JANUARY 14, 2025

TODAY: Grok is getting a better reception domestically than it is overseas. Elon thinks planning for retirement soon 'won't matter' because AI is going to create a world of abundance soon. And Microsoft is vowing to refuse tax breaks and assume full power costs on a planned data center.

PLUS: Lots of good prompts to help you stop overthinking and spending so much time on your devices. Let's begin!

• PromptCraft: 7 Prompts to Stop Overthinking, 7 for Digital Detoxing, and Going Beyond 'You Are an Expert' with ChatGPT
• THE HEADLINES: Grok is in at the Pentagon, out internationally; Elon Musk says planning for retirement 'won't matter' soon, thanks to AI-fueled 'abundance'; Microsoft refusing tax breaks, will cover 'full power costs' for data center; Students use AI to solve everyday problems at 'Fail-A-Thon'
• Tool Spotlight: Crowdsource Your Design Prompts with Superdesign

TRY THESE! 7 Prompts to Stop Overthinking, 7 for Digital Detoxing, and Going Beyond 'You Are an Expert' with ChatGPT

• ​Seven Prompts for People Who Hate Overthinking: A set of prompts that turn rants into a single choice, define “enough information,” shrink big tasks into shippable steps, and defuse decision loops. Designed to move you from analysis paralysis to clear next actions without exhaustive planning. (Reddit)
• ​Beyond “You Are an Expert” Prompting Habits: Thread listing unusual everyday uses for AI—like structured TL;DRs, Pareto-style learning plans, rating and improving your work, and using web search inside prompts to reduce hallucinations. One suggestion involves medication choice, which is risky; medical decisions still require real clinicians. (Reddit)
• ​Seven ChatGPT Prompts for Digital Detoxing: A prompt pack to audit where your attention goes, redesign notifications, set intentional phone-use rules, build distraction-free focus blocks, reset dopamine habits, improve sleep hygiene, and develop long-term attention health—aimed at regaining control without quitting technology altogether. (Reddit)

HIGHLIGHTS: Grok is in at the Pentagon, out internationally; Elon Musk says planning for retirement 'won't matter' soon, thanks to AI-fueled 'abundance'; Microsoft refusing tax breaks, will cover 'full power costs' for data center; Students use AI to solve everyday problems at 'Fail-A-Thon'

1. ​College announces AI partnership with Anthropic, company accused of plagiarizing Dartmouth professors’ publications​
2. ​You can blame me for all those em dashes in AI-generated text​
3. ​Starcloud CEO Philip Johnston on launching AI chips into space​
4. ​Microsoft responds to AI data center revolt, vowing to cover full power costs and reject local tax breaks​
5. ​Data Shows AI ‘Disconnect’ in Higher Ed Workforce​
6. ​Elon Musk says saving for retirement is irrelevant because AI is going to create a world of abundance: ‘It won’t matter’​
7. ​Musk’s AI tool Grok will be integrated into Pentagon networks, Hegseth says​
8. ​How We Doubled AI Code Acceptance by Teaching Models to Think Like Roblox Engineers​
9. ​Monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis, and AI images are complicating the search​
10. ​Apple’s new Google Gemini deal sounds bigger, better than expected​
11. ​Anthropic wants you to use Claude to ‘Cowork’ in latest AI agent push​
12. ​DeepSeek founder Liang’s funds surge 57% as China quants boom​
13. ​Advancing Claude in healthcare and the life sciences​
14. ​Purdue and Google Public Sector partner to scale AI integration and accelerate education and research across the institution​
15. ​Trine receives $200K Lilly Endowment grant for AI integration​
16. ​Adobe: AI-driven traffic surges across industries with retail experiencing biggest gains.​
17. ​Publishers fear AI search summaries and chatbots mean ‘end of traffic era’​
18. ​How 2026 Could Decide the Future of Artificial Intelligence​
19. ​CAISI Issues Request for Information About Securing AI Agent Systems​
20. ​AI Is Changing Classrooms. Teacher Expertise Still Sets the Direction.​
21. ​War Department Launches AI Acceleration Strategy to Secure American Military AI Dominance​
22. ​Students use AI to solve everyday challenges at recent Fail-a-Thon​
23. ​There’s One Easy Solution to the A.I. Porn Problem​
24. ​Dassault Aviation invests in Harmattan AI at €1.4 billion value​
25. ​War Department ‘SWAT Team’ Removes Barriers to Efficient AI Development​
26. ​ServiceNow Patches Critical AI Platform Flaw Allowing Unauthenticated User Impersonation​

Crowdsource Your Design Prompts with Superdesign

Superdesign Prompt Library is a community-driven collection of design prompts meant to help AI coding tools produce cleaner, more intentional UI, covering things like visual style, animations, and reusable components. Instead of starting from a blank prompt (and getting generic “AI slop”), you can pull from proven prompt patterns, share them with your team privately, or contribute them publicly.

Next, use them with the coding agent you already like. It’s a practical shortcut for anyone trying to turn “make it look good” into something more specific and repeatable.

Learn More: app.superdesign.dev/library​

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