AI’s Big Moves: Power Plays, Super Bowl Hype, and Mind-Blowing Math

This week in AI, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Elon Musk is making a $97 billion bid to take over OpenAI, reigniting his long-running feud with Sam Altman.

Meanwhile, AI dominated Super Bowl ads, with mixed audience reactions to OpenAI, Google, and Meta’s flashy campaigns.

On the research front, DeepMind’s AlphaGeometry2 is solving Olympiad-level math problems better than gold medalists, while Altman teases OpenAI’s ambitious Stargate Project and the rise of GPT-5. From corporate battles to scientific breakthroughs, AI is moving fast—let’s dive in.

In this week’s issue:

• Musk’s $97B Power Play: OpenAI Showdown

• AI Steals the Super Bowl Spotlight—For Better or Worse

• DeepMind’s AlphaGeometry2 Outsmarts Olympiad Gold Medalists

• Altman Teases AI’s Next Leap: Stargate, GPT-5, and More

Musk’s $97B Power Play: OpenAI Showdown

Elon Musk and investors have made a bold $97.4 billion bid to take over OpenAI’s nonprofit arm, challenging its shift to a for-profit model backed by SoftBank. Musk promises to restore its open-source mission, vowing to outbid any competitor.

CEO Sam Altman dismissed the offer with a cheeky counterproposal to buy Twitter for $9.74 billion, sparking another public spat. With both deeply tied to U.S. AI policy, this high-stakes feud is far from over.

AI Steals the Super Bowl Spotlight—For Better or Worse

AI took center stage at Super Bowl LIX, with OpenAI, Google, Meta, and others dropping big bucks on ads—though audience reactions were mixed. OpenAI’s debut positioned ChatGPT as a historic innovation, while Google’s Gemini Live highlighted work-life balance (after scrapping a cheese-mishap ad). Meta showcased AI-powered Ray-Ban glasses with Hollywood star power.

Salesforce and GoDaddy also joined the AI push, underscoring the tech’s growing mainstream presence. OpenAI’s ad felt like a defining moment, signaling its shift from startup to household name—whether viewers loved it or not.

DeepMind’s AlphaGeometry2 Outsmarts Olympiad Gold Medalists

Google DeepMind’s AlphaGeometry2 has shattered records, solving 84% of International Mathematical Olympiad geometry problems—outperforming the average gold medalist. By pairing a Gemini model with a symbolic engine, the AI excelled in rigorous proofs and deductive reasoning, solving 42 out of 50 problems.

Trained on over 300 million synthetic theorems and proofs, AlphaGeometry2 marks a huge leap from its predecessor’s 54% success rate. As AI cracks math’s toughest challenges, its potential to accelerate breakthroughs in physics and other fields is rapidly expanding.

Altman Teases AI’s Next Leap: Stargate, GPT-5, and More

Speaking at the University of Tokyo, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman outlined a bold AI future, highlighting the $500B Stargate Project, which he claims will drive AI to generate new scientific knowledge. He also hinted at OpenAI’s internal model soon becoming the world’s top programmer and suggested a shift toward open-source AI.

Comparing AI’s rise to “outrunning the calculator,” Altman predicted that AI will surpass human capabilities in all general domains. If his vision holds, the next wave of AI could bring breakthroughs far beyond chatbots—potentially reshaping science itself.

In Other News

Markets Steady Amid Tariffs, Fed Signals, and Earnings Strength

Wall Street saw little movement Tuesday as investors balanced new tariffs, Fed policy signals, and corporate earnings. The S&P 500 was flat, while the Dow rose 0.3% on Apple and IBM gains. The Nasdaq fell 0.4% as Tesla, Nvidia, and Alphabet slipped. Stocks initially dropped after Trump approved 25% steel and aluminum tariffs but recovered when Fed Chair Powell suggested rate cuts weren’t imminent.

Earnings provided a boost, with Coca-Cola, S&P Global, and DuPont all beating expectations and seeing strong stock gains. Meanwhile, bond yields rose for a fourth day, gold edged lower, and oil continued its rally. Investors now turn to upcoming inflation data for the next market catalyst.

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