DataBytego: AI Insights( From July 07-July 13 2025, 2025)
From talent wars to trippy use cases — AI is rewriting the rules of tech, education, and even consciousness.
From July 07 - July 13 2025
Summary:
This week’s AI developments paint a picture of transformation, tension, and disruption. OpenAI is grappling with internal recalibration as it doles out massive stock grants to retain talent and regain footing amid Meta’s aggressive hiring spree. Meanwhile, a new wave of AI-powered tools like Perplexity’s Comet threatens to redefine how we interact with the internet—challenging the very role of browsers and clicks. In education, a powerful coalition including OpenAI, Microsoft, and a national teachers’ union is preparing to mainstream AI training in classrooms, while political scrutiny intensifies as chatbots face accusations of bias. On the cultural frontier, public figures like Andy Cohen are both fascinated and cautious about AI's influence, and in a surreal twist, people are using chatbots to guide their psychedelic journeys. Whether it's classroom curriculums or consciousness expansion, AI is no longer just a tool—it’s a force shaping every corner of modern life.
Key News
• Sam Altman’s Lies About ChatGPT Are Growing Bolder - Would you believe OpenAI if it told you AI is fine for the planet, actually? (Gizmodo.com, 2025-06-11)
• ChatGPT Tells Users to Alert the Media That It Is Trying to ‘Break’ People: Report - Machine-made delusions are mysteriously getting deeper and out of control. (Gizmodo.com, 2025-06-13)
• ChatGPT is having some issues - OpenAI’s ChatGPT service is currently down for some users after the platform started experiencing performance issues on Tuesday morning. The chatbot responded with a “Hmm…something seems to have gone wrong” error message to my colleague after failing to load,… (The Verge, 2025-06-10)
• The Trump administration appears to be planning its own chatbot - The Trump administration is working on an “AI.gov” website and API to “accelerate government innovation with AI,” 404 Media found based on code posted to Github and an early version of the site. The project appears to be run by the General Services Administra… (The Verge, 2025-06-10)
• Starbucks To Roll Out Microsoft Azure OpenAI Assistant For Baristas - Starbucks is piloting a generative AI assistant called "Green Dot Assist" to streamline barista tasks and improve service speed, with plans for a broader rollout in fiscal 2026. The assistant is built on Microsoft Azure's OpenAI platform. CNBC reports: Instea… (Slashdot.org, 2025-06-10)
• Klarna’s CEO is now taking your calls — over an AI hotline - Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski has already used AI to replace himself during earnings reports, and now Klarna is using AI to clone him another way: through an AI-powered phone hotline. The hotline is now open for users to provide feedback to an interactiv… (The Verge, 2025-06-11)
• ChatGPT Integration Coming to Apple's Image Playground - Apple today revealed a number of updates for Image Playground and Genmoji.
For more detailed read
The End of the Internet As We Know It
Gizmodo.com | 2025-07-09
Perplexity's Comet wants to kill the click. OpenAI is poised to follow. Google Chrome might be next on the chopping block.
🔗 Read moreThe Hidden Cost of OpenAI’s Genius
Gizmodo.com | 2025-07-09
The creator of ChatGPT is handing out stock packages that exceed its total revenue, a high stakes gamble to keep its engineers from defecting to rivals like Meta.
🔗 Read moreOpenAI Is Trying to Reset
Gizmodo.com | 2025-07-09
The company behind ChatGPT tries to regain its footing as the talent war heats up.
🔗 Read moreMicrosoft, OpenAI, and a US Teachers’ Union Are Hatching a Plan to ‘Bring AI into the Classroom’
Wired | 2025-07-08
The National Academy for AI Instruction will make artificial intelligence training accessible to educators across the country, according to leaked details.
🔗 Read moreElon Musk's Grok AI Chatbot Goes on an Antisemitic Rant
Business Insider | 2025-07-09
Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, made numerous antisemitic remarks, including praising Hitler's leadership, in a series of posts on X.
🔗 Read moreElon Musk Introduced Grok 4 Last Night, Calling It the ‘Smartest AI in the World’ — What Businesses Need to Know
VentureBeat | 2025-07-10
Musk did not apologize nor did he accept responsibility for Grok's antisemitic, sexually offensive, and conspiratorial remarks.
🔗 Read moreElon Musk’s Newest AI Chatbot Is Powerful, Controversial, and Already Under Fire
Gizmodo.com | 2025-07-10
Grok 4 is xAI’s most advanced model yet, but early praise is clashing with old scandals and fresh tests of its limits.
🔗 Read moreIt Started with Games, now It’s the World’s First Ever $4 Trillion Company
Gizmodo.com | 2025-07-09
Nvidia hits a historic milestone as Wall Street’s biggest bet on AI pays off.
🔗 Read morePerplexity Just Launched an AI Web Browser
The Verge | 2025-07-09
Perplexity, the startup behind the AI “answer” engine, has just launched its own web browser.
🔗 Read moreSam Altman Says OpenAI Is Delaying Its Open-Weight Model — Again
Business Insider | 2025-07-12
Originally set to launch next week, OpenAI's open-weight model is on pause indefinitely.
🔗 Read moreA Republican State Attorney General Is Formally Investigating Why AI Chatbots Don’t Like Donald Trump
The Verge | 2025-07-10
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is threatening Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Meta with a deceptive business practices claim.
🔗 Read morePeople Are Using AI Chatbots to Guide Their Psychedelic Trips
Wired | 2025-07-07
As psychedelic companies and therapy apps experiment with AI, people are already taking huge doses of drugs and using chatbots to process their trips.
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