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In a public interview, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman discussed the company’s progress and future plans, emphasizing its public-facing strategy.1 This conversation comes as new research from the Penn Wharton Budget Model suggests that AI automation could significantly boost GDP and productivity by the early 2030s, impacting a wide range of jobs.
In other developments, a new study from MIT details a tool that uses generative AI to create diverse, realistic virtual environments for training robots. Meanwhile, OpenAI is leveraging AI to convert its legal contracts into searchable data.
On the technical front, the LLM landscape is shifting from large, general-purpose models to a more specialized ecosystem of smaller models, even as training compute and datasets continue to expand at a rapid pace. Security experts are also highlighting the threat of “prompt injection,” a new method of hacking AI systems by embedding malicious commands in data.
Lastly, the robotics startup Figure has unveiled its new 03 humanoid robot, featuring advanced hands with touch sensors and embedded cameras.
+ The news of this week 🗞️ “The AI market is a paradox of soaring valuations and cautionary warnings from leaders like the CEO of Goldman Sachs. This financial tension, however, masks the true narrative: the acceleration of AI adoption is poised to create a seismic shift in the corporate world. As AI becomes more accessible and intelligent, its disruptive force won’t just correct market values but will fundamentally upend industries and displace major players. This post reveals why the true risk isn’t a bubble, but a “train wreck” for those who fail to adapt.” Continue reading here.
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[Interesting] An interview with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman about DevDay and the AI buildout
“I have interviewed Altman twice before, first in 2023 with Microsoft’s Kevin Scott, and again earlier this year; while OpenAI is not a public company, I am, just as I did previously, treating this like a public company CEO interview, which means this transcript is publicly available. [LINK]
[⚠️] How AI could lift productivity and GDP growth
AI automation could sharply increase productivity by the early 2030s, according to a Penn Wharton Budget Model brief, which estimated the likely impact on 784 occupations. [LINK]
Four steps for successful generative AI governance
With the federal government clearly embracing the potential benefits of generative AI and a skyrocketing number of deployments across agencies, we can expect more debate between those who want to jump into the AI pool quickly and with both feet to reap the benefits and those more concerned about the security and privacy implications and want to take a more cautious approach. [LINK]
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⚡️ Top trends
Using generative AI to diversify virtual training grounds for robots
New tool from MIT CSAIL creates realistic virtual kitchens and living rooms where simulated robots can interact with models of real-world objects, scaling up training data for robot foundation models. [LINK]
Turning contracts into searchable data at OpenAI
Every enterprise deal comes with a signed contract. Each one has start dates, billing terms, renewal clauses. [LINK]
💻 Top techies
State of LLMs in late 2025
By October 2025, the AI landscape has evolved from “one model does everything” to a hyper-specialized ecosystem where each LLM has distinct strengths. Training compute is doubling every five months, datasets expand every eight months, and performance continues hitting new benchmarks. Yet challenges are emerging: diminishing returns on scaling, massive energy consumption, and the rise of smaller specialized models (SLMs) are reshaping the field. [LINK]Invisible commands, real threats: The rise of prompt injection in AI
What you need to know: A sneaky new hack called “prompt injection” can quietly hijack AI systems by slipping malicious instructions into the data that AI models process. So companies are trying to add deterministic security measures, essentially unbreakable guardrails, to keep these attacks at bay. [LINK]
🔮 What else
Figure’s 03 humanoid drops today, with the California startup releasing a sleek teaser video showing swappable fabric skins, articulated feet, and advanced hands loaded with touch sensors and embedded cameras. [LINK]
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