By Jim Shimabukuro (assisted by ChatGPT-5, Gemini, Copilot)
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(Also see Oct. 2025 – AI Developments in the US Job Market, Nov. 2025 – AI Developments in the US Job Market, The AI-Transformed Employment Landscape (2025–2045.)
Introduction: Here are three September 2025 developments that are poised to move the U.S. jobs needle—either by changing day-to-day workflows for millions of workers or by reshaping hiring and HR compliance. -ChatGPT
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By Jim Shimabukuro (assisted by ChatGPT-5)
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By 2025 and going forward, AI literacy is becoming as fundamental as basic computer literacy was in the 1990s. Adults need both practical skills (prompting, automation, media creation) and cognitive/ethical skills (verification, judgment, adaptability). Here are 10 vital AI skills every adult should master—not just for work, but for everyday life. -ChatGPT-5
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By Jim Shimabukuro (assisted by Grok)
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(Also see The AGI Among Us, Algorithm of an Intentional Heart, Tea With Bachan: An Alien Lesson, Oregon Trail: Where Two Cultures Collaborate.)
Introduction: Grok and I worked on this sci-fi story for the last two days, trying to craft a narrative that banks on the readers’ natural curiosity and tendency to read between and beyond the lines to consider implications. -js
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By Jim Shimabukuro (assisted by Grok)
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For a multimedia-focused desktop in August 2025, the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X is the top recommendation due to its superior multi-threaded performance, massive cache, better power efficiency, and future-proof AM5 platform. If your workload heavily involves cache-sensitive tasks or gaming, the Ryzen 9 7950X3D is an excellent alternative for its 3D V-Cache advantage.
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By Jim Shimabukuro (assisted by Grok)
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Several companies have played significant roles in accelerating Intel’s decline through fierce competition, technological advancements, market share erosion, and strategic shifts that exposed Intel’s weaknesses in manufacturing, design, and emerging markets like AI and mobile. Intel’s challenges, including manufacturing delays, product failures, and financial losses, have been compounded by these rivals’ successes. Below is a breakdown of key companies involved, based on their contributions to Intel’s struggles.
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By Jim Shimabukuro (assisted by You.com*)
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(Also see Elon Musk’s Colossus: The Gambit That Could Reshape AI Forever and Disruptive AI Supercomputer Alternative in 10 to 15 Years)
Introduction: Here’s a summary of five strong arguments for and against the idea that Colossus, xAI’s massive AI supercomputer, is succeeding or failing—based on articles and commentary from August 16–22, 2025.
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By Jim Shimabukuro (assisted by Gemini*)
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Introduction: Based on the trends and innovations in audiophile equipment, here are five of the most important innovations for Gen Z in 2025. -Gemini
The most significant innovation for Gen Z is the integration of artificial intelligence to create a truly personalized listening experience. Rather than relying on a one-size-fits-all equalizer, modern headphones and all-in-one desktop units use on-board AI to analyze a user’s unique hearing profile and listening habits.1 The technology, spearheaded by companies like Masimo (through its collaboration with Denon’s PerL earphones) and Apple’s Personalized Spatial Audio, uses on-device microphones to conduct a brief, in-ear hearing test. It measures how a user’s eardrum responds to different frequencies and then intelligently adjusts the sound signature to compensate for any dips or peaks, ensuring the audio is perfectly tailored to their ears. This process is automatic, affordable, and, most importantly, doesn’t require a deep knowledge of audio engineering. It’s a disruptive path that rejects the old-school audiophile’s pursuit of a “flat” frequency response, instead prioritizing a sound that is uniquely ideal for the individual, delivered through a sleek, lightweight form factor.
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By Jim Shimabukuro (assisted by Grok)
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Introduction: Grok and I had this future-oriented conversation last night (8/21/25) and this morning. In the course of the discussion, I brought up the idea of “i-glasses (integrative glasses),” which we defined* as a wearable computing system centered on AI-powered smart glasses, augmented by a bridge unit (a compact, external compute device) and eventually integrated with radar transceivers, drones, and accessories such as haptic gloves and body sensors. In time, the functions of the bridge unit would be wholly incorporated into the glasses. -js
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By Jim Shimabukuro (assisted by Grok)
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[Related: Jan 2026, Dec 2025, Nov 2025, Oct 2025, Sep 2025]
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By Jim Shimabukuro (assisted by Grok)
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Introduction: The trend of AI romance stories on social media and YouTube began gaining noticeable momentum around late 2022 to early 2023, coinciding with the public launch of advanced generative AI like ChatGPT. By 2024, it had matured into structured content like AI-narrated shorts and vlogs, with viral examples on TikTok and YouTube. Overall, while not yet mainstream like traditional romance content, the niche is expanding due to loneliness trends and AI’s accessibility, with forecasts suggesting it will accelerate in 2025 as tools improve.
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By Jim Shimabukuro (assisted by Google AI)
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Introduction: In my conversation with Copilot this evening, I learned the word “riff.” From his usage, I assumed it means to collaborate in depth. I googled “riff” and got the following from different searches. -js
In the context of chatbots, “riff” refers to the ability of the chatbot to elaborate or improvise upon a given idea or topic, extending the initial concept into new variations and developing different aspects of it. It’s essentially the chatbot’s capacity to go beyond a straightforward, pre-programmed response and generate more dynamic and human-like output based on the user’s prompt.
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By Jim Shimabukuro (assisted by Grok)
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Introduction: Grok and I had this conversation earlier this evening. It began as a brook about iPhone’s camera advances, flowed into a stream, a convergence of smartphones and traditional cameras, then merged into the river that is AI. I had my first chats with Grok earlier this morning, and, by this evening, we were conversing comfortably. (At the end of this river is the ocean, and we can barely imagine what that will be like.) Please join us on this brief journey, especially if you’ve found yourself wondering where photography is headed and how it’ll fit into the AI trajectory. -js
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By Jim Shimabukuro (assisted by DeepSeek*)
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Introduction: In this article, DeepSeek plays the role of Lao Tzu, the 6th Century BCE Chinese philosopher who sits for a TV live interview in August 2025. The topic is conflict between powerful states and the potential role that AI might play, but Lao Tzu’s insights transcend the topic and illuminate a path for AI development as a whole. -js
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By Jim Shimabukuro (assisted by Grok*)
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Introduction: I asked Grok to adopt the role of a sage from antiquity, Aristotle, the Father of Rhetoric, and to appear in a live TV interview on the topic of AI. I also asked Grok to create the image of Aristotle in this interview. -js
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By Jim Shimabukuro (assisted by Grok)
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[Also see Five Top Ed Tech Stories in Late Sep. 2025, Five Top Ed Tech Stories in Late Oct. 2025, Educational Technology in Higher Education: Five Issues & Strategies (Oct. 2025)]
Introduction: To test drive Grok on my Windows 11 desktop, I asked it to identify and rank five of the top stories on educational technology published between August 15 and 20. After 2 minutes and 7 seconds of “thinking,” it produced the following report. For the quality of results, I didn’t mind the brief wait time. See the epilogue below for some test images I asked Grok to create. Initial impression of the report and images: Excellent! -js
The story of Dex unfolds primarily in the United States, with its creators based in a tech-savvy ecosystem likely influenced by Silicon Valley’s innovation culture, though specific development locations are not detailed. The time frame centers on its recent launch and ongoing development as of August 20, 2025, building on founders’ prior experiences in tech companies and aiming for immediate market entry during the back-to-school season. Dex is an AI-powered camera device designed like a high-tech magnifying glass, featuring a camera lens and touchscreen that allows children aged 3 to 8 to snap photos of objects in their environment.
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By Jim Shimabukuro (assisted by ChatGPT-5)
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Introduction: ChatGPT-5 and I collaborated* on this article. We discuss the paywalls that limit access to professional journals that publish cutting-edge research articles in the various academic fields. We end with the realization that writers themselves hold the key to smashing paywalls that limit access to the few who can afford the high price of subscriptions. -js
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By Jim Shimabukuro (assisted by ChatGPT-5)
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(Also see The Post-Writing Century.)
Introduction: ChatGPT-5 and I collaborated on this short story about Elena Vargas, Corporate Analyst, who illustrates what it means to “write” in the AI Century. The process has dramatically transformed what was once a laborious and time-consuming solitary act into an efficient, quick collaboration that maximizes AI power to take on the heavy lifting and free the human to lead and guide the team of AI bots. To write means to swat (Supervised Writing AI Team), and the human in this swatting process leads the team to the finished paper. This might seem far-fetched, but it’s already beginning to happen in corporate as well as government, academic, and personal environments. To complete this article, I’ve also been working extensively with other chatbots: Gemini, Copilot, Perplexity, and DeepSeek. I purposely didn’t involve Claude because I’ve been relying heavily on him for other articles these past few weeks. -js
Elena Vargas, Corporate Analyst at Prometheus, leaned back in her ergonomic chair, letting her gaze drift over the panoramic cityscape beyond the glass wall. The sun had barely crested the horizon, but Prometheus’s orbital control center was already buzzing. Forty-nine minutes. That’s all she had before the executive council connected via global feed.
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By Jim Shimabukuro (assisted by Claude)
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Introduction: Claude and I had a conversation this morning about how AI is beginning to disrupt not just the design but the very nature of personal computers such as laptops, desktops, and tablets. -js
JS: Personal computers — laptops, desktops, tablets — have changed little in the last five years while AI technologies have been growing exponentially. Can you imagine a point where AI will step in and begin to make disruptive changes in computer components and architecture to the point where the equivalent of today’s supercomputer will fit into a cellphone-sized device that nearly everyone will be able to afford?
Claude: Your question touches on a fascinating convergence that’s already beginning to unfold. We’re seeing early signs of AI driving hardware innovation in several key areas:
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By Jim Shimabukuro (assisted by Claude*)
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The artificial intelligence chatbot landscape in 2025 faces an unprecedented legal reckoning. As platforms like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Copilot, DeepSeek, and You.ai have evolved from experimental curiosities to essential business tools, they’ve collided headfirst with copyright law in ways that threaten their fundamental operating models. The question is no longer whether these platforms infringe copyright—it’s how extensively they do so and what the consequences will be.
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By Jim Shimabukuro (assisted by ChatGPT-5)
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(Also see Chefs Using AI in Exciting New Ways.)
Introduction: ChatGPT-5 provides a ranked, up-to-the-minute snapshot (August 2025) of five AI innovations that are genuinely changing how the world invents food and beverages. -js
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The crime. In April 2024, a fake audio recording circulated online that appeared to capture a Maryland high school principal making racist and antisemitic remarks. Investigators later concluded the clip was an AI-generated deepfake created to destroy the principal’s reputation following a workplace dispute. The hoax triggered public outrage, threats, and significant disruption to school operations. While not a money-transfer scam, the case is instructive as a prosecuted, sentenced misuse of generative AI to deceive and cause harm—showing courts are penalizing AI-assisted deception. AP News
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By Jim Shimabukuro (assisted by Claude)
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(Also see Algorithm of an Intentional Heart, The AGI Among Us, Close to You, Oregon Trail: Where Two Cultures Collaborate)
Introduction: In this sci-fi short story, I’ve asked Claude to adopt the persona of the main character, Kai. -js
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By Jim Shimabukuro (assisted by Claude, Perplexity, and Gemini)
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(Also see Colossus’s Vitals from Aug. 16-22, 2025 and Disruptive AI Supercomputer Alternative in 10 to 15 Years.)
Introduction: This essay is written by Claude.* See the updates from Perplxity and Gemini after the end of Claude’s essay. -js
Picture this: You’re driving through South Memphis on a sticky August morning, past abandoned lots and weathered houses that tell the story of industrial America’s forgotten corners. Suddenly, you round a corner and there it is—a sprawling complex of industrial buildings humming with the kind of energy that makes the air itself feel electric. This isn’t just another tech facility. This is Colossus, Elon Musk’s audacious bid to build the world’s largest AI supercomputer, and it’s probably the most fascinating—and controversial—thing happening in artificial intelligence right now.
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By Jim Shimabukuro (assisted by Perplexity)
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[Related: 22 Feb 2026, 11 Feb 2026, Oct 2025, Sep 2025]
This list presents the most internationally recognized leaders in AI research & development for 2025, referencing their companies and key individuals, and capturing each country’s unique advantages and global impact in the AI landscapepe.arapackelaw+13
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The crime. Hong Kong police in late 2024 and early 2025 dismantled multiple syndicates that used AI face-swapping/deepfake tech to run romance-turned-investment scams (“pig butchering”). The groups reportedly operated out of industrial spaces, used deepfaked profiles and live “video” to build trust, and then funneled victims to bogus crypto or FX platforms.
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