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Welcome to another edition of AI PlanetX.

OpenAI plans weeklong shutdown amid Meta poaching; ChatGPT cracks five-year medical mystery; Anthropic studies AI’s impact on jobs.

• Hottest AI News

• Top AI & SaaS Tools

• Top AI & Tech News

• AI Trend Watch: Turn Portrait into Magical Cinematic Scene

• AI Art Spotlight

• Prompt of the Day: Ultimate Lead Magnet Prompt

• AI Video Tutorial

• F-R-E-E AI Course of the Day: AI in Human Resource Management

Hottest AI News

OpenAI

OpenAI Announces Weeklong Shutdown as Employees Resist Meta Recruitment Attempts

OpenAI has pushed back against Meta’s aggressive talent poaching, after Mark Zuckerberg hired four senior researchers from its superintelligence team. In a sharp internal memo, Chief Research Officer Mark Chen likened Meta’s actions to “breaking into our home and stealing something.”

Details:

• Meta is offering up to $100M bonuses to lure OpenAI and Google researchers, with Zuckerberg personally reaching out. Insiders say Meta favors them over Anthropic hires and is willing to pay top dollar

• OpenAI's Mark Chen said leadership is working nonstop to retain staff by adjusting compensation and finding ways to reward performance. He urged employees to discuss any Meta offers before acting

• As some staff work 80-hour weeks, OpenAI has planned a full company shutdown next week. Meta is reportedly using this break to pressure recruits into fast, isolated decisions

The talent war underscores the fierce race among tech giants to lead in AI. OpenAI stresses its focus remains on advancing AI, not just competing with Meta.

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AI in Healthcare

ChatGPT Solves Five Year Medical Mystery, Stirring Silicon Valley Debate

A medical breakthrough is making waves in Silicon Valley. After five years of an undiagnosed jaw issue, one person found relief within seconds—thanks to ChatGPT. The case is fueling debate about AI’s growing role in healthcare and personal advice.

Details:

• The patient suffered five years of jaw pain and cracking, with no help from doctors. In desperation, they asked ChatGPT, which suggested a tilted disc and a simple exercise. Within 60 seconds, the pain was gone

• LinkedIn’s Reid Hoffman called it proof of AI’s superior ability. The story went viral, showing AI can solve real problems — not just automate tasks

• OpenAI’s Sam Altman says younger users treat AI like a coach, not a search engine. Many turn to it for advice on health, careers, and relationships

This story shows how AI can offer deeply human help in surprising ways. By learning from countless experiences, it delivers personalized insights. As AI and human expertise blend, would you trust an AI over a doctor?

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Top AI & Tech News

• Anthropic launched the Economic Futures Program to study AI's impact on jobs and labor markets

• OpenAI adopted a strategy similar to Palantir by offering consulting-style AI services that require customers to spend a minimum of USD 10 million

• Tesla completed its first fully autonomous Model Y delivery from the factory to a customer's home, including highway driving

• China is set to host its first-ever 3-on-3 AI football match, featuring humanoid robots competing against each other

AI Trend Watch

How to Turn an Ordinary Portrait into a Magical Cinematic Scene 🤯

1. Open ChatGPT and start a chat

2. Upload a photo of your choice

3. Paste the prompt below and send

Transform the uploaded image (keeping facial details intact) into a cinematic portrait of a young man with sharp features and styled dark hair, wearing a black hoodie, sitting at a wooden table indoors. He strikes a dramatic pose, with one hand under his chin and the other hand reaching forward as if casting a spell and almost catching a card. Dozens of playing cards are frozen mid-air around him, creating a magical, intense atmosphere. The background features a rustic wooden wall with a vintage black-and-white photo of a card player framed behind him. The lighting is moody and warm, focusing on the subject’s intense expression and the flying cards, evoking a mysterious, magician-like vibe. The image has a shallow depth of field, high detail, and cinematic tones.

AI Art Spotlight

Model: Midjourney V7

Prompt:

A pink elephant with a golden crown is flying in the sky, holding up an Asian girl wearing a white dress and red hair accessories on its trunk. The background features stars and clouds, creating a dreamy atmosphere. This illustration has soft colors and delicate lines, giving it a cute cartoon style. It was created in the style of Li Shuxing using digital painting techniques. --ar 4:5 --profile js84qnz --stylize 250 --v 7

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