Welcome to this week’s edition of TekTonic.  While we started the week with rumors of a possible release of OpenAI’s “o1” model, we ended with the reveal of Elon’s autonomous taxi service.  The week’s biggest story is probably the news that AI researcher Geoffrey Hinton won the Nobel Prize in…

Welcome to this week’s edition of TekTonic. OpenAI’s unveiling of the “o1-preview” and “o1-mini” models continues reverberating, moving beyond predictive text to decision-based reasoning—a leap that could redefine AI’s potential. Companies are rethinking strategies amid AI’s rapid evolution, acknowledging its transformative power and impact on the workforce, such as developing…

This week in AI and technology has been mind-blowing, unveiling new reasoning models outperforming even PhD-level intelligence. The industry saw significant news, with major companies releasing hardware and software innovations, though some, like Apple’s latest smartphone, lacking anticipated AI features, left users unimpressed. Environmental and ethical concerns gained attention, highlighting…

This week’s TekTonic newsletter captures the tireless pace of innovation in AI. Cerebras and MagicAI shattered records in inferencing speed and context handling, while Google introduced a revolutionary real-time AI-driven 3D world generator. OpenAI continues to be at the center of attention with its mysterious Strawberry project, prompting high-profile departures…

The pace of AI advancement continues its unrelenting march towards AGI.  While we didn’t see any new frontier models from big AI companies, we saw developments ranging from novel AI-driven health diagnostics to the shifting software development landscape. Meanwhile, the ethical implications of AI in education and the growing concerns…