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🍜 AI bubble may be ready to pop..
We might be one unicorn away from needing a reality check...
Welcome, Noodle Networkers.
Waterloo just teamed up with Google to explore how AI is changing work and education 🎓. Translation: your next group project might include a chatbot who never sleeps and still complains about deadlines. Perplexity's flashy new browser is now free for everyone 🌐. If you ever wanted to browse the internet while being politely interrupted by an AI with strong opinions, today’s your lucky day. And some experts think the AI bubble is getting too big 💥. With every startup calling itself "the future of intelligence," we might be one unicorn away from needing a reality check.
Are we building the next industrial revolution or just getting better at marketing fluff? Let's dive in.
In today’s AI digest:
Waterloo teams with Google to study AI in work and learning 🎓
Perplexity’s Comet browser now free for everyone 🌐
Experts warn the AI bubble may be ready to pop 💥
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WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY
Waterloo teams with Google to study AI in work and learning 🎓
(source: CityNews)
🎓 The Digest: The University of Waterloo and Google are teaming up to study how AI will reshape learning and work. The project comes with a $1 million investment, a shiny new “Google Chair in the Future of Work and Learning,” and labs where students can test-drive AI tools for classrooms and careers. Translation: school is about to get a teaching assistant who never sleeps and occasionally hallucinates.
Key Details:
💡 The Google Chair
Waterloo is appointing Professor Edith Law as the Google Chair in the Future of Work and Learning. Her job is to figure out how AI can actually help humans learn, instead of just helping them cheat on homework in more creative ways.
🧪 AI Playgrounds
Students and researchers will get hands-on with AI prototypes in new labs. Expect early experiments that look half brilliant and half science fair project gone rogue.
📚 Bridging Books and Bots
The research will explore how AI can enhance human learning rather than just automate it. The dream is smarter classrooms and workplaces. The nightmare is your AI coworker reminding you that it finished the assignment before you even opened the document.
🎯 Why Waterloo
Waterloo’s massive co-op program and reputation for innovation made it an obvious partner for Google. Plus, who better to study the future of work than a school that sends half its students to tech internships before they can legally rent a car?
Why It Matters: This partnership could help shape how AI fits into schools and offices for decades to come. If it works, learning might become more personalized, more efficient, and maybe even more fun. The amusing twist is that the same students who once used ChatGPT to avoid writing essays are now being asked to design the future of education with AI. Talk about poetic justice.
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Perplexity
(source: CNBC)
🌐 The Digest: Perplexity just turned its Comet browser into a free-for-all. What was once a $200-a-month VIP tool is now wide open to everyone, making it the first browser to go from luxury yacht to public ferry in record time.
Key Details:
📦 From Exclusive to Inclusive
Comet was originally locked behind the Max subscription and only accessible to a chosen few. Now anyone can try it out for free, although heavy users will still bump into usage limits. Translation: free samples for everyone, but don’t drink the whole bottle.
🧠 Browsing With Brains
Comet bakes AI right into the browsing experience. It can summarize web pages, shop with you, and even book your travel. It is basically Clippy’s cooler, smarter cousin who actually knows what you want.
💡 Comet Plus Arrives
Perplexity will also offer Comet Plus for about five dollars a month with extras like curated news. Free users will still get the core AI features, but not the fancy add-ons—think economy ticket versus business class.
⚠️ Still Some Wobbles
Security researchers flagged prompt injection exploits in early tests. That means if you are not careful, the AI could get tricked into doing things it shouldn’t—like clicking suspicious links or recommending you buy 400 pounds of cheese.
Why It Matters: Comet’s free release could pull users away from Chrome or Safari by giving them a browser that doubles as a personal assistant. It is a bold bet that people want less typing, more prompting. The fun twist is the sudden price drop. Imagine paying $200 a month for a browser last week, only to see it handed out free this week. That is like buying VIP concert tickets and realizing everyone else got let in through the side door.
AI trend
(source: DereckThompson)
💥 The Digest: Experts are warning that the AI market is starting to look like a bubble. Valuations are sky high, money is pouring in, and companies are spending billions on infrastructure without showing profits. It feels less like sustainable growth and more like déjà vu from the dot com era.
Key Details:
📈 Debt Fueled Expansion
Firms are borrowing heavily to build AI data centers and buy GPUs. It is the corporate version of putting everything on a credit card and hoping the business takes off before the bill arrives.
💸 Valuations Out of Sync
OpenAI has reached a five hundred billion dollar valuation despite never being profitable. That is like awarding someone a gold medal because they showed up to practice once.
📣 Investors Speak Up
Veteran investors are raising red flags. Some compare Nvidia’s hundred billion dollar bet on OpenAI to the overhyped tech bets of the early 2000s. One investor said AI stocks remind him of dogs chasing cars, full of energy but not ready for what happens next.
📊 Reality Check from Research
A study at MIT looked at three hundred AI projects and found that only five percent delivered meaningful results. Most of the rest could be filed under ambitious slideshows that never went anywhere.
Why It Matters: If the AI bubble bursts, the technology will not vanish but the hype will. Smaller startups may collapse, larger companies could consolidate, and investors might walk away with lighter wallets. The ironic twist is that AI’s biggest risk is not world domination or rogue robots. It is plain old economics.
THE NOODLE LAB
AI Hacks & How-Tos
The Digest: Kruti is an advanced AI assistant by Ola’s Krutrim, built to understand and act—rather than just chat. It supports 13 Indian languages, processes both voice and text inputs, and can handle tasks like booking rides, ordering food, paying bills, and more—all tailored to the Indian context.
⚙️ How-to:
1. Install & Launch Kruti
Download the Kruti app from the official site or via partner platforms.
Open the app and grant permissions for microphone, location, and connectivity.
2. Choose Language & Input Mode
Select your preferred Indian language—Kruti handles switching between languages smoothly.
You can speak commands or type them.
3. Give Natural Commands
Ask Kruti to perform tasks like:
“Book a cab to home.”
“Order dosa from nearby restaurant.”
“Pay my electricity bill.”
“Show me today’s news in Marathi.”
It understands context, intent, and follows through via integrated APIs.
4. Use In-Depth Mode for Research
Switch to In-depth mode when you need detailed reports, explanations, or deeper insights.
Kruti will gather data from multiple sources and present it in a readable summary.
5. Let Kruti Remember & Learn
Over time, Kruti learns your preferences (like frequent locations or food orders).
This memory helps it respond faster and more accurately.
6. Export or Use Outputs
Kruti can generate responses in formats like summaries, tables, or narratives.
Many tasks will complete fully—no need to hop between apps.
Explore More: Read Ola Krutrim’s official announcement for Kruti—its design rationale, tech stack, and vision for the future of India-first AI.
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