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AI Industry & Drama — Monday, May 25, 2026

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This Monday morning, a California jury delivered a unanimous verdict, ruling against Elon Musk in his lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI. Both Tempo.co English and The Times of India report the case was dismissed due to the statute of limitations, with the jury finding Musk's claims of OpenAI "stealing a charity" were filed too late. Musk has already signaled an appeal. Meanwhile, Google DeepMind's AI system, AlphaProof Nexus, has autonomously solved nine open Erdős problems, some unsolved for 56 years, according to both India Today and WION. This system combines large language model reasoning with a formal verification system, Lean, which automatically checks every logical step, addressing concerns about AI "hallucinations" in math. DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis emphasizes that despite these breakthroughs, current AI is still far from achieving artificial general intelligence. In other AI news, Zoom's strategic investment in Anthropic is paying off. Let's Data Science reveals Zoom's minority stake is now valued at $1.27 billion, an unrealized gain of roughly $1 billion on an initial $51 million investment. This comes as Anthropic's CEO, Dario Amodei, tells Axios that AI could eliminate half of all entry-level white-collar jobs within five years, potentially pushing U.S. unemployment to 10-20%. He specifically cited finance, consulting, law, and tech as industries at risk. Finally, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman expressed doubts about orbital data centers, suggesting underwater infrastructure might be more practical for computing systems. This means the future of your job, especially in white-collar entry-level roles, could be significantly impacted by AI advancements, while the very data centers powering that AI might soon reside beneath the ocean.

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