2.5 billion prompts a day

👋 Good morning/evening (wherever you are). It’s Monday.

OpenAI told Axios that ChatGPT now handles 2.5 billion prompts a day and serves 500 million weekly users, including 330 million in the U.S.

That’s absolutely wild.

OK let’s keep going ↓

🔥 Creative pulse

Last week I mentioned Netflix’s AI-generated scenes.

Here’s one of the clips.

You’ll catch it because your eyes are trained on AI. But most people will miss the details.

And as the tech improves...no one will see it.

Watch the video. Posted on LinkedIn.

💡 Here’s what you should know

• Fidji Simo outlines OpenAI’s vision for AI empowerment

  OpenAI’s new Applications CEO shares how AI can expand access to knowledge, health, creativity, and opportunity.

• OpenAI partners with UK to boost national AI adoption

  The deal aims to expand OpenAI’s UK presence, grow AI use across sectors, and support national infrastructure and safety initiatives.

• Anthropic to sign the EU Code of Practice

  Anthropic will adopt the EU’s General-Purpose AI Code to support transparency and safety while keeping policies flexible as AI evolves.

• Anthropic urges U.S. to scale AI energy infrastructure

  Anthropic released policy recommendations calling for 50GW of new U.S. energy capacity by 2028 to maintain AI leadership.

• GE Vernova to acquire Alteia

  The deal will expand GE Vernova’s AI-powered GridOS® software, helping utilities gain visual intelligence to reduce outages and improve grid resilience.

• Gabe Newell says AI is the next internet-level shift

  Valve co-founder compares AI to the arrival of computers and the internet, calling it a "cheat code" for anyone who learns to use it.

• Sora 2 on the way?

  

💰 The numbers

• Xelix raised a $16M Series B to bring agentic AI to accounts‑payable operations for major enterprises

• Rune Technologies raised a $24M Series A to bring AI-powered logistics software to the U.S. military, replacing spreadsheets with predictive supply systems.

• Alix raised a $20M Series A to scale its AI-powered estate settlement platform in fintech.

• Everlab raised a $15M seed round to expand its AI-driven preventative health and longevity platform.

🧠 Thought starters

This is big news…

OpenAI and Google DeepMind just hit gold medal status at the 2025 International Math Olympiad.

Here’s the general roundup from Reuters.

Both teams’ models solved 5 of 6 problems, scoring 35 out of 42. That’s enough for gold.

DeepMind submitted Gemini Deep Think for official judging. OpenAI published its results and solution proofs on GitHub, reviewed by former medalists.

The news sparked debate around verification standards and what qualifies as a fair AI benchmark.

Keep in mind that only around 10 percent of 630 students usually earn gold.

😂 Meme of the day

Thanks for reading,

Eddie

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