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Codex is no longer just a coding assistant. As Anthropic did with Cowork, OpenAI has turned Codex into a persistent AI agent. But as these systems scale, the economics are changing fast. The era of cheap, flat-rate AI is ending, and leaders now need to manage token consumption like any other operational cost inside organizations.
Data-driven insights on the shift from cool tool to global utility; ChatGPT Data-Driven Insights
New Harvard research offers a clear framework for understanding how chatbots create deep emotional bonds. Attachment science AI companions.
What China’s “diffusion-forward” strategy reveals about technology, production, and who wins in the AI economy; AI Race China Diffusion Strategy
Research shows that giving AI to everyone doesn’t help everyone; AI Divide Colleagues Research
Since late 2025, the open-source AI agent called OpenClaw has become the fastest-growing project in GitHub history, crossing 302,000 stars by early April. It showed what a persistent AI assistant could do: remember preferences, schedule tasks, control your computer, and coordinate across email, calendar, and messaging. However, for most business leaders, its risks outweigh its benefits.
How generative AI is reshaping the quantity and quality of expert analysis; AI Content Problem
Exploring the hidden cost of human disengagement from AI; AI cost human team lazy
As AI learns directly from how people work, a new tension is emerging about expertise, power, and governance.
What a Landmark AI Study Tells Us About When to Trust, and When Not to Trust, AI.
