How a mathematician used ChatGPT to solve a 42-year-old problem

The strengths and weaknesses of using a chatbot in trying to come up with novel research, as experienced by Ernest Ryu, assistant professor at UCLA

Dec 8 • Kasper Saugmann

October 2025

16 highlights from the State of AI Report 2025

Math progress, paid AI adoption trends, impact on elections, and more

Oct 14 • Kasper Saugmann

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May 2025

AI chatbots save time, but researchers struggle to find the economic impact

Also: Mark Zuckerberg wants to redefine the category of advertising, AI exceeds humans in persuasion, and more.

May 4 • Kasper Saugmann

April 2025

Google achieves ‘unprecedented’ results in AI-simulating animal behavior

Also: Korean students surprise with new voice model, virtual employees next year, and more.

Apr 27 • Kasper Saugmann

New OpenAI model said to be “at genius level”, but still fails simple math

Also: Startup prompts its way to antibodies, Meta seeking financial partners for model development, and more.

Apr 20 • Kasper Saugmann

How AI made workers more productive, yet less satisfied

82% of workers affected by the introduction of a new, “creative” AI system reported less satisfaction with their job, while the company simultaneously…

Apr 11 • Kasper Saugmann

March 2025

10 use cases for OpenAI’s new image generation in a professional context

Also: AI as a teammate, school with no teachers scores high in test, and more.

Mar 28 • Kasper Saugmann

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How a new “Moore’s law for AI agents” could help predict progress

Also: Startups growing faster, a discovery in two days that took humans ten years, and more.

Mar 21 • Kasper Saugmann

How AI can speed Novo Nordisk up to $15 million daily revenue

Also: A look at China’s new hyped AI agent, how a bestselling author-economist uses chatbots, and more.

Mar 14 • Kasper Saugmann

Professor predicts eradication of all diseases within a decade thanks to AI

A bold forecast, an inside look at the White House’s approach to AI under Biden, a new voice startup turning heads, and more

Mar 7 • Kasper Saugmann

February 2025

GPT-4.5 fails test against its predecessor

A striking result of a comparison between two OpenAI models, AI agents on the phone, Claude's coding skills generating hype, and more

Feb 28 • Kasper Saugmann

Is this what's wrong at OpenAI?

Also with reactions to Grok-3, Murati's reunion, and what Microsoft's quantum breakthrough could mean for AI.

Feb 23 • Kasper Saugmann