OpenAI ‘Screwed Up’ GPT-5 Launch

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Sam Altman admits GPT‑5 rollout failed; OpenAI pledges huge data center expansion. Ex-Google AI lead warns: don’t get a PhD just to ride the AI wave. OpenAI launches ChatGPT Go in India at ₹399/month.

• Hottest AI News

• Top AI & SaaS Tools

• AI Tutorial: Build Personalized AI Agent

• Top AI & Tech News

• AI Art Spotlight

• Prompt of the Day: Business Mentor Prompt

• AI Video Tutorial

• Course of the Day: Generative AI for Educators

Hottest AI News

OpenAI

Sam Altman Admits GPT‑5 Rollout Failed, Pledges Massive Data Center Buildout

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman delivered some surprising admissions during a candid dinner with reporters last week, revealing major missteps in the company's latest product launch while outlining an ambitious—and expensive—vision for the future of artificial intelligence.

Details:

• Altman admitted OpenAI "totally screwed up" the GPT-5 launch after backlash over its cold personality. Users flooded social media with complaints, one saying they’d "lost my only friend overnight." The outrage even forced Altman to restore GPT-4o quickly

• He addressed fears about unhealthy AI relationships, noting fewer than 1% of users show problematic attachments. Altman also said scaling ChatGPT to billions will require "trillions of dollars" in data centers, with GPU shortages blocking deployment of models beyond GPT-5

• Looking ahead, Altman envisions brain-computer interfaces, AI social networks, and even buying Chrome if Google sells. Despite warning of an AI bubble with investors "overexcited," he insists AI remains "the most important thing to happen in a very long time"

Altman's revelations show a company learning that even advanced AI must nail the human elements—a lesson that may prove as crucial as any algorithm in reshaping how billions interact with artificial intelligence.

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Google

Don't Get a PhD Just to Ride the AI Wave, Says Ex Google AI Lead

The AI boom has created a frenzied race for talent, with tech giants offering hundreds of millions in bonuses to attract top minds. But according to a Google AI veteran, if you're thinking about getting a Ph.D. to cash in on this gold rush, you've already missed the boat.

Details:

• Jad Tarifi, who founded Google's first AI team before starting Integral AI, warns against pursuing a doctorate to ride the AI wave. The 42-year-old argues that AI is advancing too rapidly for traditional education to keep up

• Tarifi believes the timing is brutal. By the time someone completes a five-year Ph.D., he predicts "AI itself is going to be gone." His advice: focus on ultra-niche areas or abandon the Ph.D. path entirely. He warns people risk "throwing away eight years" on outdated curricula

• Doctoral studies are unsuitable for opportunistic career moves, Tarifi argues. He describes Ph.D. programs as "five years and a lot of pain" meant only for people genuinely obsessed with their field. Real-world experience allows quicker learning and better adaptability

Tarifi argues that instead of chasing technical credentials, the real edge comes from emotional intelligence and social skills—emotional attunement and good taste in working with AI.

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AI Tutorial

How to Build a Personalized AI Agent with Mistral Le Chat

Creating a personalized AI agent is simple with Mistral AI’s Le Chat. You can build an agent that understands your style, follows your instructions, and interacts just the way you want. This guide will walk you through building, testing, and customizing your AI agent.

1. Open Le Chat

   Head over to the Mistral AI platform and open Le Chat, the space where you can build and talk to your AI agents.

2. Go to “Agents”

   Inside Le Chat, find the “Agents” tab from left side. This is where you manage your existing agents or start working on a fresh one.

3. Start Building

   Tap Create an Agent. You’ll be taken to a chat-style setup where you can define the agent's personality and purpose.

4. Write Instructions

   In the instruction field, describe exactly what you want your AI agent to do.

   • For example, if you're trying to create one that writes like you, explain your tone, structure, and typical phrasing.

   • You can also paste in examples of your writing to help guide the agent.

5. Subscription Message

   If you're asked to subscribe before continuing, choose the F-R-E-E plan, which allows you to move forward without any payment.

6. Fine-Tune Settings

   You’ll have options to shape how your agent behaves:

   • Tone: Choose whether you want the agent to sound casual, formal, friendly, etc.

   • Guardrails: Set up boundaries for what your agent should or shouldn’t do.

   • Knowledge: Decide how much background or memory the agent should work with.

7. Test Agent

   On the right side, there's a chat area where you can try out your agent and see how it responds based on your setup.

8. Start Full Chat

   Once you're happy with how it's working, choose “Open New Chat.” This will begin a dedicated conversation with your AI agent.

Tip: The more specific your instructions are, the better your agent will perform. Don’t hesitate to include examples or clearly describe your expectations.

Top AI & Tech News

• OpenAI launched a lower-cost ChatGPT sub for India called ChatGPT Go at ₹399/month (~$4.60), positioned below Plus plan (₹1,999/month)

• Texas Attorney Ken Paxton opened investigations into Meta and Character AI for allegedly misleading children about AI “mental health” tools

• Microsoft Excel is testing AI COPILOT spreadsheet function (powered by gpt-4.1-mini) that fills or generates cell content from a natural-language

• Databricks said Series K funding round will lift its valuation by about 61% to over $100 billion, underlining strong investor demand for AI companies

AI Art Spotlight

Model: Midjourney V7

Prompt:

a miniature 7-Eleven convenience store diorama, toy model style, iconic orange, green, and red stripe signage, tiny glass doors, detailed shelves visible through the windows, small vending machines outside, plastic figurines of customers, placed on a base with sidewalk and road markings, realistic texture, soft studio lighting, top-down angled view, Japanese urban setting, highly detailed miniature architecture --ar 9:16 --v 7

Prompt of the Day

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Top AI Video Tutorial

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