Author: Henry Kanapi

A collaborative study by researchers from three US universities warns that AI models are showing signs of cognitive decay, popularly known as brain rot, when repeatedly trained on low-quality web and social media data. Scientists from Texas A&M University, the University of Texas at Austin and Purdue University find that continual exposure to junk social media content leads large language models (LLMs) to witness lasting cognitive decline across reasoning, safety and comprehension benchmarks. The study’s controlled experiments retrained four open-source models on what it classified as “junk data.” “We construct junk and control datasets from social media (Twitter/X) via the…

One of Wall Street’s most influential investors says the stock market’s biggest winners are being powered by real money, not mania. In a new CNBC interview, BlackRock Chief Investment Officer Rick Rieder dismisses talk of an AI bubble, arguing that the largest US companies are generating unprecedented levels of cash that justify capital valuations. “The amount of cash on hand that’s just got a naturally and just normal earnings savings that have to come in, and the buybacks. I mean we’re witnessing something that is history in terms of these companies throwing off earnings.” He notes that the free cash…

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says AI has now entered a phase of rapid scaling and could supercharge global productivity within years. Speaking at the Dreamforce 2025 conference, Amodei says AI’s influence on output, cost and labor could soon rival, or even surpass, the most transformative technological revolutions in history. “AI is really gonna, you know, it’s gonna scale to the moon, and it’s really gonna be, you know, this whole thing is gonna reshape the economy. It’ll take a few years, but it’s gonna reshape the economy. And we’re there or almost there now.” He points to early evidence of…

A leading AI researcher warns that hundreds of millions of jobs are vulnerable to automation as artificial intelligence accelerates across industries. In a new post on X, Frontier AI researcher Yu Lin says 300 million full-time jobs around the world are highly exposed to automation. Rummaging through the O*NET database for more than 900 US jobs, Lin reveals that white-collar roles face the highest risk of automation, with office and administrative support positions leading the list, followed by legal services, engineering and financial operations. Lin’s data shows that 46% of office and administrative support roles are vulnerable to automation, highlighting…

Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz says the next phase of the crypto market will look unlike anything that’s come before it. In an interview with Real Vision’s Raoul Pal, the billionaire investor says two structural shifts are setting the stage for a lasting expansion in digital assets. “What could be different? Dangerous freaking words. It’s different this time. There are two things that could be different. We are going to pass a market structure bill, and that plus [the] GENIUS [Act] is going to allow… at one point, Apple’s going to have stablecoins on their iPhone.” The proposed market structure…

A new nationwide survey finds that most American workers are embracing AI in the workplace, viewing it as a tool for growth rather than a threat to their jobs. The 2025 AI at Work survey, conducted by Centiment on behalf of data-driven HR platform The Predictive Index (PI), polled 1,000 professionals across the United States to gauge attitudes toward AI adoption, trust and leadership communication. According to the survey, 81% of employees feel positive about AI’s role in their careers, seeing it as a way to boost effectiveness, improve company culture and create new paths for advancement. The study also…

A new global survey shows that the corporate rush into artificial intelligence is beginning to pay off, with a majority of companies now reporting measurable returns from their AI deployments. Data from Kyndryl’s 2025 Readiness Report, which gathered insights from 3,700 senior leaders across 21 countries, shows that 54% of organizations have reported positive returns on their AI investments, a 12-point increase from last year. But the report notes that 62% of firms still haven’t moved their projects beyond the pilot stage, showing a persistent gap between innovation confidence and operational readiness. Says Martin Schroeter, chairman and CEO of Kyndryl,…

The chief executive of tech giant Google sounds the alarm about a looming threat that could expose the system protecting cryptocurrencies. Speaking at the Dreamforce 2025 event, Sundar Pichai says the world of digital assets will soon face a period when existing cryptographic defenses may no longer be sufficient, forcing rapid adaptation across the industry. He says the quantum era will serve as a catalyst for innovation that will drive blockchain networks to look for solutions. “We will have that moment where, from a cryptographic standpoint, we have to adapt to quantum for sure… I think as a society, it…

Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya says OpenAI’s dominance in the AI market is eroding as distribution power tilts toward Big Tech incumbents. In a new post on X, the Social Capital founder shares two charts illustrating what he calls the shifting balance of power in AI. Palihapitiya says OpenAI remains at the top of the generative AI race but is beginning to lose ground as the broader market expands and established players such as Google and Meta leverage their existing ecosystems. “OpenAI is still the clear leader, but interestingly, they are losing percentage share as the market grows. It’s not really…

Veteran investor Dan Niles says the stock market is poised to hit new highs in the coming weeks as investors pile into what he calls an inflating AI bubble. In a new post on X, the Niles Investment Management founder says he remains positioned to benefit from a potential rally but warns that the higher the market climbs, the sharper the eventual downturn could be once valuations collapse. “In an interview on Friday, I said, ‘Unfortunately, the market is going to keep melting higher,’ and I wanted to expand on that statement. I said unfortunately because the higher the AI…