this ai tricked my grandma

Plus, "OpenAI for Countries”

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Jelani Abdus-Salaam
May 07, 2025

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Here’s What’s On The Menu For Today

  • 🧠 AI On My Mind

  • 🤖 HeyGen Launches New AI-Avatar

  • ✨ “OpenAI for Countries”

  • 📰 News Hot Off The Press

AI ON MY MIND

Happy Wednesday!

I was talking about this idea of ‘the Grand Narrative’ with my business partner and I wanted to rely this thinking to you.

The story in AI changes fast.

One week it’s all about open weights. The next, it's agents. Then everyone’s chasing context length, or reasoning, or multi-modal, or open source again.

This isn’t random. It’s the grand narrative shifting. And if you’re not tracking it, you’ll always be late to the opportunity.

The people who win in AI aren’t just the ones building tools or running ads. They’re the ones who know why a tool is resonating now. What story it fits into. Where the momentum is moving.

The narrative shapes investor attention, user expectations, and platform priorities. If you understand it, you can build ahead of the trend—or ride the wave at the right time.

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TODAY’S TOP STORIES

HeyGen drops Avatar IV – Single photo to lifelike video

HeyGen just released Avatar IV. It turns one photo into a shockingly realistic talking video.

Why it matters: This makes it way easier to produce personalized content at scale—for marketing, gaming, or storytelling. Companies now have a shortcut to building more human-feeling content without hiring actors or editors.

What’s new: Avatar IV pushes past the usual limits.

  • It nails vocal tone, gestures, and facial expressions in a way that actually feels human

  • Early users are calling it a huge step forward for AI-generated video

Zoom in: It’s powered by tight data pipelines and detailed modeling.

  • Outputs stay sharp, smooth, and emotionally believable

  • “This raises the bar for what’s possible with synthetic media,” said a HeyGen rep

Yes, but: With this level of realism, the line between real and fake gets blurry fast. Expect people to raise questions about deepfakes and consent.

Be smart: AI video like this is going to get regulated—fast. Make sure your use case is clear and above board.

Bottom line: Avatar IV unlocks new creative options, but if you're using it for business, ethics can’t be an afterthought.

OpenAI launches “OpenAI for Countries” to support global infrastructure

OpenAI is kicking off a global program to help governments spin up AI infrastructure and talent systems.

Why it matters: It’s not just about models anymore. Countries are waking up to the need for local infrastructure, data handling, and language tuning. OpenAI is offering to help them build it.

What we found: They’re launching ten pilot projects worldwide.

How it works:

  • Set up local compute/data centers

  • Localize AI products for specific regions

  • Align with each country’s policy frameworks

Yes, but: It won’t be easy to stay neutral. Governments move slow. Politics move fast.

Bottom line: If OpenAI pulls this off, they don’t just build smarter models—they build trust and global distribution at the same time.

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