GPT-5 = AGI

Today, we’re looking at Elon Musk’s boldest move yet to monetize AI: embedding ads directly into Grok’s chatbot responses. It’s a risky play that could reshape how we interact with intelligent systems and how those systems sell to us.

And of course…GPT-5

In today’s post:

• OpenAI launches GPT-5

• Google’s Jules is out of Beta

• Elon Musk’s next big bet: ads inside AI answers

• Why one teacher lets students use AI in class

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Breakthrough and launch of AI model

OpenAI’s smartest model yet brings real reasoning to everyday tasks

OpenAI just launched GPT‑5, its most capable model ever and this one’s different. Not just smarter. It knows when to think harder and how to reason through complexity.

Here’s everything you need to know:

• GPT‑5 introduces built-in “thinking,” letting it decide when to reason deeply or respond quickly all in one system.

• It’s the best performer across coding, math, health, and writing, with serious gains in both speed and accuracy.

• For developers, it’s a major leap: GPT‑5 can design, debug, and build polished apps and games from a single prompt.

• Writers get a powerful co-pilot more poetic, more structured, and better at editing rough drafts into final form.

• Health queries see major improvements, with GPT‑5 acting more like an informed partner than a passive assistant.

• New safety training means it avoids hallucinations, answers more honestly, and refuses when necessary without being overprotective.

• Pro users now have access to GPT‑5 Pro: a version built for deep, sustained reasoning that rivals human experts in high-stakes domains.

Here’s what I think:

GPT‑5 marks the start of something bigger not just smarter AI, but AI that knows when to pause, think, and reason. This feels less like a tool, and more like a capable collaborator. The next question is how we’ll adapt to working alongside it.

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Launch

Google’s AI coding agent just took a serious step forward

After just two months in public preview, Google has officially launched Jules, its AI-powered coding agent. The big draw? It works while you don’t.

Here’s everything you need to know:

• Jules runs in Google Cloud VMs, fixing and updating code asynchronously, no need to sit and watch.

• It integrates directly with GitHub, opens branches and pull requests, and handles real project tasks.

• Powered by Gemini 2.5 Pro, it supports multimodal input and even works with empty repos.

• New pricing starts with a free plan (15 daily tasks), with paid tiers at $19.99 and $124.99/month.

• Feedback from beta users drove UI upgrades and new features like Environment Snapshots.

• Jules has logged 2.28M visits nearly half from mobile with strong traction in India, the U.S., and Vietnam.

• Google’s now using Jules internally and planning deeper mobile and enterprise expansion.

Jules isn’t just another AI tool, it’s Google quietly redefining how dev work gets done. Async, hands-off coding changes the game. And if developers start relying on it like they do GitHub or Stack Overflow, Jules could become the invisible teammate behind a lot of future code.

Strategy

Musk wants Grok to sell while it helps

X is turning its AI chatbot into an advertising engine. Elon Musk says Grok will soon suggest sponsored answers just as users ask it for help.

Here’s everything you need to know:

• Musk unveiled the plan during a live call with advertisers on X.

• Marketers will soon be able to pay for product placements directly in Grok’s replies.

• The idea: if a user asks for help, an ad showing a solution could feel natural and drive conversions.

• Musk framed the move as a way to cover the high cost of GPUs powering Grok.

• X’s ad team has long struggled with targeting something xAI now claims to have improved.

• Since June, ad conversion rates are up 40%, and costs down 7%, according to Musk’s team.

• Grok will also score ads for “aesthetic quality” prioritizing ones it deems visually appealing.

• X plans to let users buy products directly through ads without leaving the app.

Musk is betting that if Grok becomes useful enough, people won’t mind if it sells while it helps. But threading ads into AI answers blurs the line between information and influence. Done poorly, it erodes trust. Done well, it could redefine search and shopping. Either way, it sets the stage for AI to become the new front page of the internet.

Growth

AI isn’t the enemy. It’s the next calculator

At Lafayette Preparatory, history teacher Dan Clark said something that shocked his students: “You can use AI for this project.” And just like that, the room froze.

Here’s everything you need to know:

• Clark wasn’t giving up on student effort, just expanding the toolkit.

• He frames AI like a calculator: not a cheat, but a shift in how we teach.

• His sci-fi roots taught him to see AI as a powerful assistant, not a threat.

• When students only hear that AI is “bad,” they’ll only use it in bad ways.

• By modeling thoughtful use like sourcing material or building outlines, Clark shows AI’s academic potential.

• He reminds students: AI is like “a smart child”, it needs guidance and critical thinking.

• Teachers already use AI to speed up tasks, why shouldn’t students learn to do the same?

• The real challenge is intent: Are we assessing effort, or understanding?

Teachers like Clark aren’t being reckless, they’re being realistic. We’ve seen this before: calculators, Google, spellcheck. AI will change how students learn, but it doesn’t have to ruin it. The bigger risk is fear and silence. If educators don’t shape AI’s role in the classroom, someone else will.

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