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Happy Monday, AI family, and welcome back to AI Valley.

Today’s climb through the Valley reveals:

• Meta wants to become the Android of robotics

• Apple builds a ChatGPT-like app to help test the revamped Siri

• OpenAI officially adds parental controls to ChatGPT

• Plus trending AI tools, posts, and resources

Let’s dive into the Valley of AI…

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THROUGH THE VALLEY

1/ Meta wants to become the Android of robotics

Meta is pushing into robotics with Metabot, a project backed by Mark Zuckerberg and led by ex-Cruise CEO Marc Whitten. Unlike Apple, Google, or Tesla, Meta isn’t chasing hardware. Instead, CTO Andrew Bosworth says the plan is software other companies can license (just like Google did with Android).

The project begins with developing a “world model” to simulate dexterous hand movements, a key challenge in robotics. Meta has also explored concepts like household robots for chores (cleaning, folding laundry), though these remain early-stage.

Still, progress is accelerating: robots are now slipping onto the Moore-style cost curve (e.g., Unitree’s humanoid at $16K vs. $500K prototypes just two years ago), while Nvidia’s Jetson/GR00T stack provides a scalable AI backbone. Industry leaders are already piloting humanoid deployments in warehouses and automotive supply chains (a signal that humanoid robotics is less of an “if” than a “when.”)

Why does it matter?

Meta sees software, not hardware, as the missing layer in robotics. If it succeeds, Metabot could provide a platform others build on, positioning Meta as a central player in the next wave of intelligent machines.

Some important robotics companies in 2025:

• Boston Dynamics

• Tesla Robotics

• Agility Robotics

• NVIDIA

• Apptronik

• Figure AI

• Unitree Robotics

• Sanctuary AI

• 1X

2/ Apple builds a ChatGPT-like app to help test the revamped Siri

Apple is using an internal iPhone app called Veritas to prepare for a major Siri upgrade planned for 2026. The tool helps Apple’s AI team test features such as searching personal data, editing photos with voice, performing in-app actions (e.g. controlling apps directly), and maintaining conversational context over multiple turns.

Delays have already pushed the Siri AI revamp to March 2026, causing executive reshuffles and some talent departures. Unlike rivals, Apple isn’t planning to release Veritas publicly (instead, the features will be folded directly into Siri).

Why does it matter?

Apple is avoiding the crowded chatbot market, focusing instead on fixing Siri from the inside out. But with tight launch deadlines, pressure to perform, and key personnel leaving, the company faces rising expectations to deliver a next-gen assistant that lives up to its promise.

3/ OpenAI officially adds parental controls to ChatGPT

OpenAI has rolled out parental controls and a new resource hub to help families manage how teens use ChatGPT. Parents can now link their accounts with their teen’s, set limits, and customize features for a safer, age-appropriate experience.

Once linked, teen accounts automatically get stronger safeguards, including reduced exposure to graphic content, viral challenges, and roleplay. Parents can also set quiet hours, disable voice or image generation, turn off memory, or opt out of model training. A notification system alerts parents if ChatGPT detects signs of acute distress, with trained staff reviewing cases and contacting parents or even emergency services if necessary.

Why does it matter?

ChatGPT is entering more homes, and families want stronger guardrails. Parental controls give parents more oversight, while signaling OpenAI’s push to make AI safer and more trusted for younger users.

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THINK PIECES / BRAIN BOOST

• Failing to understand the exponential, again

• OpenAI released Prompt Packs for every job

• AI Slop: Inception Point AI makes super cheap $1 podcasts with ads. Even if just 20 people listen, they profit, and they’ve already made 160,000 episodes

• Study claims 78 training examples are enough to build autonomous agents

• Vulnerable languages create a “doom loop” for AI models, Wikipedi

• Why are hyperlinks blue?

• Are engineers at risk from AI? A new study suggests it’s complicated

THE VALLEY GEMS

What’s trending on social today:

1/ Just one single AI company is planning to use more energy than the UK or Germany in 5 years, and more than India in 8 years

2/ Jensen Huang discusses the future of AI with Brad Gerstner

3/ Complete vibe coding guide by Riley Brown

4/ It turns out that LLMs used by competent users are an amazing tool

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