AI Ramblings: Episode 45

Summary

This episode covers the latest in AI and tech, including the OpenAI vs Anthropic rivalry, AI wearable chips from Qualcomm and Apple, AI in smartphones and content creation, OpenClaw’s impact in China, and Apple’s strategic move into value-priced laptops. Plus, insights on AI regulation, retro tech revival, and geopolitical implications.

Keywords

AI, OpenAI, Anthropic, AI wearable chips, Qualcomm, Apple, AI content, OpenClaw, China AI, retro tech, tech strategy

Key Topics

OpenAI vs Anthropic rivalry

AI wearable chips from Qualcomm and Apple

AI in smartphones and content creation

OpenClaw’s influence in China

Apple’s ecosystem and value laptops

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to AI Ramblings and Current Events

02:52 The AI Battle: OpenAI vs. Anthropic

06:12 AI Wearable Devices: Qualcomm vs. Apple

09:00 AI in Photography and Video: The New Reality

11:48 OpenAI’s OpenClaw and the Chinese AI Landscape

15:07 Apple’s New Value Proposition in Tech

17:26 The Pentagon’s Role in AI Development

NEWS DISCUSSION OF THE WEEK:

1. Anthropic closes OpenAI Gap:

   1. AI-RTZ #1014:

AI: Reset to Zero

AI: Anthropic Claude app takes the lead over OpenAI ChatGPT. RTZ #1014

As I’ve discussed in recent days, it’s quite the frenetic fight between sibling companies OpenAI and Anthropic as this AI Tech Wave starts to get going…

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6 days ago · 5 likes · Michael Parekh

1. Qualcomm vs Apple on AI Wearable Chips:

   1. AI-RTZ #1015:

AI: Reset to Zero

AI: Qualcomm’s new AI Wearables chip. RTZ #1015

As I pointed out in one of my year-end pieces on what to expect this AI Tech Wave in 2026 around ‘AI Devices’, AI Smart Glasses, and ‘AI Wearables’ and other ‘Science Projects’, much remains to be desired…

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5 days ago · 4 likes · Michael Parekh

1. Meta & Google embrace AI Reality

   1. AI-RTZ #1013:

AI: Reset to Zero

AI: ‘What is a Photo?’ revisited with Samsung’s latest ‘AI’ phones. RTZ #1013

Regular readers here know I’ve been discussing the fast paced changes this AI Tech Wave is wreaking on the world of how humans experience and share their experiences and memories via photos, videos and text…

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7 days ago · 5 likes · Michael Parekh

1. OpenAI ‘DeepSeeks’ China

   1. AI-RTZ #1016:

AI: Reset to Zero

AI: OpenAI’s open source OpenClaw causing AI developer frenzy in China. RTZ #1016

Now US OpenClaw is ‘returning the serve’ to China’s DeepSeek. Open-source both ways…

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4 days ago · 9 likes · Michael Parekh

MAIN TOPICS: Apple throws down global ‘Value’ gauntlet

1. Bloomberg on Apple’s Neo to Ultra bookends strategy: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-08/apple-to-expand-ultra-lines-after-599-macbook-neo-3d-printed-aluminum-imacs-mmhpa12d

2. AI-RTZ #1017:

AI: Reset to Zero

AI: Apple’s Macbook Neo a new Arrow in its AI quiver. RTZ #1017

It may be deja vu with Mac vs PC all over again, without the comparison ads. The understated AI version…

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3 days ago · 4 likes · Michael Parekh

WATCH/READS OF THE WEEK:

1. Anthropic clarifies Pentagon/DoD position: https://www.anthropic.com/news/where-stand-department-war

   1. AI-RTZ #1012:

AI: Reset to Zero

AI: Peak AI Fears over economic and other tech in government. RTZ #1012

The Bigger Picture, Sunday, March 1, 2026…

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8 days ago · 5 likes · Michael Parekh

OBSESSION OF THE WEEK:

1. Blackberry style Android smartphones, the Clicks and the Titan Elite 2

   1. The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/tech/889756/mwc-2026-unihertz-light-phone-clicks