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#195: Moltbook Goes Viral, OpenAI Seeks $100B, Microsoft Stock Plummets & SpaceX-xAI Merger Rumors

#195: Moltbook Goes Viral, OpenAI Seeks $100B, Microsoft Stock Plummets & SpaceX-xAI Merger Rumors

The Artificial Intelligence Show · Feb 3, 2026

Moltbook's AI agent network goes viral as OpenAI seeks massive funding. The AI arms race intensifies amid market volatility and job disruption fears.

Moltbook Craze Previews Autonomous AI Networks, Not an Immediate Singularity

The viral social network for AI agents, Moltbook, is less about a present-day AI takeover and more a glimpse into the future potential and risks of autonomous agent swarms interacting, as noted by researchers like Andrej Karpathy. It serves as a prelude to what is coming.

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#195: Moltbook Goes Viral, OpenAI Seeks $100B, Microsoft Stock Plummets & SpaceX-xAI Merger Rumors

The Artificial Intelligence Show·16 days ago

AI Adoption is Top-Down: 69% of Leaders Use AI Compared to Just 40% of Individual Contributors

A Gallup workplace survey reveals a stark disparity in AI usage. Leaders are adopting AI at a much higher rate than their employees, indicating that the push for integration is coming from the top while frontline workers are lagging significantly in adoption.

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#195: Moltbook Goes Viral, OpenAI Seeks $100B, Microsoft Stock Plummets & SpaceX-xAI Merger Rumors

The Artificial Intelligence Show·16 days ago

Even Top Marketing Leaders at Google and Ford Lack a Clear AI Talent Playbook

A new report reveals that senior marketing executives, despite being at the forefront of AI, are still grappling with how to restructure teams and redefine roles. This shows a universal uncertainty and that even the most advanced organizations lack a clear strategy for AI's impact on talent.

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#195: Moltbook Goes Viral, OpenAI Seeks $100B, Microsoft Stock Plummets & SpaceX-xAI Merger Rumors

The Artificial Intelligence Show·16 days ago

Microsoft's Stock Plummeted Due to Its Over-Reliance on a Single Customer: OpenAI

Wall Street's negative reaction to Microsoft's earnings was driven by the revelation that 45% of its future revenue backlog ($281 billion) is tied to OpenAI. This massive dependency on a single, cash-burning partner exposed a significant and previously underappreciated risk in Microsoft's strategy.

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#195: Moltbook Goes Viral, OpenAI Seeks $100B, Microsoft Stock Plummets & SpaceX-xAI Merger Rumors

The Artificial Intelligence Show·16 days ago

Elon Musk Is Replacing Tesla's Model S/X Production Lines with Humanoid Robot Factories

The decision to end production of iconic Tesla models is a strategic move to retool manufacturing capacity for Optimus humanoid robots. This action supports Musk's larger vision of a "real-world AI flywheel" integrating data and hardware from Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI.

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#195: Moltbook Goes Viral, OpenAI Seeks $100B, Microsoft Stock Plummets & SpaceX-xAI Merger Rumors

The Artificial Intelligence Show·16 days ago

Google's Project Genie Is a Strategic Play for AGI Through "World Models"

Google's Project Genie, which generates interactive virtual worlds from prompts, is not just a gaming or media tool. It's a foundational part of Google DeepMind's strategy to achieve AGI by creating simulated environments where AI can learn about physics, actions, and consequences.

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#195: Moltbook Goes Viral, OpenAI Seeks $100B, Microsoft Stock Plummets & SpaceX-xAI Merger Rumors

The Artificial Intelligence Show·16 days ago

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Predicts AI Will Displace 50% of Entry-Level White-Collar Jobs in 5 Years

In a sobering essay, the CEO of leading AI lab Anthropic has offered a concrete, near-term economic prediction. He forecasts massive job disruption for knowledge workers, moving beyond abstract existential risks to a specific warning about the immediate future of work.

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#195: Moltbook Goes Viral, OpenAI Seeks $100B, Microsoft Stock Plummets & SpaceX-xAI Merger Rumors

The Artificial Intelligence Show·16 days ago

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang Privately Criticizes OpenAI's Lack of Business Discipline

Despite public investment discussions, NVIDIA's CEO has privately expressed concerns about OpenAI's business approach and rising competition from Google and Anthropic. This signals a more cautious stance from the key chipmaker than headlines might suggest, revealing cracks in a critical AI alliance.

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#195: Moltbook Goes Viral, OpenAI Seeks $100B, Microsoft Stock Plummets & SpaceX-xAI Merger Rumors

The Artificial Intelligence Show·16 days ago

OpenAI's ChatGPT Ads Command Super Bowl Prices ($60 CPM) with Minimal Performance Tracking

OpenAI's new ad program requires a $200k minimum commitment and charges a cost-per-thousand-impressions comparable to live NFL games. This premium pricing comes with only basic click and impression metrics, signaling a bet on high user intent over granular performance analytics.

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#195: Moltbook Goes Viral, OpenAI Seeks $100B, Microsoft Stock Plummets & SpaceX-xAI Merger Rumors

The Artificial Intelligence Show·16 days ago

Anthropic Study: Junior Developers Using AI Assistants Suffer a 17% Drop in Learning Comprehension

A randomized controlled trial by Anthropic revealed a significant negative impact on skill acquisition for junior coders who relied on AI assistance. Those who used AI scored nearly two letter grades lower on a follow-up quiz, highlighting the risk of AI as a cognitive crutch rather than a learning tool.

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#195: Moltbook Goes Viral, OpenAI Seeks $100B, Microsoft Stock Plummets & SpaceX-xAI Merger Rumors

The Artificial Intelligence Show·16 days ago