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The strategic advantage? Your innovation process literally improves itself. Each LEAP cycle builds on the last, making the next one easier and more effective.

In today's lineup:

Robots

• Top Bites: The AI industry pulse

• 3 human-AI breakthroughs

• $750B investment meets zero ROI reality

• Asapp Platform or Sprinklr Service. Your choice?

People

• Choi busts bigger-is-better AI myth

Love

• Communication can kill more innovations

• Transformative reads: The Great CEO Within

Reading time: 5 min. 

Top bites ⚡

• OpenAI lawyers question Meta’s role in Elon Musk’s $97B takeover bid 

• Chinese stocks lead global markets as chip shares skyrocket

• OpenAI to expand in India with first office and hiring drive

• Taiwan is rewiring North America’s AI hardware chain

• Korea maps 30 AI, deep tech projects to reignite economy

• Google claims AI superiority over Apple’s iPhone with new device

AI investment hits $750 billion as returns remain elusive

Tech giants are pouring unprecedented capital into AI infrastructure with $750 billion this year alone, yet MIT finds 95% of enterprises see zero ROI from gen AI investments. Meanwhile, most historical archives remain undigitized, limiting AI's research capabilities.

The infrastructure race accelerates while practical applications lag behind market expectations.

The signal for leaders

• Free cash flow is declining across major tech companies despite AI spending sprees, with analysts maintaining bullish ratings.

• OpenAI's Sam Altman warns of the AI bubble bursting, highlighting the contradiction between caution and ambition in current market dynamics

• Quantum computing's arrival within the decade could disrupt current AI investments, requiring immediate preparation for quantum-proof cryptography and workforce development

• Historical tech revolution patterns suggest a market crash precedes widespread AI adoption.

Gen AI in action 🌊

3 ways AI is creating human-centered value.

• YouTube deploys AI to detect underage users, triggering age verification to protect children from inappropriate content.

• Spectee Pro launches AI-powered disaster management in the Philippines, analyzing social media data for faster emergency response.

• Google Flight Deals uses natural language AI to simplify flight searches, helping travelers find affordable options with conversational requests.

Tool Spotlight 🔧

Your weekly dose of AI-powered tools delivering real results.

ASAPP brings the human touch while Sprinklr brings the channels

ASAPP Platform

Best for: Regulated industries needing bulletproof AI compliance and human oversight.

Key features: Approver mode for AI decisions, real-time agent coaching, dynamic behavior controls, enterprise-grade governance for customer service automation.

Sprinklr Service

Best for: Large enterprises scaling conversational AI across 30+ channels.

Key features: Omnichannel customer experience, advanced conversational analytics, multilingual bot testing, integrated commerce and marketing automation.

3 other customer service AI platforms to see

• Fin by Intercom – Context-aware AI agents with brand tone alignment

• Genesys Cloud CX – Multi-channel AI automation with compliance monitoring

• Cresta – Real-time AI coaching platform for agent performance optimization

Transformation Champion 🏆

Choi Yejin challenges the "bigger is better" AI myth, pushing for human-centric development

MacArthur Fellow and Stanford HAI's professor isn't buying into the scale-at-all-costs mentality dominating AI development. While competitors chase ever-larger models, Choi advocates for smaller, transparent AI systems built on common sense reasoning.

"Scaling up AI models is remarkable, but there's a quality of learning, common sense, that is still not quite there," Choi warns. Her research reveals critical gaps in AI's understanding of humor, cultural norms, and basic reasoning all of which are blind spots that could derail business implementations. 

How communication kills more innovations than bad ideas

Most innovation efforts don't fail because the ideas are wrong. They fail because nobody knows how to talk about them.

Master these 3 essentials

• Build your story first: Craft a narrative that acknowledges real struggles and frames realistic opportunities.

• Prototype your pitch: Test your communication approach in small settings before the big presentation. Get feedback, refine, then scale up.

• Create alignment checkpoints: List stakeholder requirements upfront and schedule regular updates.

Want to master innovation that actually works? Learn more in my book, The LEAP Guide, and get it for FREE only today!

Transformative Reads 📚

The Great CEO Within by Matt Mochary delivers tactical frameworks for startup leadership, covering productivity, decision-making, hiring, and culture-building. This no-nonsense playbook distills coaching insights from top startup CEOs into actionable systems for scaling both yourself and your organization.

Perfect for: Startup founders and CEOs seeking practical guidance to build high-performing companies.

In Culture 🤌

Here's something to laugh about this week.

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