of averages. That’s fine for passable results, but not for unique, high…
How to Build an AI-Ready Culture: A Practical Guide
In this special Operator’s Cut bonus edition, NLW kicks off a new three-part Agent Readiness series with Superintelligent Head of Research, Nufar Gaspar. Drawin…
15 Business Model Questions for OpenAI and Anthropic
This episode explores the massive revenue growth of OpenAI and Anthropic and what it means for their business models. With Anthropic hitting a $7 billion revenu…
Maybe AI Will Cure Cancer After All
Today on the AI Daily Brief, Google may have just shown us how AI can actually help cure cancer. We break down a groundbreaking new discovery from Google and Ya…
The Problem with ChatGPT Erotica
OpenAI will soon let verified adults access mature content in ChatGPT—including erotica and customizable personalities—under its new “treat adults like adults”…
The Next AI Platform Isn't a Model -- It's Your Context
Today on the AI Daily Brief, we explore why the next great AI platform war isn’t about models at all—but about context: who owns it, how it’s organized, and whi…
These Are the Jobs People Actually WANT AI to Automate
Today on The AI Daily Brief, Nathaniel Whittemore explores new research revealing which jobs people actually want AI to automate—and which they find morally off…
What 1,000+ Executives Told Us About AI Agents
In this special long-read episode, NLW digs into insights from thousands of executive interviews about AI and agents in the enterprise. Based on data from Super…
Why the Future of AI Has a Body
This episode explores why the next era of artificial intelligence will take physical form. It examines the rise of humanoid robots, breakthroughs in embodied AI…
How to Use Sora 2 For Business + Prompting Guide
NLW breaks down five ways businesses are already using OpenAI’s Sora 2 model — from product design and e-commerce video automation to creative marketing campaig…
5 Reasons AI is a Bubble (And 5 It’s Not)
Today’s episode digs into a question that has been with us since ChatGPT launched: is AI a boom or a bubble? The conversation has surged this week after deals b…
Why OpenAI's AMD Deal Could Be Bigger News than DevDay
OpenAI’s massive new deal with AMD could reshape the AI hardware race — and may prove even more significant than DevDay itself. The episode explores the implica…
Did OpenAI Just Kill a Bunch of Agent Startups? OpenAI DevDay 2025 First Reactions
Bonus Episode! OpenAI’s 2025 DevDay just redefined the agent landscape — and maybe wiped out a slew of startups in the process? In this instant reaction bonus e…
The Top 50 AI For Work Apps You Haven't Tried Yet
A new report from Andreessen Horowitz and Mercury reveals where startups are actually putting their AI budgets — the top 50 applications, the trends driving spe…
I Tested ChatGPT As My Cofounder for a Week - Here's Everything I Learned
The AI Daily Brief puts ChatGPT’s new Pulse feature through its paces to see if it can truly act like a proactive startup cofounder. This episode explores how w…
The Era of Agentic Shopping
OpenAI has introduced Instant Checkout inside ChatGPT, allowing purchases to happen directly in the conversation. The update challenges the traditional search-t…
When Will AI Make Scientific Discoveries?
Today’s AI Daily Brief asks when artificial intelligence will begin making real scientific discoveries. We look at Periodic Labs, which just raised more than $3…
Sora 2 and the Brainrot Rebellion
On this episode, NLW goes deep on OpenAI’s release of Sora 2—its next-generation video generation model—and the launch of the new Sora social app, which some ar…