Hello there,
Welcome to AI Unplugged. Here are today’s updates:
The Genesis Project signals AI’s rise as national infrastructure.
Google’s Gemini momentum shifts the AI compute and hardware balance.
OpenAI eases enterprise adoption with regional data hosting and voice.
Tools, and a fast prompt to identify delivery bottlenecks ⬇️
NEWS ALERTS
The White House signals its biggest AI move yet with the launch of the Genesis Project, a “Manhattan Project for AI” led by the Department of Energy that aims to train a unified national model on federal datasets to accelerate progress in healthcare, energy, climate, and defense. By tying AI investment to jobs and long-term energy efficiency, the government is clearly positioning AI as national infrastructure, signaling to enterprises that federal models, compliance standards, and safety frameworks will increasingly shape how large-scale AI is built and deployed.
Google’s AI momentum is real as Gemini 3 tops multiple benchmarks and Google is reportedly in talks to supply Meta with billions of dollars’ worth of AI chips, alongside its new Ironwood chip. For enterprise leaders, this strengthens Google as a credible alternative to Nvidia- and OpenAI-led stacks, opening up better pricing, multi-vendor strategies, and more flexibility in AI roadmaps heading toward 2026.
OpenAI tackles compliance and interface friction by introducing regional data hosting so enterprises can keep ChatGPT data in specific geographies, removing a major blocker for regulated industries, while also integrating ChatGPT Voice directly into text chats. Together, these changes make large-scale deployment easier and hint at a faster shift toward multimodal, voice-enabled interfaces becoming the default across internal tools and customer-facing systems.
PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS
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AI MARKET
💰 Funding Rounds
Vijil raised $17M to build resilient, secure infrastructure for AI agents, aiming to make enterprise deployments safer and accelerate large-scale adoption.
Codenotary raised $16.5M to scale its AI-powered cybersecurity and software supply chain trust platform for global enterprises.
💼 AI Roles
PROMPT GUIDE
Delivery Bottleneck Finder
Use this when: Projects are stalling, timelines are slipping, and you need fast, practical clarity on what’s blocking execution.
Prompt:
Act as an operations efficiency expert. I will describe a delayed project. Analyze it and provide:
The top three delivery bottlenecks (people, process, or technology).
The root cause behind each bottleneck.
Quick wins that can realistically be implemented this week.
Preventive actions to reduce the risk of the same issues next quarter.
Keep the response under 200 words, use clear bullet points, and focus on actionable insights.
Project details:
[Describe the project and what is delayed.]Until next time,
AI Unplugged