A Month In The Life Of AI: February 2026

February showed AI accelerating through defense conflict, layoffs, autonomous agents, and search automation reshaping society.

The Most Important Idea In AI: Recursive Self Improvement (RSI).

Recursive self improvement will create competitors with lights out processes and amazing economics.

Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone on reviving the web’s homepage
Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone on reviving the web’s homepage

Today, I’m talking with Jim Lanzone, who is the CEO of Yahoo. It’s basically impossible to sum up the Yahoo story, but the short version of it is that a long time ago Yahoo paid Google to run the search box on its website, and basically everything has gone sideways since. You’ll hear Jim refer […]

Gilbane’s Alex Gutman On Tech, Data And The Future Of Construction

Alex Gutman, CTO of Gilbane, discusses how data, AI and digital platforms are transforming construction while helping the 150 year old builder deliver better outcomes.

This is not a fly uploaded to a computer
This is not a fly uploaded to a computer

Last week, a few posts about a so-called virtual “embodied fly” tore through X, boosted by AI hype accounts and excited commenters who didn’t seem to understand what it was they were excited about. The videos came from San Francisco-based Eon Systems, which says it’s working toward “digital human intelligence” and claims it wants to […]

Roborock Saros 20: When robot cleaning moves beyond power to real intelligence

Robot vacuum cleaners have evolved rapidly over the past decade. Early models focused mainly on basic automation – moving around a home and cleaning floors with minimal input. But as homes become more complex, simply offering stronger suction or longer…

AGI Is Infeasible. Instead, Pursue Superhuman Adaptable Intelligence

Do you prefer hype or rationality? Artificial general intelligence offers only a hazy, overzealous goal. Enter SAI, a sensible, purpose-driven North Star.

OpenAI’s adult mode will reportedly be smutty, not pornographic
OpenAI’s adult mode will reportedly be smutty, not pornographic

OpenAI’s delayed “adult mode” for ChatGPT is expected to support saucy text conversations at launch, but not the chatbot’s ability to generate images, voice, or video. Speaking to The Wall Street Journal, an unnamed OpenAI spokesperson described content that will be provided by the upcoming feature as smut rather than pornography, allowing ChatGPT users to […]

The Real Truth About That Onerous ‘AI Brain Fry’ That Everyone Is Talking About

AI brain fry is the latest buzzword when it comes to making use of AI. I explain it. I analyze what this means for humankind and mental health. An AI Insider scoop.