Good morning. In tech, solving big existential problems usually involves whiteboards, venture capital, and occasional trips to Davos. But recently a quirky alliance of AI experts and priests decided to try something different. These “AI Avengers” are determined to AGI pill Pope Leo XIV, convincing him that AGI is not just possible, but imminent. They think the Vatican’s global influence could steer AGI toward breakthroughs that genuinely benefit all of humanity. After all, who better to champion tech’s brightest future than someone whose entire job is believing in miracles?
DeepSeek 3.2 just dropped, and it’s already embarrassing Gemini 3. DeepSeek’s latest AI models took gold medals for reasoning, math, and coding in four elite international competitions – directly beating Silicon Valley’s best. Their secret weapon, “Sparse Attention,” lets them crush competition without torching mountains of cash. And unlike US tech giants locking AI behind paywalls, DeepSeek is giving away the code for free. China is dominating the open AI economy, and the only people not celebrating are government officials in Washington and Brussels.
Musk says AI and robots will erase America’s $38 trillion debt. He claims the national debt is spiraling out of control and only an AI-driven productivity explosion can fix it. According to Musk, within 3 years AI and robotics will boost output so much it’ll outrun inflation and trigger deflation. Economists point out that’s not even remotely how deflation works. Can’t help but wonder if the “trillion-dollar problem” Musk actually wants to solve is wages.
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The next big leap for AI is learning to handle chaos. Forget massive datasets. Silicon Valley is throwing billions at building virtual worlds where AI agents learn by doing instead of just guessing patterns. These digital playgrounds let agents autonomously explore messy code, recover from browser errors, and practice making tough decisions in simulated disaster scenarios. Data still matters, but it’s the interactive simulations that turn raw info into useful skills. AI is moving past prediction to handling the messy, unpredictable stuff we deal with every day.
Data centers are trashing the planet. They suck up massive amounts of water, energy, and rare minerals, and spit out tons of electronic waste and greenhouse gases. So what’s the solution? Launch them into orbit, cool them in the vacuum of space, and power them with endless sunshine. At least that’s what Google’s Sundar Pichai is pushing for. Project Suncatcher plans to send racks of compute into space starting in 2027, tapping sunlight 100 trillion times stronger than anything we’ve got down here. Maybe the solution to global warming is just global leaving.
Biometric tattoos are about to make wearables obsolete. Instead of strapping yet another smartwatch on your wrist, hit up your local tattoo shop and walk out with nanoscale sensors built into your new ink. Digital tattoos can monitor heart rate, muscle strain – even hydration levels. They run on body heat and wirelessly beam data to your phone with near medical-grade accuracy. Tattoos are now officially healthier than high-protein desserts.
fun stats
💬 800 million. Weekly active users ChatGPT has reached, up from 1 million in 2022. Now 3 years in, it handles 29,000 prompts a second.
🦄 80. Tech startups that reached $1 billion valuations in 2025 so far. Most are AI related.
👷♂️ 439,000. Shortage of construction workers needed to build the data centers fueling the AI boom.
🌎 50%. Percentage of the Earth’s population Grok stated it would be willing to sacrifice to save Elon Musk.