Five Things AI: Slack, Claude Sonnet 4.5, Compute, Military, Creativity

Everything you need to know about AI this week.

Heya and welcome back to Five Things AI!

In this edition of Five Things AI, the evolving landscape of AI is front and center, from Slack’s bold move to open its workplace conversations to AI to the recognition by developers that Claude Sonnet 4.5 is setting a new bar for coding intelligence. Meanwhile, as the AI boom intensifies, the market for compute resources finds itself on the verge of massive disruption, with capital flows reaching unprecedented levels and transparency sorely needed. Not all is moving at Silicon Valley speed, however: the Pentagon’s struggle to effectively deploy AI weapon systems highlights how complex real-world transformation remains. Across creative fields, co-creation is becoming the new normal, with generative AI tools poised to reshape not just the arts, but how we collaborate and create value. As always, the pace of change is relentless, transformative, and full of new opportunities for those willing to adapt.

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