The "Intelligence Age" is coming

OpenAI Releases Policy Recommendations for the ‘Intelligence Age’

OpenAI is going beyond building AI. This week, the company released a policy document titled "Industrial Policy for the Intelligence Age," proposing a range of recommendations tied to AI and its potential to upend work and the economy.

What it's advocating for:

• A public wealth fund that distributes cash to citizens, giving them "a stake in AI-driven economic growth"

• Incentives for employers to experiment with four-day work weeks, as long as output doesn't fall

• Active measurement of how AI affects wages and unemployment—with automatic triggers for increased unemployment benefits or job training once metrics cross thresholds

• Faster electrical grid development to support AI infrastructure

Why now: OpenAI says the proposals are a "starting point" for discussion. Chief global affairs officer Chris Lehane told Bloomberg that policy conversations around AI need to be as transformative as the technology itself. "It is simply not good enough to wave your hands and say, 'Here's all the things that are going to happen' and then not actually come up with solutions," he said.

Vibe Coding Is Flooding the App Store

A wave of new apps are launching in Apple’s App Store. The likely reason? Vibe coding. The Information reported that in the first quarter of this year, the number of new apps published globally was up 84% compared to the same period a year earlier. It’s a big change from previous years when new apps were down 48% between 2016 and 2024. 

Who’s building what: 

• Vibe coding tools like Claude Code and Codex have made it possible for non-programmers to build working apps using written prompts—and for experienced developers to ship far more code than before. 

• The majority of new apps are in the productivity category, with photo, video, and weather apps also surging. 

• Replit users alone have published nearly 5,000 apps to the App Store in the last few months, despite Apple’s crackdown on the tool.

Google Quietly Launches Offline AI Dictation App

Google on Monday quietly released "Google AI Edge Eloquent," a free offline-first dictation app for iOS that takes on tools like Wispr Flow, SuperWhisper, and Willow.

What it does: The app uses Gemma-based speech recognition models that run locally on your device. You dictate, see live transcription, and it automatically polishes the text, filtering out filler words like "um" and "ah." Options like "Key points," "Formal," "Short," and "Long" let you transform the output. You can also turn off cloud mode entirely for local-only processing, import keywords from Gmail, and search through your transcription history.

Why the quiet launch: Google released this as an experimental app without a big announcement—likely testing the waters before rolling out improved transcription features more broadly. The App Store description hints at an Android version with system-wide keyboard integration and a floating button for easy access.

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