Escalating compute ambitions are colliding with real-world infrastructure, with a Fortune investigation projecting a 17GW energy appetite for advanced models while AMD's GAIA broadens access through new Linux support. Governance tensions are sharpening, as a preliminarily approved $1.5B Bartz v. Anthropic settlement and looming privacy policy changes put data rights and accountability at the forefront. Emerging capabilities from synthetic companions to AI-designed bacteriophages underscore the urgency of safety and incentive design.
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