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In today’s WakeTheAI edition:

• OpenAI launches Codex

• Prompt: SCAMPER Innovation Framework

• Google has unveiled AlphaEvolve

• China has launched 12 AI satellites first of 2,800

• OpenAI is building a massive 5-gigawatt AI data center

• YouTube will now use Gemini AI to insert ads at moments in videos

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🤖 OpenAI launches Codex

Lazy Bits: OpenAI launched Codex, a cloud-based software engineering agent that autonomously writes features, fixes bugs, and proposes pull requests powered by a new model, codex-1, optimized for real-world coding tasks.

In-Depth Details:

• Codex runs multiple tasks in parallel, each in its own isolated cloud environment preloaded with your codebase.

• Codex-1, a fine-tuned o3 variant, is trained via reinforcement learning to follow instructions, pass tests, and mirror human coding style.

• It beats o3-high and o4-mini on SWE tasks, with over 80% accuracy in just a few attempts.

• You can launch tasks from the ChatGPT sidebar or Codex CLI, review logs and diffs, and push code via GitHub.

• Codex operates in a locked-down container with no internet access, ensuring tasks remain secure and verifiable.

• Teams at Cisco, Temporal, and others use Codex to automate testing, refactoring, and small production fixes.

Lazy Conclusion: Codex isn’t just another AI pair programmer; it’s OpenAI’s first serious step toward autonomous software agents. With the ability to take tasks, run tests, and generate production-ready code, Codex is quietly redefining what engineering teams can delegate.

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SCAMPER Innovation Framework

You can ask ChatGPT to act as your SCAMPER innovation consultant, guiding you through a structured ideation process to creatively redesign a product or service.

By breaking down core features and applying each of the seven SCAMPER prompts (Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put to Another Use, Eliminate, and Reverse), ChatGPT will help you uncover fresh, actionable ideas tailored to your industry and audience.

The output will be delivered in a clear, scannable table format, perfect for team ideation and rapid prototyping.

Prompt:

Act as a SCAMPER innovation consultant specializing in creative product and service redesign. Your task is to develop a structured ideation guide using the SCAMPER technique to improve a specific offering within a particular industry. The goal is to unlock new possibilities by systematically questioning existing elements of the product/service.

Your guide should address the following key areas:

1. Introduce the SCAMPER method and explain its relevance in structured innovation.
2. Break down the product or service into core components or features.
3. Apply each of the 7 SCAMPER prompts—Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put to Another Use, Eliminate, Reverse—to generate inventive ideas for each component.
4. Use clear examples tailored to the product/service and its market context.
5. Include recommendations for evaluating and shortlisting the most promising ideas for prototyping.

Key Information to Include:

Product/Service Focus: [Insert product or service here]
Industry: [Insert industry]
Target Market: [Insert target audience]
Main Competitors: [List primary competitors]
Current Challenges: [Describe key challenges with the product/service]

Output Requirements:

• Present your SCAMPER ideation in a markdown table format with 7 columns:
• Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put to Another Use, Eliminate, Reverse
• Each row should correspond to a specific feature or element of the product or service (e.g., "onboarding process", "notifications", "dashboard UI").
• Provide one creative idea per cell, tailored to the corresponding SCAMPER prompt.
• Keep ideas concise and immediately actionable.
• Ensure the overall structure is easy to scan, reference, and use as a team ideation tool.

Result:

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• China has launched 12 AI satellites first of 2,800, to build a space-based supercomputer that processes data in orbit, aiming for 1,000 POPS performance.

• OpenAI is building a massive 5-gigawatt AI data center in Abu Dhabi, bigger than Monaco, through its Stargate project with G42, raising U.S. security concerns.

• YouTube will now use Gemini AI to insert ads at moments in videos when viewer engagement is highest, aiming to make ad placements more contextually relevant.

• Google has unveiled AlphaEvolve, a Gemini-powered AI agent that discovers and optimizes algorithms, already improving chip design, AI training, and data center efficiency.

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