🧠 Altman Opens Up

What we’ll cover today:

• Sam Altman on AGI and CEOs 🤖

• Tesla’s $16B chip play 🔋

• Claude Code gets nerfed 💻

• Julius AI’s 2M user glow-up 📊

• Microsoft’s AI browser move 🌐

🧠 GROK CHECK: Text to Video? It’s Happening.

Just a few months ago, Grok was a quirky new name in the AI chat game. Now, it’s quietly positioning itself as a serious player in content creation. The latest proof? A powerful new feature called Imagine. [Read Full Story]

1. What is Imagine?
   It’s Grok’s soon-to-launch tool that turns plain text prompts into short videos with sound. No fancy editing tools. No prior experience. Just type, and the visuals roll in.

2. Powered by Aurora
   The tech behind it is Aurora, Grok’s in-house engine built to handle rapid generation. It’s fast, sound-enabled, and focused on social-first content.

3. How to Get In
   The feature goes live for early access in October. You’ll need the standalone Grok app, a SuperGrok subscription, and a spot on the waitlist to try it first.

🔍 Tesla Signs $16.5B Chip Deal with Samsung

• Tesla is betting big on its AI6 chip, built to power everything from Full Self-Driving to humanoid robots. [Read Full Story]

• Samsung’s Texas fab will exclusively manufacture it. Tesla gets influence over operations and output.

• Musk says real spend may exceed $16.5B, signaling long-term integration into Tesla’s AI roadmap.

• This is not about EVs. It’s about building Tesla into a vertically integrated AI company.

• TSMC still handles AI5 chips, but AI6 marks a deeper hardware control play.

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💻 Anthropic Caps Claude Code Usage

• Anthropic is rolling out weekly rate limits for Claude Code starting August 28. [Read Full Story]

• Power users were abusing it by running 24/7 and reselling access.

• The $200 plan only gets 24 to 40 hours of Claude Opus 4 per week.

• “20x usage” claim is now unclear. Pro vs Max benefits don’t fully align.

• The move highlights how infra constraints are still a bottleneck, even at top AI labs.

📊 Julius AI Raises $10M to Be Your Data Analyst

• Julius converts natural language prompts into charts and predictive insights. [Read Full Story]

• Raised from Bessemer, YC, 8VC, and notable angels like Aravind from Perplexity.

• Already used in Harvard’s AI for Leaders course and has 2M+ users.

• Core advantage: vertical focus on data analysis, not general-purpose chat.

• It’s a reminder that focused AI tools with narrow utility still have breakout potential.

🌐 Microsoft Launches Copilot Mode in Edge 

• Copilot Mode brings embedded AI to the Edge browser for search, navigation, and tasks. [Read Full Story]

• It can read your tabs, suggest actions, and help with research or bookings.

• Opt-in only, still experimental, and aimed at streamlining web workflows.

• Microsoft wants to own the AI layer of user interaction, not just search.

• Trust trade-off remains. Giving AI access to all browsing behavior could be a hard sell.

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Sam Altman Talks AI, Jobs, and the Future of Being Human

Theo Von walks into the OpenAI office with one big question: where is all this AI stuff taking us?
Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, doesn’t hold back. They talk about everything from jobs and school, to whether machines might someday replace CEOs, or even shape what it means to be human.
It’s not full of buzzwords. Just two people asking the questions everyone else is too scared to.

👉 Watch the full episode here