Welcome back! Today’s stories sit at the point where AI stops feeling like a demo and starts acting like infrastructure. One lab is turning a panic into a launch, another giant is combing through millions of chats to see what people really do, a social network is quietly redrawing its idea of ‘open,’ and a creative sandbox is teaching people to sketch with models instead of pencils. It’s less about theoretical capability now, and more about who steers it, who charges for it and who gets to play.
In today’s Generative AI Newsletter:
OpenAI turns code red into billable reasoning.
Microsoft maps 37M chats as AI habits form.
Meta pivots from open weights to subscription flagship.
Krea turns messy prompts into evolving visual playground.
