ANOTHER CRAZY DAY IN AI · THE BIG STORY
The New AI Scorecard
Latest AI discussion looks at why open models, orchestration, and compute efficiency may define the next phase of competition.
By Wowza Team · Another Crazy Day in AI
IN THIS EDITION
01
AI moves beyond model rankings
02
Staying employable in a fast-changing economy
03
ChatGPT becomes more like a chief of staff
04
Some AI tools worth testing
THE BIG STORY
The AI Race Gets Practical
WHAT HAPPENED
CNBC explored how the AI race is shifting from model rankings to deployment reality. Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas discussed the company’s use of model routing and open models, arguing that companies should optimize for “token value per watt” instead of raw token usage. Benchmark’s Peter Fenton and Ollama CEO Jeff Morgan also pointed to growing enterprise interest in open-weight models, with businesses looking for more control over cost, performance, privacy, and where their data goes.
THREE TAKEAWAYS
1
The next AI advantage may come from orchestration — choosing the right model for the right task instead of relying on one model for everything.
2
Open-weight models are becoming more attractive to enterprises because they can offer lower cost, better control, and stronger customization for specific workflows.
3
Businesses will need their own evaluation systems because public AI benchmarks do not always reflect real-world performance on internal data and tasks.
TWO QUICK HITS
What else is moving
Staying Employable in a Fast-Changing Economy
A World Economic Forum article argues that professionals need more than basic AI literacy to stay competitive. The strongest skill mix includes hands-on AI fluency, faster learning, systems thinking, time management, and “green” skills like carbon intelligence.
ChatGPT Becomes More Like a Chief of Staff
OpenAI introduced ChatGPT Work, a new experience designed to help users delegate work across tools, files, apps, and devices. The demo showed ChatGPT preparing daily briefings, creating marketing assets, building dashboards, and using Codex to help diagnose and fix engineering issues.
WORTH A TEST DRIVE
Some tools to try out
CopySlides
Converts PDFs, screenshots, and videos into editable PowerPoint slides with native text, shapes, and layout elements.
Katalyst
Helps sales teams turn meetings, emails, and deal signals into next steps while keeping Salesforce updated.
Frontpage
Frontpage uses AI agents to build, edit, and improve websites using real traffic data.
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