Issue #120 - Save my language!

November 23, 2025
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In This Issue

  • PSA
    • If you want to build an AI startup, go to the US. Now.
  • Editorial
    • The great consolidation has begun.
  • What Caught My Attention This Week
    • London law firm Clifford Chance cut staff by 10% as it invests in AI.
  • What’s AI Doing for Companies Like Mine?
    • Asos’ AI to recommend purchases complementary to items customers have already bought.
    • Swatch lets OpenAI design your next watch.
  • How Do You Feel?
    • Human-generated books with AI-generated covers are not OK anymore.
    • Cheating university students with AI for fun and profit.
    • “I can get more information from ChatGPT than I can from you, doctor.”
    • Can AI kill a language instead of rediscovering it?

PSA

If you want to build an AI startup, go to the US. Now.

The following story is a particularly important little victory for me. But it’s also a cautionary tale for all the aspiring AI entrepreneurs out there.

You certainly remember who Andrej Karpathy is. We mentioned him countless times in this newsletter.

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