Nuke The Moon

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Happy Wednesday, Future Party. We knew ChatGPT was being used for everything these days, but we figured co-parenting might be left out of the equation. Swiss mom Lilian Schmidt, a corporate brand strategist in Zurich, has turned to the chatbot to offload much of the planning, questioning, and imaginative work that comes with raising a three-year-old. While using ChatGPT to ease the mental load of parenting is arguably a little bleak, Schmidt has attracted 21,000 followers who’ve started using her prompts. Just goes to show the US Surgeon General is right — parents are stressed.

Disney is wrestling with how to best integrate AI into their studio operations, having started and then abandoned some generative-AI experiments for upcoming blockbusters due to concerns about potential backlash.

The Big Picture: AI is slowly entering the Hollywood studio ecosystem — especially after Lionsgate and A24 struck wide-ranging deals with startup Runway AI. For Disney, which maintains a vice-grip on how its characters are used and isn’t eager to upset the creative unions ahead of next year’s contract negotiations, figuring out how to navigate the rapidly evolving tech could set a precedent for the rest of the industry.

Behind The Scenes: Disney is erring on the side of caution when it comes to AI.

Final Render: Disney definitely isn’t opposed to a future with AI — it sees plenty of cost savings on the horizon and is reportedly in talks with AI streamer Storyteller — but the Mouse House wants to make sure its copyrights are protected. CEO Bob Iger and chief legal officer Horacio Gutierrez have even been meeting with White House officials to push back against the AI industry’s free-for-all training approach.

Also, in June, the company joined Universal in suing Midjourney, which the studio called “the quintessential copyright free-rider and a bottomless pit of plagiarism.” No one messes with Mickey.

Predictive Prompt: While people may be able to use Disney characters in generative-AI content in the future, expect the company to retain full creative rights over whatever’s created — whether or not there’s a federal law protecting that copyright.

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Sean Duffy, the Transportation Secretary currently serving as NASA’s interim administrator, is pushing the space agency to accelerate the creation of a nuclear-fission reactor for deployment on the Moon.

The Big Power Up: Setting up a lunar colony is seen as the “second space race,” with countries like China, Russia, India, and Japan vying for interplanetary dominance. Actually keeping the lights on up on the Moon is the first critical step toward that ambition.

Behind The Plan: NASA has been developing a fission reactor that can be sent to the Moon to provide energy during its two-week lunar night cycles — since relying solely on solar power won’t cut it.

The Future: NASA may be facing serious budget cuts, but Duffy seems ready to spare no expense when it comes to nuclear power on the Moon — mirroring everyone’s sudden obsession with nuclear energy. Why the rush? Russia and China announced a joint lunar program that also calls for a nuclear reactor to be built on the lunar surface by 2033.

Just like with the Moon landing in the 1960s, America has no intention of letting a rival superpower get there first.

Prediction: In the race to create a fission reactor for the Moon, NASA could once again spark innovations in nuclear energy here on Earth — as it has many times before.

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29.5% of you voted Remote in yesterday’s poll: What’s your current work setup?

“Love it. You can’t pay me enough to go back into an office environment. Now, for all those Zoom meetings that could have been emails…”

“I run my own business from my home office, and I get to have lunch with my kids every day. It’s the best set-up anyone could ask for.”

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📺 Fox is launching its first full-slate streaming service, Fox One, which will be priced at $19.99 per month.

💻 Roku debuted Howdy, an ad-free streamer that will only cost $2.99 per month with limited programming.

🎤 Former CNN chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta interviewed an AI-generated avatar of Parkland shooting victim Joaquin Oliver — created by his father.

🤖 OpenAI released its first open-weight model in over six years — GPT-OSS — which can even run on a laptop.

🎧 AI voice startup ElevenLab is rolling out a music generator, dubbed Eleven Music, using only tracks cleared for commercial use.

💉 Former X CEO Linda Yaccarino has found her next C-suite perch — health tech startup eMed Population Health.

🍿 Dude Perfect is releasing a filmed version of their recently wrapped Dude Perfect: The Hero Tour at Regal locations.

📱 Snap shares sank over 15% after the company reported falling short of expectations for revenue per user.

🖊️ The Writers Guild of America is considering organizing YouTubers for union admittance.