| Hi, AI Enthusiast! | Welcome back to the #1 AI newsletter on the planet. | Here’s a glimpse into what we have today: | xAI goes “MACROHARDRR” in Mississippi. Are we in an AI bubble? 40 leaders weigh in. An e-reader puts ChatGPT right on the page. OpenAI wants contractors to upload work files. Linux creator: “Zero point in talking about AI slop.” Anthropic blocks Claude Code spoofing (xAI cut off).
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| Breaking News | The Latest AI Developments | 📁 OpenAI Wants Your Work Files | OpenAI is reportedly asking contractors to upload actual work from past and current jobs. The ask includes Word docs, PDFs, PowerPoints, Excel files, and repos. Contractors are told to scrub proprietary info using a ChatGPT “Superstar Scrubbing” tool first. | 🔒 Anthropic Blocks Claude Code Spoofing | Anthropic confirmed it’s blocking third-party tools that spoof Claude Code to access Opus 4.5. The crackdown also hit xAI, whose staff had been using Claude to accelerate their own AI development. This follows cutting off OpenAI in August and Windsurf in June under similar terms. | ⚡ AI Goes “MACROHARDRR” in Mississippi | Elon Musk’s xAI is building a $20B data center campus in Southaven, MS (the largest economic development project in the state’s history). The facility, called “MACROHARDRR,” will be one of the most powerful AI training installations globally. Operations begin February 2026. |
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| | AI Finds | Beyond the Feed | 🐧 Stop Talking About AI Slop | The creator of Linux recently pushed back on calls for AI-specific documentation in kernel guidelines. His argument: bad actors won’t label their patches as AI-generated anyway, so documentation targeting “AI slop” is “pointless posturing.” | 📊 The AI Bubble Debate, Charted | Over 40 tech executives and analysts weighed in on whether AI is in a bubble. Jensen Huang dismissed bust fears, Sam Altman admitted investors are “overexcited,” and Michael Burry drew parallels to dot-com mania. | 🏭 AI Will Transform Industry in 7 Years | Siemens CEO Roland Busch positions Industrial AI as a “general-purpose technology” on par with electricity, predicting full integration into global systems within seven years. His framing: “The Industrial AI Revolution.” | ✨ Meet Kira: An Holographic AI Assistant | Razer created a 5.5-inch holographic avatar powered by Grok. The default is a green blob, but swappable options include anime waifu “Kira,” buff gaming bro “Zane,” and holograms of esports legend Faker and J-Pop idol Saori Araki. | 🐍 Learn Python for AI (5-Hour Free Course) | This 5-hour tutorial skips abstract theory and focuses on the “professional 20%” of Python that drives real-world AI work: environment setup, data structures, and orchestrating external APIs. By the end, you’ll be building data-connected chat assistants. |
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| That’s it for today. Anthropic is locking down Claude, OpenAI wants your old PowerPoints, and Linus Torvalds is tired of the AI slop debate. Reply and let’s know what you liked most from today’s newsletter. Don’t forget to share your favorite finds with friends, family, and colleagues! 🚀 | | For the latest AI scoops, follow us on X, LinkedIn and YouTube. | | Signing off, | — There’s An AI For That |
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