[EV Adoption Trends by Country]
- Norway has already reached 80% EV share in new car sales.
- Denmark, Singapore, Sweden, and others are expected to reach that level in the 2020s.
- China and Turkey may reach it by 2030; the U.S. by 2041. Japan is marked as “NA (No Data)”.
- Japan fell behind in EV adoption due to its government-led push for hydrogen vehicles.
[ChatGPT and Healthcare]
- A patient with multiple sclerosis felt anxious about test results.
- ChatGPT offered more empathetic explanations than a human doctor.
- It suggested diet, exercise, and reviewing medication side effects — greatly easing the patient’s anxiety.
- This case illustrates the potential of AI-native healthcare services.
[US-China AI Competition and the Infinite Game]
- The U.S. is approaching AI as a “finite game” — focused on winning.
- Long-term value lies in treating it as an “infinite game” — based on coexistence and growth.
- In AI, it’s more valuable to keep playing than to defeat the opponent.
[AI-Native Startups]
- Startups designed from scratch with code-generating AI in mind are emerging.
- The author launched an AI-native startup called mulmocast.
- Such ventures could become core to disruptive innovation in the AI era.
[AI Image Generation and Copyright Issues]
- OpenAI’s image generation gained popularity with “Ghibli-style” art.
- Due to copyright concerns, explicit prompts referencing “Ghibli” were later restricted.
- Workarounds involve descriptive prompts that evoke the style without violating IP.
[Google’s Dilemma in AI Strategy]
- Google prioritizes search ad revenue over promoting Gemini, its AI chatbot.
- As a result, OpenAI dominates the AI brand space.
- Google faces an innovator’s dilemma, potentially weakening its long-term positioning.
[Introducing the Qwen3 AI Model]
- Alibaba’s Qwen3 model is high-performance yet lightweight.
- Qwen3-30B-A3B rivals GPT-4o in benchmarks and runs locally via Ollama.
- Early tests show strong reasoning and inference capabilities.
[Job Disruption by AI]
- Bill Gates predicts AI will replace many teacher and doctor roles within 10 years.
- However, creativity and entertainment remain distinctly human strengths.
[Duolingo’s Shift to an AI-First Company]
- Duolingo issued a company-wide memo to embrace AI-first operations.
- Tasks that AI can handle will no longer be filled by humans.
- The focus shifts to creativity and core problem-solving by human staff.
[Concerns About OpenAI and a Public Letter]
- Critics object to OpenAI’s shift from a nonprofit to a profit-driven company.
- They argue it violates fiduciary duty and compromises public safety and accountability.
- The letter calls for ethical and legal checks on powerful AI development.
[Microsoft to Host Grok AI Model]
- Microsoft is preparing to host Elon Musk’s Grok model via xAI.
- Azure already supports models like DeepSeek and LLaMA.
- This signals a broader platform strategy in the AI arms race.
