Welcome back! Today’s stories are about AI growing up. Tools that once felt experimental are turning into everyday infrastructure, big tech is placing huge money bets, researchers are testing where the hype breaks and work apps are trying to tuck AI into the background instead of the spotlight. It’s a look at AI shifting from shiny demo to basic utility and how that change is already shaping money, work, and patience.
In today’s Generative AI Newsletter:
Google makes Gemini Flash default low-cost AI.
Amazon spends billions to move OpenAI to custom chips.
Stanford flags 2026 as peak AI hype.
ClickUp brings quiet agents into daily workflows.
