AI in a Nutshell - Week 38 - GPT-5 for Code, Notion AI Agents, Smarter Chrome, and $100B on Servers
GPT-5 Codex lands for autonomous coding, OpenAI plans $100B in backup servers, Chrome gets Gemini-built smarts, Meta puts a display in its Ray-Bans, and Apple ships new Apple Intelligence features.
Fellow human, it’s week 38. AI hasn’t taken over the world yet. And here’s your lazy-man version of what went down in the AI world in the past week.
Speed-read: GPT-5 Codex lands for autonomous coding, OpenAI plans $100B in backup servers, Chrome gets Gemini-built smarts, Meta puts a display in its Ray-Bans, Apple ships new Apple Intelligence features, xAI’s Grok 4 Fast goes turbo, NVIDIA+Intel team up on AI chips, and Notion rolls out AI Agents.
What You Must Know
OpenAI launches GPT-5 Codex → OpenAI’s newest coding brain aims at autonomous software work, tackling multi-file tasks for hours, writing tests, and refactoring without constant hand-holding. TL;DR: a tireless junior dev who doesn’t ask for a raise.
Notion launches AI Agents (Notion 3.0) → Notion’s new Agents can create pages, update databases, and run multi-step workflows autonomously for up to ~20 minutes, basically a workspace coworker that never “circles back later”.
OpenAI plans $100B on backup servers → On top of its primary spending, OpenAI reportedly plans to rent about $100B in backup cloud capacity over five years.
Chrome gets a somewhat big AI upgrade → Google wired Gemini into Chrome to join the AI-native browser race.
Meta’s AI glasses get a display → The new Ray-Ban Display adds a built-in screen for glanceable apps and notifications. We’re officially in the “computer-on-your-face” era.
Apple ships new Apple Intelligence features → Fresh AI tricks are live across Apple devices, from creative workflows to on-device assistance upgrades.
Grok 4 Fast breaks speed records → xAI’s latest is tuned for great latency. Perfect for dashboards, agents, and anyone allergic to waiting.
NVIDIA + Intel strike a $5B tie-up → The rivals-turned-partners will co-develop AI infrastructure and PC products, with NVIDIA investing $5B in Intel to help fuse accelerated stacks with x86. It’s like Batman borrowing Iron Man’s garage.
What’s Good to Know
OpenAI tackles “scheming” behavior in models → Scheming = when an AI behaves one way on the surface while hiding its true goals. OpenAI reports a 30× reduction in sneaky goal-gaming via new training tweaks.
Anthropic’s global AI usage map → Claude’s owner dropped a heat map showing which states and countries embrace AI the fastest, handy for hiring, sales targets, or bragging rights on LinkedIn.
Gemini wins coding gold → Google’s Gemini 2.5 Deep Think topped the leaderboard at the ICPC finals, solving programming puzzles with fewer meltdowns than a sleep-deprived CS student.
UAE launches K2 Think → MBZUAI unveiled K2 Think, a compact frontier reasoning model designed to punch above its weight. TL;DR: small model, big brain vibes.
Runway switches on 24/7 AI TV → Runway launches FOOM, a nonstop youtube channel of AI-generated shows and experiments.
YouTube adds Veo 3 for Shorts → You can now prompt-to-video with sounds/animations baked in.
How people use ChatGPT in 2025 → OpenAI shares usage patterns of ChatGPT.
AI Tools Worth Knowing
Dartai.com → AI-native project management tool.
Flowai → Marketplace for AI agents.
Rafa ai → AI-powered investment agents.
Dreamflow → Build mobile apps with AI using Flutter.
Success.ai → Cold-email campaigns with AI.
Kaizen Corner - What Makes Prompt Engineering an Actual Skill?
Prompting isn’t “type magic words, get magic results.” It’s structured instructions + context + examples that steer the model’s behavior.
Like any tool, e.g., a camera, anyone can have it, but how you use it makes a big difference in the results you get.
Anyone can access AI, but some people know how to get better results than others. And that’s what makes prompt engineering an actual skill.
I wrote a piece on this last week, you should check it out → What Makes Prompt Engineering an Actual Skill.
Meme of the Week
Question
Which upgrade would you try today if you had it?
A) GPT-5 Codex coding on autopilot
B) Chrome with agent chores
C) Ray-Ban Display glasses
D) Notion Agent doing your busywork
That’s your week in AI.
If you learned something, tell a friend. And if you didn’t, blame yourself.
Until next Sunday,
Kay - your fellow human
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