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Apple vs. OpenAI

Apple vs. OpenAI

PLUS: Cursor may be building an AI coworker for office work

Barsee
15 Jul

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howdy, it’s Barsee again.

happy wednesday, AI family, and welcome back to AI Valley.

here are the biggest things worth knowing today:

OpenAI's first AI device won't have a screen
Apple is suing OpenAI for stealing trade secrets
Cursor may be building an AI coworker for office work
The team behind the viral AI 2027 forecast now wants to slow AI down
Plus trending AI tools, posts, and resources

Let’s dive into the Valley of AI…

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THROUGH THE VALLEY

Courtesy: OpenAI

1/ OpenAI's first AI device won't have a screen: A new report claims Jony Ive and OpenAI are developing a screen-free, battery-powered AI speaker with onboard cameras, sensors, and GPT-powered voice interactions. Powered by ChatGPT, the device is expected to proactively assist users, control smart-home devices, answer questions, and develop a more natural, human-like relationship over time.

2/ Apple is suing OpenAI for stealing trade secrets: The company filed a lawsuit alleging former Apple employees, including OpenAI's Chief Hardware Officer Tang Tan, improperly used confidential information related to unreleased products, designs, and manufacturing technologies. The legal battle comes as OpenAI accelerates its hardware ambitions following its $6.5 billion acquisition of Jony Ive's AI device startup, io.

3/ Cursor may be building an AI coworker for office work: Reports suggest the company is developing "Sand," a general-purpose AI agent designed to handle emails, spreadsheets, messaging, and engineering tasks beyond coding. If confirmed, it would position Cursor to compete more directly with workplace AI products from OpenAI and Anthropic.

4/ The team behind the viral AI 2027 forecast now wants to slow AI down: The AI Futures Project published "AI 2040: Plan A," a proposal calling for the U.S. and China to delay superintelligence through a verified international agreement on AI research transparency and compute oversight. The authors argue that a slower path to AI could reduce the risks of catastrophic misuse and unchecked concentration of power, though they estimate the plan has only a 3 to 15% chance of becoming reality.

TRENDING TOOLS

Screenpipe > Records everything you do on your computer and turns it into a searchable memory, automatically generating SOPs, documentation, and AI agents from the way you work
HeyClicky > Lives next to your cursor and sees what you see. Simply ask a question out loud, and it guides you through whatever you're working on in real time
ChatCut > An AI-powered video editor that works directly inside ChatGPT, on desktop, and on the web
Claude for Teachers > A free version of Claude designed specifically for educators, with built-in lesson planning and teaching tools
AgentKey > Gives your AI agent a single integration for live web search, X, Reddit, YouTube, and on-chain data, allowing it to answer questions with real-time information instead of running into paywalls
GPT-Live > A full-duplex voice system that listens and speaks simultaneously, enabling natural interruptions, live translation, and human-like backchannel responses such as "mhmm."
Sim > An open source AI workspace where teams can build, deploy, and manage custom AI agents
Google > Users can now generate AI images directly within Google Search

WHAT I'M CONSUMING

Prompting guidance for GPT-5.6 Sol
You just hired a million bad employees. AI was supposed to replace human labor, but it has done the opposite
OpenAI, Anthropic employees could buy ~1/3 of all homes in SF with IPO earnings
Thinking Machines says the future worth building is human
Anthropic gives teachers free access to premium Claude features
Anthropic has extended free Claude Fable 5 access for paid subscribers a second time in one week (now through July 19)
Zhipu AI founder outlines a path to fully automated no-person companies
OpenAI is trying to rip our screens away with its new device