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We break down the biggest AI updates and share practical ways to apply them at work.

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🔒 Upcoming Drop: Issue 45 arrives Tuesday at 8AM · June 30th, 2026

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Meta AI

Jul 15, 2025

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9 min read

Noah on AI: Issue 01

The AI Race Begins: NVIDIA record numbers, Gemini game-changing video, Meta's crazy spending spree and more.

Noah Weisblat

Weekly Newsletters

Newsletter

Jun 2, 2026

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9 min read

KPAI Weekly: Issue 44

It's IPO season in AI: Anthropic ($965B), SpaceX ($2T), and OpenAI all move to go public, OpenAI's model cracks an 80-year-old math problem, and Meta's support bot hands hackers the Obama White House's Instagram.

Noah Weisblat

Newsletter

May 19, 2026

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5 min read

KPAI Weekly: Issue 43

Anthropic commits $200M with the Gates Foundation, ChatGPT connects to your bank account, Jensen boards Air Force One to Beijing, and Isomorphic Labs closes the second-largest biotech round ever.

Noah Weisblat

Newsletter

May 12, 2026

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7 min read

KPAI Weekly: Issue 42

OpenAI drops $4B on enterprise deployment, xAI becomes SpaceXAI, Anthropic's surprise partner, 1X's humanoid factory, and Jamie Dimon talks 3.5-day work weeks.

Noah Weisblat

Newsletter

May 5, 2026

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8 min read

KPAI Weekly: Issue 41

Google puts Gemini in 4M cars, Anthropic teams up with Blackstone, Musk admits xAI trained Grok on OpenAI models, and NVIDIA's AI servers hit $1M each on China's black market.

Noah Weisblat

Newsletter

Apr 28, 2026

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9 min read

KPAI Weekly: Issue 40

OpenAI ships GPT-5.5, Google pours $40B into Anthropic, SpaceX eyes a $60B Cursor acquisition, and a third of Apple Music uploads are now AI.

Noah Weisblat

Newsletter

Apr 21, 2026

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9 min read

KPAI Weekly: Issue 39

Anthropic secures a $25B Amazon expansion alongside the Opus 4.7 launch, OpenAI moves into drug discovery, and agentic AI gets a memory boost through Hermes Agent and HubSpot’s AEO.

Noah Weisblat

Newsletter

Apr 14, 2026

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12 min read

KPAI Weekly: Issue 38

Anthropic restricts its most powerful model, Meta launches Muse Spark, someone threw a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman's house, and Visa builds payment rails for AI agents.

Noah Weisblat

Newsletter

Apr 7, 2026

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12 min read

KPAI Weekly: Issue 37

OpenAI closes the largest private fundraise in history, SpaceX files for a $2T IPO, Anthropic accidentally leaks its entire coding tool, and AI prescription refills just got their first real-world test.

Noah Weisblat

Newsletter

Mar 31, 2026

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11 min read

KPAI Weekly: Issue 36

Google unveils TurboQuant - the internet's calling it "Pied Piper" - OpenAI kills Sora, Anthropic's next model leaks by accident, and a 5-second voice clip can now detect heart failure.

Noah Weisblat

Newsletter

Mar 24, 2026

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12 min read

KPAI Weekly: Issue 35

NVIDIA closes out GTC with a push into space compute, xAI unveils a $25B chip factory, OpenAI acquires Astral for Codex, and Jensen Huang tells Lex Fridman he thinks we've already hit AGI.

Noah Weisblat

Newsletter

Mar 17, 2026

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14 min read

KPAI Weekly: Issue 34

NVIDIA dominates GTC 2026, Travis Kalanick unveils Atoms, OpenAI drops GPT-5.4 with native Excel integration, and Google finalizes its record-shattering $32B Wiz acquisition.

Noah Weisblat

Newsletter

Mar 3, 2026

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13 min read

Noah on AI: Issue 33

OpenAI closes a historic $110B round and wins the DoW bid, Anthropic faces federal backlash, Meta locks in massive compute, and Claude Code keeps leveling up. Plus: Gushwork bets big on AEO.

Noah Weisblat

Newsletter

Feb 24, 2026

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13 min read

Noah on AI: Issue 32

Anthropic goes back-to-back with Claude Code Security and Sonnet 4.6, OpenAI deepens its enterprise push, NVIDIA scales India, and humanoids hit factory floors. Plus: LLM tiers decoded and Humans& raises big.

Noah Weisblat

Newsletter

Feb 17, 2026

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14 min read

Noah on AI: Issue 31

Anthropic drops a $30B mega-round, Claude goes toe-to-toe with the Pentagon, and local AI agents get real with LM Studio and OpenClaw. Plus, Caretta brings real-time AI into live sales calls.

Noah Weisblat

Newsletter

Feb 10, 2026

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12 min read

Noah on AI: Issue 30

NVIDIA takes the crown with global deals and GPU dominance, Claude 4.6 launches with agent teams, and OpenEvidence lands the Startup Spotlight for redefining AI in medicine. Plus: SuperBowl ads across the board.

Noah Weisblat

Newsletter

Feb 3, 2026

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14 min read

Noah on AI: Issue 29

OpenAI hits Enterprise in a $200M Snowflake deal, SpaceX acquires xAI, Google tests playable AI worlds, and Anthropic navigates a Pentagon standoff over lethal autonomy. Plus: App store for robots and a Moltbook takeover.

Noah Weisblat

Newsletter

Jan 27, 2026

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13 min read

Noah on AI: Issue 28

OpenAI expands in Africa, Claude brings Apps inside, and NVIDIA voice is scary good. Plus: Quantum insights, FDA-cleared triage AI, and a powerful open-source assistant called Clawdbot.

Noah Weisblat

Newsletter

Jan 20, 2026

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13 min read

Noah on AI: Issue 27

OpenAI makes a $10B bet on Cerebras, Claude CoWork expands to all Pro users, and Vitestro’s robot draws blood on its own. Plus: personalized Gemini, Pentagon Grok, and a private equity lens on AI’s future.

Noah Weisblat

Newsletter

Jan 13, 2026

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15 min read

Noah on AI: Issue 26

Google lands the Apple of its eye, OpenAI launches Health mode, and Claude rolls out new tools. Plus: NVIDIA dives into drug discovery, Utah tests AI prescriptions, and animals may soon talk back.

Noah Weisblat

Newsletter

Jan 6, 2026

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13 min read

Noah on AI: Issue 25

NVIDIA kicks off 2026 with a $20B chip deal, OpenAI finalizes $40B from SoftBank, and Mistral quietly dominates OCR. Plus: robots with reflexes, Fraimic's AI art frames, and Demis Hassabis on world models.

Noah Weisblat

Newsletter

Dec 23, 2025

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13 min read

Noah on AI: Issue 24

Google surges with a $5B power play, OpenAI eyes $100B, and XBOW’s AI hackers redefine cybersecurity. Plus: Microbots, ICU AI, and Dario Amodei on a future beyond work.

Noah Weisblat

Newsletter

Dec 16, 2025

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13 min read

Noah on AI: Issue 23

NVIDIA takes the lead, OpenAI teams up with Disney, and Osmo teaches machines to smell. Plus: Palmer Luckey on AI defense and NotebookLM for smarter research.

Noah Weisblat

Newsletter

Dec 9, 2025

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13 min read

Noah on AI: Issue 22

Anthropic makes a major comeback, Meta eyes AI wearables, Google returns to smart glasses, and Suno’s AI music studio hits a $2.45B valuation.

Noah Weisblat

Newsletter

Dec 2, 2025

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16 min read

Noah on AI: Issue 21 (RECAP)

A quick recap of every NoahonAI Issue to date.

Noah Weisblat

Newsletter

Nov 25, 2025

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15 min read

Noah on AI: Issue 20

Google launches Gemini 3 with top-tier benchmarks and a coding agent, Anthropic lands a $15B investment, Sunday unveils a household robot trained with human gloves, and we explore AI drones, gene models, and product video workflows.

Noah Weisblat

Blogs

Blog

ChatGPT Atlas: OpenAI Launches a New GPT Browser for AI‐Powered Surfing

Oct 21, 2025

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5 min read

ChatGPT Atlas: OpenAI Launches a New GPT Browser for AI‐Powered Surfing

A deep dive into the features, pricing, and impact of OpenAI’s AI-powered browser (ChatGPT Atlas)

Noah Weisblat

Blog

Your First GPT Wrapper: Create a Local AI App in Under 30 Minutes

Aug 25, 2025

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7 min read

Your First GPT Wrapper: Create a Local AI App in Under 30 Minutes

Step-by-step tutorial on how to build your first GPT wrapper using Python and the OpenAI API. Learn to create a local AI chatbot app that analyzes food input and estimates calorie counts.

Noah Weisblat

Blog

GPT-5 Release: Features, Upgrades, and What You Need to Know

Aug 7, 2025

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4 min read

GPT-5 Release: Features, Upgrades, and What You Need to Know

My take on GPT-5’s features, capabilities, and how it compares to GPT-4. A must-read for AI users and tech enthusiasts.

Noah Weisblat

Blog

Jul 25, 2025

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3 min read

Basics & Buzzwords

Everything you need to know in order to get started with AI.

Noah Weisblat

Full Interviews

Interview

Feb 4, 2026

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11 min read

Interview #16: Lauren Burke-McCarthy

Noah sat down with Lauren Burke-McCarthy to discuss shifting from AI hype to human-centric strategy. Lauren, an Associate Principal at Further, emphasizes that sustainable AI must be built for people, not just automation. In this interview, she shares her personal stack, using ChatGPT for drafts and Notebook LM for audio summaries, while detailing a "Human vs. Machine" framework: automate rule-based tasks but keep humans for high-risk judgment. She concludes that AI literacy doesn't require a technical degree, just a focus on solving specific daily friction points.

Noah Weisblat

Interview

Jan 27, 2026

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23 min read

Interview #15: Caden Kacmarynski

In this interview, Noah sits down with AI Architect Caden Kacmarynski to explore the intersection of quantum physics and generative AI. Caden discusses his "expert-in-the-loop" workflow and why the current infrastructure makes this era more opportune than the dot-com boom. He offers a vital reality check on "forklifting vs. weightlifting" with AI, and explains why a foundation in hard sciences remains the ultimate edge for supervising automated systems in an increasingly agentic world.

Noah Weisblat

Interview

Jan 20, 2026

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15 min read

Interview #14: Ted Wong

In this interview, Noah sits down with tech investor Ted Wong to explore how AI is reshaping venture capital and supply chain technology. Ted discusses leveraging LLMs like Gemini and ChatGPT for market intelligence while maintaining a "human-first" approach to deal sourcing. He offers a vital reality check for founders, arguing that AI is a tool rather than a standalone business model, and explains why critical thinking remains the ultimate defense against AI hallucinations in an increasingly automated world.

Noah Weisblat

Interview

Nov 18, 2025

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10 min read

Interview #13: James Hamilton

In this interview, Noah talks to James Hamilton, founder of the company Dubble, about the future of content creation and the critical role of AI. James explains how Dubble helps creators and brands scale by using a human-in-the-loop model for short-form video clipping, arguing that human creativity is still essential for viral content, despite the rise of AI tools like Opus Clip. As a software engineer, James highlights how AI coding assistants like Claude Code and Cursor are accelerating his development work, allowing him to push out features in days instead of months, and discusses his excitement for AI's potential to help content creators find their market fit faster.

Noah Weisblat

Interview

Nov 4, 2025

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16 min read

Interview #12: Mike Alnakhaleh

In this Interview Noah talks to Mike Alnakhaleh, a software engineer and AI consultant, about the AI space being simultaneously "overhyped and underhyped," the critical role of RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) in enterprise AI, and the distinctions between AGI, ASI, and humanoid robotics.

Noah Weisblat

Interview

Nov 3, 2025

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10 min read

Interview #11: Tyler Suard

In this interview, Noah talks with AI expert Tyler about the massive evolution of the AI space, from its early days to the dominance of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). Tyler shares his experience building advanced RAG systems for a Fortune 500 company and discusses the future of AI in robotics and biology. He also reveals which powerful LLMs his company uses—including GPT-4o, GPT-4 Turbo, and GPT-5—and warns about the security risks of new AI-powered browsers.

Noah Weisblat

Interview

Oct 14, 2025

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22 min read

Interview #10: Craig Tucker

In this interview, Noah and Craig Tucker discuss the future of AI driven by emotional intelligence. Craig asserts that the next major user interface will be an AI face that replaces websites and tabs with natural conversation. He introduces Vern's Hoomans.chat avatars, stressing the company's "safety first" approach, and predicts that AI will soon revolutionize every industry, notably customer service and gaming.

Noah Weisblat

Interview

Sep 30, 2025

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26 min read

Interview #9: Joey Houser

In this interview Noah talks with Joey about the future of AI, arguing that major growth is connecting AI to the physical world through robotics and computer vision. Joey discusses the potential of personalized medicine via "testing drugs in silico," the competitive edge of massive data sets (like Tesla's), and offers direct career advice for breaking into the tech industry.

Noah Weisblat

Interview

Sep 16, 2025

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22 min read

Interview #8: Andrew Roth

In this episode, Andrew Roth, founder of DCDX and co-founder of Offline, discusses his background and unique perspective on the rapidly changing AI space. He explains how he uses AI tools like Claude and ChatGPT to increase his personal efficiency by 50% through workflows such as transcribing calls, building knowledge bases, and creating templates. Andrew also shares his preference for Anthropic over other companies due to their "human first lens" and addresses the dangers of "AI psychosis" and over-dependence on AI. He concludes by expressing his excitement for how AI has lowered the barrier to entry for entrepreneurs.

Noah Weisblat

Interview

Sep 2, 2025

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29 min read

Interview #7: Professor John Kerezy

In this episode, Noah sits down with Professor K, a retiring faculty member from Cuyahoga Community College, to discuss the complex relationship between artificial intelligence and education. The conversation, which was sparked by Noah's use of AI in a class, delves into Professor K's concerns that an over-reliance on AI can hinder the development of critical thinking. He proposes a phased approach to AI adoption in schools and offers insights into the motivations behind the AI industry.

Noah Weisblat

Interview

Aug 19, 2025

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21 min read

Interview #6: Malinda Street

In this conversation, Noah sits down with Malinda to explore the intersection of AI and law enforcement. She shares insights from her research into AI-assisted police reporting, discusses the promises and pitfalls of tools like Axon’s Draft One, and highlights broader concerns around privacy, efficiency, and oversight.

Noah Weisblat

Interview

Aug 11, 2025

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12 min read

Interview #5: Noah Weisblat

In this conversation, Noah's AI Avatar interviews Noah on how he tracks the AI space through his newsletter, 'Noah on AI.' They discuss the current AI landscape, the evolution of agentic workflows, and how businesses can prepare for AI's impact.

Noah Weisblat

Interview

Aug 5, 2025

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13 min read

Interview #4: Manny Larcher

In this conversation, Noah sits down with Manny Larcher, a seasoned tech entrepreneur and investor, to discuss his journey with his company, Colaeb. He shares his perspective on AI and his criteria for evaluating startups in the space.

Noah Weisblat

Interview

Jul 29, 2025

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22 min read

Interview #3: Will Matz

In this conversation, I sat down with Will Matz, co-founder of Superfan, to talk about how AI is reshaping software development and its application in their music social app, Superfan.

Noah Weisblat

Interview

Jul 24, 2025

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19 min read

Interview #2: Paul Cecil

In this conversation, I sat down with Paul Cecil, VP of Strategy at Realpha Tech Corp (NASDAQ: AIRE), to talk about how AI is reshaping real estate and finance.

Noah Weisblat

Interview

Jul 15, 2025

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34 min read

Interview #1: Kamari Wright

In this conversation, I talked with Kamari Wright, a senior software engineer at Volantio. He offered insights on the current AI race, the importance of open-source models like Meta's Llama, and his advice for both aspiring and recent computer science graduates.

Noah Weisblat