Issue #118 - Cracks in the System

November 8, 2025
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In This Issue

  • What Caught My Attention This Week
    • How AI could impact the US GDP.
    • UK judge rules that AI models do not store copyrighted material in Stability AI vs Getty Images case.
    • Is AI a tool or a worker?
  • A Chart to Look Smart
    • Marketing and Sales are not learning AI fast enough according to Wharton October 2025 survey.
  • What’s AI Doing for Companies Like Mine?
    • Coca-Cola embraces mediocre AI quality for its most important ad of the year.

What Caught My Attention This Week

How AI could impact the US GDP

Boaz Barak, a professor of Computer Science at Harvard University, as well as a member of the technical staff at OpenAI, published a post on the Microsoft Research New England blog (where he used to work as principal researcher) you should pay attention to.

It’s dense, so I am publishing a very short and edited excerpt here, with additional emphasis to make the key points stand out.

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