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🤖 Meta's $65B AI Power Play

🤖 Meta's $65B AI Power Play

PLUS: Perplexity AI merging with TikTok U.S.?

Jaynit Makwana & Dhaval Makwana
January 27, 2025

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In today’s WakeTheAI edition:

Meta’s $65B AI Power Play
Perplexity AI merging with TikTok U.S.?
Prompt: Master Productivity With The ZTD Method
OpenAI has added its o1 model into Canvas
Paul McCartney warns AI could ‘rip off‘ artists
Brazil has banned Sam Altman’s Tools for Humanity
Anthropic CEO predicts AI could double human lifespans by 2030

META
🤖 Meta’s $65B AI Power Play

Lazy Bits: Meta is set to invest up to $65 billion in 2025 to expand its AI infrastructure, aiming to compete with OpenAI and Google. The plan includes scaling AI hiring, increasing GPU capacity, and building a massive 2-gigawatt data center.

In-Depth Details:

Massive AI Investment: Meta’s $60B-$65B AI spend marks a major leap from last year’s $38B-$40B, exceeding analyst estimates of $50.25B.
Expanding AI Compute Power: The company aims to reach 1.3 million Nvidia GPUs by 2025, bringing 1 gigawatt of computing power online.
New AI Data Center: Meta is building a 2-gigawatt data center, large enough to cover a big part of Manhattan, to support its AI growth.
AI Assistant Growth: Meta’s AI assistant, integrated across its platforms, is expected to reach 1 billion users in 2025, up from 600M last year.
Competitive Landscape: This move follows Microsoft’s $80B AI investment and Amazon’s projected $75B+ spend, intensifying competition.
Stargate Impact: Meta’s announcement comes after OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle unveiled Stargate, a $500B U.S. AI infrastructure project.

Lazy Conclusion: Zuckerberg isn’t backing down in the AI race. With a record AI spend, a giant data center, and a growing AI ecosystem, Meta is making a play to dominate the next wave of AI. The race is on.

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In-Depth Details:

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PERPLEXITY & TIKTOK
🧑‍⚖️ Perplexity AI proposes merger with TikTok U.S.

Lazy Bits: Perplexity AI has proposed merging with TikTok U.S., forming a new entity where the U.S. government could own up to 50% after a $300 billion IPO. ByteDance would retain TikTok’s core recommendation algorithm.

In-Depth Details:

NewCo Formation: Perplexity AI’s proposal includes creating a U.S.-based holding company, “NewCo,” merging with TikTok U.S. while giving TikTok’s existing investors equity.
Government Stake: The U.S. government could own up to 50% of NewCo post-IPO, aiming to ease national security concerns over Chinese ownership.
Algorithm Exclusion: ByteDance would keep TikTok’s core recommendation system, meaning TikTok U.S. would operate without its signature AI engine.
Regulatory Uncertainty: The proposal comes amid U.S. efforts to restructure or ban TikTok, with Trump hinting at ongoing discussions about the app’s future.
Competitive Landscape: If approved, the deal could reshape AI and social media, combining Perplexity AI’s search tech with TikTok’s massive user base.

Lazy Conclusion: If this deal goes through, it could dramatically shift the AI and social media landscape. The U.S. government gaining a stake in TikTok U.S. would mark a major regulatory shift, while ByteDance holding onto its algorithm ensures China still retains key AI assets. The next 30 days will be crucial.

Master Productivity With Zen To Done (ZTD) Method

You can ask ChatGPT to act as your productivity strategist, creating a structured plan to implement the Zen to Done (ZTD) method effectively.

ChatGPT will break down key habits, provide actionable steps, and guide you in integrating them into your daily routine.

The output will be organized with clear headings, step-by-step instructions, and practical tips to ensure consistency, making it easy to apply and sustain over time.

Prompt:

Act as a productivity strategist specializing in the Zen to Done (ZTD) method. Your task is to create a structured plan to help implement key productivity habits while maintaining clarity and logical progression. The output should address the following key areas:

Key Focus Areas:

1. Understanding the ZTD Method – Introduce the core principles of Zen to Done and how they improve productivity.
2. Implementing Key Habits – Break down each habit, explaining its significance, actionable steps, and connection to other habits.
3. Integrating Habits into Daily Routines – Provide guidance on embedding habits into existing workflows and routines.
4. Overcoming Common Productivity Challenges – Address roadblocks such as procrastination, lack of focus, or inconsistency.
5. Creating a Sustainable Productivity System – Offer strategies to maintain momentum, track progress, and refine habits over time.

Key Information About Me:

Number of Key Habits to Focus On: [Insert number]
Current Productivity Challenges: [Describe your challenges]
Daily Routine: [Describe your routine]
Goals: [List your main goals]

Output Requirements:

• Structure the output with main headings for each habit, followed by subheadings for:

Importance – Why this habit is essential for productivity.
Implementation Steps – How to integrate the habit effectively.
Practical Tips – Techniques to ensure consistency and success.

• Use bullet points and step-by-step explanations for clarity and easy application.

• Ensure that the guidance is actionable, adaptable, and practical for various work styles and daily routines.

Result:

Brazil has banned Sam Altman’s Tools for Humanity from paying for iris scans, citing concerns over free consent in biometric data collection.
Paul McCartney warns AI could "rip off" artists under proposed UK copyright changes, urging the government to protect creators from exploitation.
OpenAI has added its o1 model into Canvas, enabling HTML and React rendering. The feature is also now available on the ChatGPT macOS desktop app.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei predicts AI could double human lifespans by 2030, accelerating biological progress by 100 years in just 5-10 years if advancements continue.