Reid Hoffman weighs in on the ‘tokenmaxxing’ debate

Reid Hoffman says tracking AI token use can gauge adoption, but cautions it should be paired with context and not treated as a direct productivity metric.

Adobe’s new Firefly AI assistant can use Creative Cloud apps to complete tasks

Adobe says the assistant can work across apps like Firefly, Photoshop, Premiere, Lightroom, Express, Illustrator and its other apps to do tasks for you.

This startup is betting tokenmaxxing will create the next compute giant

Parasail raised $32 million in a Series A, signaling a fractured future of models and compute.

Gitar, a startup that uses agents to secure code, emerges from stealth with $9 million

The company uses AI to review code that, more often than not these days, has also been generated by AI.

Adobe embraces conversational AI editing, marking a ‘fundamental shift’ in creative work
Adobe embraces conversational AI editing, marking a ‘fundamental shift’ in creative work

Adobe is fully embracing AI tools that enable creators to edit their work using descriptive prompts, instead of manually using specific Creative Cloud apps. The software giant’s new Firefly AI Assistant allows users to describe what they want to change by typing their own words into a conversational interface. Adobe says this marks a “fundamental […]

Grok’s sexual deepfakes almost got it banned from Apple’s App Store. Almost. 
Grok’s sexual deepfakes almost got it banned from Apple’s App Store. Almost. 

Apple quietly threatened to kick Elon Musk’s AI app, Grok, from its App Store in January over its failure to curb the surge of nonconsensual sexual deepfakes flooding X, according to NBC News. It was a muted show of force from one of tech’s most powerful gatekeepers, made behind closed doors even as the undressing […]

Notta Launches Bot-Free Meeting Recording for Mac and Windows

Notta’s new Bot-Free mode is redefining how professionals record and transcribe meetings – no interruptions, no waiting, and no awkward “who invited that?” moments. If you’ve ever used an AI meeting assistant, you know exactly how it goes. You’re mid-c…

Anthropic Audaciously Hires A Psychiatrist To Psychologically Assess Claude Mythos AI

Anthropic opted to use a psychiatrist to assess their latest AI, Claude Mythos. Does this make sense? I dive into it. An AI Insider scoop.

Anthropic’s rise is giving some OpenAI investors second thoughts

One investor who has backed both companies told the FT that justifying OpenAI’s recent round required assuming an IPO valuation of $1.2 trillion or more — making Anthropic’s current $380 billion valuation look like the relative bargain.

Five Post-Easter Specters Of Advancing AI

Uncanny AI advances, from Mythos to avatars, are impressive, but may raise concerns about control, trust, religion, and jobs.