OpenAI launches Study Mode in ChatGPT

Key Takeaway: OpenAI’s Socratic-inspired study mode aims to transform ChatGPT from an answer machine into an interactive tutor that nudges students toward deeper learning.

More Insights:

• It prompts users with open-ended questions about their goals and knowledge level instead of providing immediate answers.

• Available to all ChatGPT users, the toggleable feature still sits just a click away from the traditional “answer machine” mode.

• Educators fear the immediacy of AI tools could drive students to abandon study mode and rely on quick AI-generated homework solutions.

• Ongoing partnerships with Stanford experts will evaluate how AI-driven tutoring tools affect K–12 and university learning outcomes.

Why it matters: It underscores a pivotal moment in education where harnessing AI for genuine learning requires balancing technological potential with cultivating student self-reliance, redefining academic integrity for the digital age.

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Meta Is Going to Let Job Candidates Use AI During Coding Tests

Key Takeaway: Meta is piloting AI-enabled coding interviews that allow candidates to use an AI assistant, aiming to mirror real-world development workflows and curb unauthorized LLM “cheating.”

More Insights:

• Meta’s internal “AI-Enabled Interviews” program will let candidates consult an AI assistant during coding assessments.

• The move is designed both to reflect engineers’ actual day-to-day tooling and to neutralize illicit AI-powered shortcuts.

• This policy diverges from Amazon and Anthropic, which have discouraged or banned AI use in their hiring processes.

• Beyond interviews, Meta plans to employ AI to automate recruitment tasks like coding skill tests and question creation.

Why it matters: By embracing AI in interviews, Meta is shifting the bar from memorized algorithms to AI-augmented problem solving—forcing us to rethink how we measure engineering skill in an AI-driven world.

GenAI apps doubled their revenue, grew to 1.7B downloads in first half of 2025

Key Takeaway: Generative AI apps doubled their in-app revenue and surged to 1.7 billion downloads in H1 2025, driven by skyrocketing user engagement and global market expansion.

More Insights:

• GenAI apps saw a 70% jump in downloads (1.7 billion) and doubled in-app revenue to $1.87 billion, with users spending 15.6 billion hours across 426 billion sessions.

• Asia led the charge with 42.6% of downloads and 80% growth; Latin America drove the fastest in-app purchase growth, while North America still commands a 40% share of revenue.

• ChatGPT reigned as the top revenue generator globally (excluding China), with users averaging 12 days of use per month and 16 minutes per day—rivaling X and Reddit in stickiness.

• Over 100,000 apps added “AI” or “LLM” to their names or descriptions, fueling 7.5 billion downloads (10% of the total), though the download bump often proved temporary.

Why it matters: This explosive surge marks AI’s transformation from novelty to essential infrastructure—challenging every app maker and business to embed AI deeply or risk obsolescence.

Other stuff

• Inside the collapse of Builder.ai: Was it even an AI company?

• 4 Weeks of ChatGPT Controlling a Live Stock Portfolio (+ link to code)

• GitHub Copilot crosses 20 million all-time users

• Zuckerberg says people without AI glasses will be at a disadvantage in the future

• AI in Wyoming may soon use more electricity than state’s human residents

• How spy agencies are experimenting with the newest AI models

• A GitHub Action that uses AI to generate a quiz from your pull request

• Zuckerberg claims ‘superintelligence is now in sight’ as Meta lavishes billions on AI

• Apple Loses Fourth AI Researcher in a Month to Meta’s Superintelligence Team

• Why DOGE’s Luke Farritor Followed Elon Musk to DC

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