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Today, Meta swiped an OpenAI mastermind for its superintelligence team, rivals Nvidia and AMD unified behind Trump’s AI vision, NASA’s satellites started thinking for themselves, and Elon’s bringing back Vine with generative AI. If you blink, you'll miss it.
📌 In today’s Generative AI Newsletter:
Meta poaches Shengjia Zhao from OpenAI
Nvidia and AMD back Trump’s accelerated AI infrastructure plan
NASA’s AI satellites can now think, see, and decide without human help
Elon Musk brings back Vine with a generative AI twist
🔬 Meta Taps OpenAI Veteran to Lead Superintelligence Labs
Image source: Alexandr Wang (@alexandrwang on X)
Meta has officially named Shengjia Zhao, a foundational contributor to GPT-4 and ChatGPT, as the new Chief Scientist of Meta Superintelligence Labs. Zhao helped build OpenAI’s o1 reasoning model and is now charged with shaping Meta’s next-generation AI stack funded by billions, powered by Prometheus, and staffed by top-tier researchers from across the industry.
Here’s what’s in the lab:
Zhao co-founded the lab and has now been formally named Chief Scientist under Alexandr Wang’s leadership
Previously at OpenAI, Zhao co-authored work on ChatGPT, GPT-4, o1, and mini models
MSL’s team includes hires from OpenAI, DeepMind, Apple, Anthropic, and Meta’s own FAIR group
Meta’s Prometheus compute cluster, a 1-gigawatt infrastructure in Ohio, will power model training from 2026
Zuckerberg now has two AI chiefs: Zhao at MSL and LeCun at FAIR. The plan is clear. One lab will build what’s next. The other will build what’s beyond. Meta’s bid for AI superintelligence is no longer speculative, it’s staffed, funded, and about to launch.
🤝 Rare Unity: Nvidia, AMD Back Trump's AI Turbo Boost Plan
Photo: andrew caballero-reynolds/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images
In a rare moment of unity, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and AMD CEO Lisa Su publicly endorsed President Trump’s new AI “action plan” during a high-profile tech summit in Washington. The initiative aims to clear regulatory hurdles, accelerate data center construction, and ramp up energy availability, all while giving the domestic chip industry a turboboost.
Here’s what just hit the circuit:
Huang praised Trump directly, calling him America’s “unique advantage” and crediting him for recognizing AI and energy as national priorities
Su called the plan “excellent”, saying it lays out the framework for the U.S. to win the global AI race and fast-track tech adoption
The action plan includes deregulation, export support, and energy infrastructure backing to bolster GPU-heavy AI facilities
Trump acknowledged Huang and Su on stage, applauding their leadership as essential to American AI dominance
When the two fiercest rivals in AI hardware stand shoulder to shoulder in support of policy, it’s more than industry chatter. Washington is now as critical to chip making as silicon itself.
🛰️ NASA’s AI Satellites Are Learning to Think Like Humans
Image Source: NASA
NASA is quietly turning Earth-observing satellites into autonomous scientists. In its latest field test, the agency’s Jet Propulsion Lab demonstrated Dynamic Targeting, a real-time AI system that lets satellites think for themselves. In under 90 seconds, the test satellite processed data, identified clouds, made an imaging decision, and shifted focus, all without human input.
Here’s what’s rolling out:
Dynamic Targeting uses onboard AI to scan 300 miles (482.8 km) ahead, dodge cloud cover, and shoot only usable imagery
The system was tested on CogniSAT-6, a CubeSat equipped with an AI chip that mimics human judgment in space
Early missions are focused on cloud avoidance, but upcoming ones will target rare events like wildfires, volcanic plumes, and extreme storms
Future plans include satellite constellations communicating autonomously, detecting phenomena in one orbit and triggering action in the next
Steve Chien, the AI lead at JPL, put it bluntly: “We want spacecraft to act like people. See fire, know it’s fire, and focus on it.” The tech could someday power deep-space explorers or Earth-based radar platforms tracking once-in-a-decade ice storms. NASA’s satellites aren’t just capturing Earth anymore. They’re beginning to understand it.
📹 Musk Resurrects Vine as an AI-Powered Content Playground
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Elon Musk just dropped news that Vine is returning, this time powered by generative AI. In a cryptic X post, Musk revealed plans to revive the iconic short-form video app nearly a decade after its shutdown. The original six-second format now aligns perfectly with AI’s bite-sized creative strengths, hinting at a platform primed for viral content remixing.
Here’s what’s rolling in:
Musk confirmed Vine’s AI-driven reboot, fulfilling hints dropped since his Twitter takeover.
Generative AI integration could empower instant remixes and entirely AI-crafted videos.
VINE token spiked 115%, market cap hit $155M, triggered by investor excitement.
Potential TikTok rival: Vine’s format uniquely suited to AI’s short-video sweet spot.
Vine originally invented short-form virality with just six seconds. It was built for fast laughs, clever cuts, and looping chaos. With AI in the driver’s seat, it could now become a launchpad for the next generation of digital creators and the algorithms that shape them.
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