💸 AI’s Billion-Dollar Bets & Awkward Blind Dates

Plus: Nvidia goes all-in on OpenAI, Meta tries matchmaking with AI, and “workslop” is wrecking office productivity.

Author

Not So Artificial Newsletter
September 23, 2025

In partnership with

👋 Hey Reader!

If you thought AI was slowing down, think again. Nvidia just dropped a casual $100B bet on OpenAI, Meta wants to play Cupid with an AI dating assistant, and Harvard is calling out the rise of “workslop” — low-quality AI junk clogging offices everywhere. Let’s unpack it all. 🚀

💰 Nvidia bets $100B on OpenAI

Building the world’s biggest AI factories

Nvidia just went all in on OpenAI, planning a $100 billion investment to build next-gen AI data centers powered by 10 gigawatts of Nvidia systems.

Why this matters:

  • For OpenAI, this is a big step away from relying so heavily on Microsoft’s Azure cloud. Instead, it’ll diversify compute partners while still tapping into Nvidia’s powerhouse chips.

  • For Nvidia, this cements its status as the preferred strategic compute and networking partner in the AI arms race.

  • The exact structure of the deal (cash vs. chips) is TBD, but either way, Nvidia gets itself locked into the AI gold rush as the core infrastructure provider.

👉 Think of it as OpenAI securing fuel for its rocket ship, while Nvidia gets to own the gas station.

💕 Meta wants to be your wingman

Facebook Dating gets an AI assistant

Swipe fatigue is real — and Meta thinks AI might just be the cure. Two new tools are coming to Facebook Dating:

  • AI Dating Assistant: A chatbot that helps users discover more relevant matches based on text prompts. It can also suggest date ideas and even improve your profile.

  • Meet Cute: An automated “surprise match” delivered weekly, powered by Meta’s algorithm. Opt out if it feels too Black Mirror.

Why it matters: Dating apps like Tinder and Bumble are drowning in swipes, ghosting, and burnout. Meta is trying to differentiate by letting AI handle the matchmaking grunt work. But the risk? Misfires. Nobody wants to be matched with their cousin because an AI thought your DNA was “compatible.”

Create How-to Videos in Seconds with AI

Stop wasting time on repetitive explanations. Guidde’s AI creates stunning video guides in seconds—11x faster.

  • Turn boring docs into visual masterpieces

  • Save hours with AI-powered automation

  • Share or embed your guide anywhere

How it works: Click capture on the browser extension, and Guidde auto-generates step-by-step video guides with visuals, voiceover, and a call to action.

📉 Workslop is killing productivity

When AI outputs look good but work bad

Harvard Business Review just coined a term that perfectly sums up a new workplace plague: “Workslop.”

  • Workslop = AI-generated office content that looks polished but is riddled with errors or missing depth.

  • 40% of U.S. workers said they got workslop last month. On average, fixing it wastes 2 hours per task.

  • Cost? About $186/month per employee, plus a hit to credibility — half of workers said they see colleagues who send them workslop as less reliable.

Why it matters: Instead of saving time, poorly deployed AI tools are adding invisible costs and annoying coworkers. In short: sloppy prompts → sloppy work → less trust in AI.

🗞️ Other News You Should Know

✨ Space race worries: A U.S. Space Force intel officer warned China’s progress in reusable rockets could let it dominate orbital launches with speed and efficiency.

🤖 Qwen’s speed demons: Qwen dropped two new 80B AI models optimized with FP8 precision. Translation: they run faster, cheaper, and integrate seamlessly with Hugging Face, vLLM, and SGLang.

🛍️ TikTok in hot water: Its new AI shopping tool is under fire for tagging sensitive posts (including content about Gaza) with product recs. Awkward.

📧 Perplexity goes premium: Rolled out an AI email assistant for its $200/month Max plan. It can schedule, organize, and draft replies (in your own writing style). Gmail + Outlook only, for now.

📺 Gemini takes over TVs: Google is rolling out Gemini to 300M+ TVs running Google TV and Android TV OS. Your couch is about to get conversational.

💻 Mastery tools of the day

💡What else are we reading and seeing?

  • Cloudflare's 2025 Annual Founders' Letter

  • How to create reliable conversational AI agents using Parlant?

  • How to automate survey analysis with ChatGPT for faster insights

  • How smart brands are delivering Netflix-level personalization with AI

Together with Oricle Hearing

These Are The Rolls-Royce Of Hearing Aids (And Under $100)

Shoppers are going nuts over these low cost hearing aids that are virtually invisible. Discover how these affordable hearing aids are changing the lives of people everyday.

🏁 That’s a wrap

Today’s AI world gave us everything from $100B infrastructure bets to AI matchmaking to the office menace of workslop. Thanks for reading, and remember — whether it’s love, work, or Netflix binges, AI is creeping into every corner of daily life.

Catch you tomorrow 👋

— Team Not So Artificial

Love Newsletter - Subscribe to these - Link