EP26W01 : AI Weekly Recap: OpenAI, Memory Shortage & 2026 Predictions

AI Brief · Jan 4, 2026 · 8m

🚀 This week’s AI roundup dives into the hottest headlines you can’t afford to miss! • OpenAI’s Sam Altman admits he’s “envious” of Gen‑Z drop‑outs – what does that mean for future founders? • Global RAM crunch: AI data centers are driving memory‑chip prices up 40% – will your next laptop cost more? • Z.ai’s new GLM‑4.7 shatters open‑source coding benchmarks, just before its Hong Kong IPO. • Three bold 2026 predictions from the CEOs of OpenAI, Nvidia, and Google – get ahead of the AI‑driven work revolution. • 21% of YouTube’s fresh‑user recommendations are low‑quality “AI slop” – the hidden…