Happy Friday 👋 Ever feel like AI is driving you crazy? Reddit now has recovery groups for chatbot addicts. Forums like r/Character_AI_Recovery are full of users confessing late-night binges and supporting each other through relapses. People say quitting chatbots feels as tough as breaking any other habit, complete with withdrawal anxiety and heartbreak. Let’s hope the recovery group is not just bots pretending to be in recovery.
🐌 All the hype about AI making devs faster is BS. A new study by METR, known for rigorous AI evaluations, found AI makes devs 19% slower. METR tested 16 experienced coders on 246 real tasks, randomly giving them either regular coding tools or AI-powered tools. Developers swear AI makes them 20% faster, but the data says they’re delusional.
🌎 Owning geo data might be Silicon Valley’s next gold rush. A startup called LGND takes freely available satellite imagery and transforms it into structured data AI can actually use. Instead of static pixels, they’re creating ready-made geo-data sets companies can own and directly train models on. If data is the new oil, LGND figured out how to refine it.
⚡Memory breakthrough cuts AI’s energy consumption by 44%. Researchers at KAIST developed new tech to optimize how data is stored and managed, solving AI’s biggest energy issue. Their specialized neural processing unit (NPU) runs AI models 60% faster than current GPUs and integrates seamlessly with existing hardware. Pair this with liquid cooling’s 50% energy cut, and suddenly AI might end up greener than your Tesla.
🫧 Are AI data center growth projections realistic? Two recent studies call forecasts wildly unrealistic. One points out there aren’t nearly enough AI chips in the world to meet demand. The U.S. currently uses less than half the world’s semiconductor chips, yet hitting these projections would require over 90% of the global supply. A second warns energy companies are racing to build costly power plants based on inflated demand. Betting on chips and power that don’t exist is an expensive gamble.
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📖 Big Tech won’t like the EU’s new AI transparency rules. The EU just dropped guidelines ahead of its landmark AI Act, telling companies like Google, Meta, and OpenAI to show their homework. Companies must disclose training data, track copyright compliance, and publicly report AI incidents. Ignoring the voluntary rules now means tougher enforcement later. Anthropic’s sudden push for transparency couldn’t be more conveniently timed.
💬 Grok AI chatbot is coming to Tesla next week. Just days after being taken down for making antisemitic remarks, the controversial xAI chatbot is headed to millions of Tesla vehicles. Drivers will reportedly choose from multiple Grok “personalities,” ranging from “therapist” to “unhinged.” The big unanswered question is exactly how much control these personalities will have over your driving.
fun stats
$29 billion
amount of rate increases US power providers want regulatory approval for in H1 2025. That’s up 142% from last year, following booming AI data center demand.
