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This was less than almost every estimate I have seem: according to the latest Sam Altman post, the average ChatGPT query uses about the same amount of power as the average Google search in 2009 (the last time they released a per-search number)… 0.0003 kWh

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Another scoop from the Bloomberg Tech team on Meta's AI Lab ambitions. They've hired Jack Rae, one of the top researchers from Google Deep Mind.

Wild things are happening on Meta’s AI app. The feed is almost entirely boomers who seem to have no idea their conversations with the chatbot are posted publicly. They get pretty personal (see second pic, which I anonymized).

Will be on TPBN around 1:40 PT to talk about my AI reporting w/ John Coogan and Jordi Hays! You can listen in below:

Sources: Scale AI plans to promote Chief Strategy Officer Jason Droege to CEO, replacing Alexandr Wang, who is set to join Meta after its investment in Scale AI (Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg) bloomberg.com/news/articles/… techmeme.com/250612/p36#a25… x.com/Techmeme/statu…

My note to Scale employees today—

And it’s closed. Deal we originally scooped late Saturday night has been confirmed: Meta investing $14.3 billion in Scale AI bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

We asked Shirin Ghaffary about Bloomberg's reporting on the Meta x Scale deal. "We have been breaking the news on this front. We had a scoop this Saturday night and were the first one to report these talks were happening." "This is a huge investment, probably the biggest ever

will be thinking about this one for a while. troubling piece about how ChatGPT can encourage delusional thinking in users, sometimes with grave consequences by Kashmir Hill nytimes.com/2025/06/13/tec…

Out of office until end of next week. Small request to my followers: pls hold any and all interesting AI news until then many thanks!!

An interview with LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky on how AI is affecting the jobs market, AI agents, dealing with fake AI-generated accounts, and more (Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg) bloomberg.com/news/newslette… techmeme.com/250622/p5#a250… x.com/Techmeme/statu…

New: OpenAI is snatching Microsoft’s customers. $msft clients are opting for ChatGPT rather than Copilot, fueling a quiet turf war. w/ Shirin Ghaffary bloomberg.com/news/articles/…