Sharp Robotics of Singapore has officially unveiled SharpaWave, an impressively dexterous hand. The 1:1 life-size model boasts 22 degrees of freedom, with over 1,000 tactile sensors per fingertip. It can crack eggs, play the piano, or use scissors, combining strength, speed, and dexterity once thought impossible.
Two underdiscussed possibilities:
Augmented reality + generative AGI means people can suddenly do expert-level work they never trained for. Real-time overlays guide you through any task - repairs, construction, technical assembly, complex procedures. Visual guides showing exactly where your hands go, which tool, what sequence. Voice coaching for every step. Everything you already do becomes dramatically more efficient, and things you'd never attempt without years of training become accessible. Capability explosion across every domain.
Second: AI integrated into all information systems - browsers, OS, overlaid through AR on the physical world. Real-time fact-checking on everything you see. Claims verified automatically, context provided, manipulation flagged. Truth becomes the default, assuming our AI systems can actually access it.
Latest OpenAI numbers from the FT:
800m users, 5% paying (40m).
$13bn in ARR.
Implies a $325 annual ARPU, or $27/month per paying user.
70% of rev from subscriptions, rest is API.
$8bn loss in H1, prob $20bn run rate loss now? So basically spending $3 for each $1 in revenue.
The toughest barrier to AI adoption in business isn’t algorithms—it’s alignment. Skill levels vary too widely, making consistent implementation a bigger challenge than the tech itself