AI in July 2025: Superintelligence, Talent Wars, and Societal Shifts / Updated: 2025, July 3rd, 00:01 CET
Meta launched Superintelligence Labs, led by Alexandr Wang and Nat Friedman, offering up to $300 million over four years to lure talent from rivals. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman criticized Meta’s tactics; OpenAI responded with staff incentives. Microsoft cut 9,000 jobs as it expanded AI, while Amazon deployed its millionth DeepFleet robot. The US Senate voted 99-1 to repeal a federal ban on state AI regulation.