The Human Advantage: Why Creative Skills Matter as AI Masters Technical Work - AI is getting exponentially better at tasks we once considered uniquely “skilled” — research, optimization, drafting, analysis, and compliance. For organizations, that means technical proficiency is no longer a competitive advantage. The next wave of competitive advantage will come from what AI can’t do — original thinking, empathy-driven innovation, cross-discipline synthesis, and the ability to generate ideas from ambiguity. In an AI-accelerated world, creativity isn’t just a soft skill — it’s a growth strategy. This editorial explores why the companies that elevate creative problem-solvers will outperform those who only chase efficiency.

Google Demonstrates First Verifiable Quantum Advantage - Google’s Willow processor has achieved the first verifiable quantum advantage, completing a specialized computation ~13,000× faster than classical supercomputers can simulate. Investing in quantum now lays groundwork for future AI computing demands—just as early GPU research enabled today’s AI breakthroughs.

Google Introduces “Vibe Coding” to Build AI Apps in Minutes - As multimodal AI becomes more accessible, vibe coding shifts the competitive edge from who can code best to who can imagine boldly. Google says this unlocks creative superpowers by blending ideation and execution in one continuous workflow, lowering the barrier between idea and app creation.

Oreo-maker Mondelez to use new generative AI tool to slash marketing costs - The company who makes Oreos is using a new generative AI tool to cut costs for the production of marketing content by 30% to 50%. In the U.S., Oreo will use the tool for product pages on Amazon and Walmart in November. Mondelez plans to use the tool in the coming months for Lacta chocolate and Oreo in Brazil, and Cadbury in the UK.

SoftBank Approves Remaining $22.5 Billion of OpenAI Investment - SoftBank's board has approved the installment as long as the artificial intelligence startup completes a corporate restructuring that would pave the way for an eventual public offering. The money would fill out a $41 billion financing round that was announced in April.

OpenAI says over a million people talk to ChatGPT about suicide weekly - OpenAI released new data on Monday illustrating how many of ChatGPT’s users are struggling with mental health issues, and talking to the AI chatbot about it. The company says that 0.15% of ChatGPT’s active users in a given week have “conversations that include explicit indicators of potential suicidal planning or intent.” Given that ChatGPT has more than 800 million weekly active users, that translates to more than a million people a week.

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