Derek Wallbank / Bloomberg:
A journalist recounts how he used ChatGPT to develop a fitness plan to prepare for the Paris Marathon, resulting in a 20-pound weight loss and faster race times  —  Six months of pain and progress, 20 pounds lost and a trial-and-error test of what AI can — and cannot — do.

Simon Batt / XDA Developers:
The Linux Kernel Organization now lets developers submit AI-generated code, as long as it complies with the guidelines, licensing, and attribution requirements  —  - Linux allows AI-generated kernel code, but the community will treat it as your own contribution.

Daniel Tudor / Financial Times:
Analysts and researchers say Google's TurboQuant compression algorithm to make LLMs more efficient is more likely to expand memory chip demand than reduce it  —  More efficient artificial intelligence could mean even greater need for semiconductors, say experts

Ashley Capoot / CNBC:
Takeaways from HumanX, one of the AI industry's main events: Claude Code dominated the conversation, while some execs noted China's lead in open-weight models  —  If one thing became clear at the HumanX conference in San Francisco this week, where 6,500 executives, founders and investors gathered …

Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic:
Q&A with NYT reporter Tiffany Hsu about AI-generated online influencers, how the volume of synthetic content produces exhaustion for users, and more  —  AI avatars are redefining influence and trust online.  —  On this week's Galaxy Brain episode, Charlie Warzel is joined …