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INSTANT AI UPDATE 46 - PROMETHEUS GETS PHYSICAL
The NY Times reported this week that Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon and one of the world's wealthiest people, is putting both his money and his mouth into an artificial intelligence startup that he will help manage as its co-chief executive. The company, Project Prometheus, is coming out of the gates with purported funding of $6.2 billion, partly from Mr. Bezos (according to undisclosed sources), making it one of the most well-financed early-stage AI startups in the world.

Dan Cooper
1 day ago2 min read


INSTANT AI UPDATE 45 - WARP DRIVE ENGAGED!
November 2025 has already produced an unprecedented acceleration in artificial intelligence (AI) development, marked by the release of four major updates: Gemini 3, Grok 4.1, GPT-5.1, and Microsoft's AI-based operating system (OS). Each of these advancements represents a significant leap in AI capabilities, integration, and accessibility, reshaping the technological landscape for enterprises, developers, and end-users alike.

Dan Cooper
2 days ago5 min read


INSTANT AI UPDATE 43 - AI vs AGI vs ASI - HOW SOON?
The evolution of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) has emerged as a key technological debate this year. As the line between narrow AI and AGI blurs, it is crucial to clarify definitions, examine the latest breakthroughs, assess expert predictions, and weigh the pros and cons of each paradigm.

Dan Cooper
Nov 124 min read


INSTANT AI UPDATE 42 - THE RISE OF AI MUSIC
The music industry recently crossed a historic threshold: Xania Monet, an AI-generated R&B artist created by poet and songwriter Telisha "Nikki" Jones using the Suno AI platform, charted on multiple Billboard lists. Xania Monet's success is emblematic of a broader shift in the industry. What are the implications of AI Music?

Dan Cooper
Nov 74 min read


INSTANT AI UPDATE 41 - WIKIPEDIA VS GROKIPEDIA
INSTANT AI UPDATE 41 - WIKIPEDIA VS GROKIPEDIA - AI-POWERED KNOWLEDGE The emergence of Grokipedia, an AI-powered encyclopedia developed by Elon Musk's xAI, has sparked a new era in the way digital knowledge is curated, updated, and consumed. Grokipedia's late-2025 launch marks a significant shift from the established, human-edited Wikipedia model, raising critical questions about the future of information reliability, transparency, speed, and bias. This post synthesizes the l

Dan Cooper
Nov 64 min read


INSTANT AI UPDATE 40 - OPENAI AND WALMART CREATE “AGENTIC COMMERCE”
A recent report by Axios highlighted Walmart's partnership with OpenAI to create an "AI-first" shopping experience through ChatGPT, introducing the concept of "agentic commerce." This post defines and explores the benefits and challenges of "agentic commerce."

Dan Cooper
Oct 303 min read


INSTANT AI UPDATE 39 - AGENTIC AI ROBOTS WAREHOUSE REVOLUTION
The debut of Robotec.ai’s agentic AI robot at ROSCon 2025 marks a watershed moment, introducing a new class of autonomous systems capable of dynamic planning, real-time reasoning, and adaptive behavior in complex environments. This post examines the technological underpinnings, operational impact, and strategic significance of this innovation.

Dan Cooper
Oct 293 min read


INSTANT AI UPDATE 33 - INSTANT AI: MICROSOFT 365 COPILOT EDITION IS LIVE!
This latest guide teaches how to quickly master the AI-enhanced features of Microsoft 365 Plus Copilot. The guide's nine chapters, along with an introductory prologue, detail each powerful Microsoft 365 and Windows 11 topic and explore the 90+ new or AI-enhanced features within Copilot

Dan Cooper
Sep 252 min read


INSTANT AI UPDATE 32 - YEP AI INBREEDING IS A THING…
AI inbreeding occurs when models are trained on content generated by AI. Instead of learning from human data, they chew on their own outputs.

Dan Cooper
Sep 182 min read


INSTANT AI UPDATE 31 - DEATH OF SEARCH IMMINENT
INSTANT AI UPDATE 31 - DEATH OF SEARCH IMMINENT - The announcement by Google product lead Logan Kilpatrick that Google.com ’s classic search page, an iconic interface since 1997, will “soon” be replaced by AI Mode marks a watershed moment. As with all things AI, the speed of change is astounding. My thoughts follow:

Dan Cooper
Sep 112 min read


INSTANT AI UPDATE 30 - WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS OF ANTHROPIC’S $1.5 BILLION COPYRIGHT SETTLEMENT?
INSTANT AI UPDATE 30 - WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS OF ANTHROPIC’S $1.5 BILLION COPYRIGHT SETTLEMENT? Anthropic has agreed to pay at LEAST $1.5B to a coalition of authors and publishers. This settlement, reached after months of negotiation and legal pressure, is the largest of its kind in U.S. copyright history and marks a pivotal moment in the ongoing debate over the use of copyrighted material in AI training. As AI systems, particularly large language models (LLMs), have becom

Dan Cooper
Sep 42 min read


INSTANT AI UPDATE 29 - AI JOB ANXIETY IS (STILL) ON THE RISE!
Recent large-scale surveys indicate a marked increase in workplace anxiety directly attributed to AI adoption. A 2024 Gallup poll found 22% of U.S. workers reported being “very” or “somewhat” worried that technology, including AI, would make their jobs obsolete, up from 15% in 2021.

Dan Cooper
Aug 282 min read


INSTANT AI UPDATE 28 - MORE ON AI IN HIGHER EDUCATION
The "Anthropic Education Report: How Educators Use Claude" published last week, examines the transformative impact of AI tools like Claude on university teaching.

Dan Cooper
Aug 212 min read


INSTANT AI UPDATE 27 - SIGNIFICANT ADVANCES IN NONINVASIVE BRAIN COMPUTER INTERFACES
This week Jonathan Kao and his UCLA-based team published exciting new findings in Nature Machine Intelligences that were also summarized in a companion article in Nature.

Dan Cooper
Aug 142 min read


INSTANT AI UPDATE 26 - AI IN FAILURE-AVERSE (CATASTROPHIC) INDUSTRIES
AI’s integration into "failure-averse" sectors where mistakes can have catastrophic consequences marks a recent and critical frontier. Japan’s exploration of AI for nuclear power facility inspections is emblematic of this shift, as nuclear oversight is synonymous with “zero tolerance for error.”

Dan Cooper
Aug 72 min read


INSTANT AI UPDATE 25 - ADOPTION OF AI IN HIGHER EDUCATION
AI is rapidly transforming facets of higher education. Over 70% of university professors have embraced AI for research, leveraging its power for data analysis, literature reviews, and hypothesis generation, but less than 35% have integrated AI into teaching and learning.

Dan Cooper
Jul 312 min read


INSTANT AI UPDATE 24 - THE DEEPFAKE DILEMMA
Deepfakes are synthetic media in which a person in an existing image or video is replaced with someone else's likeness using AI algorithms, particularly deep learning techniques such as generative adversarial networks (GANs). Generative AI has ushered in a new era of media manipulation, with deepfake technology at the forefront.

Dan Cooper
Jul 242 min read


INSTANT AI UPDATE 22 - COURTROOM NIGHTMARE - AI DEEPFAKES
In this post, I'm sharing a worry of mine about a potential threat to our constitutional “rule of law”. The rapid advancement of AI and deep learning technologies has ushered in an era where digital forgeries, referred to as "deepfakes", pose a major threat to the integrity of courtroom evidence.

Dan Cooper
Jul 102 min read


INSTANT AI UPDATE 20 - AI BRINGS ROBOTIC SELF-AWARENESS
By enabling robots to utilize cameras for visual training, MIT researchers are effectively granting AI systems a form of visual self-awareness. This development raises profound questions about the trajectory of AI and robotics, particularly regarding the concept of self-awareness, a trait long considered exclusive to biological organisms.

Dan Cooper
Jun 262 min read


INSTANT AI: UPDATE 19 - AI BROWSERS FLIP THE SCRIPT
The AI Browser Wars are not a fad; instead, they represent a basic reordering of the internet’s value chain. The "answer first" paradigm is already eroding the traditional web “link first” traffic model, undermining the economics of content creation and forcing a radical rethink of SEO and digital advertising.

Dan Cooper
Jun 192 min read
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