AI did what? ChatGPT's big upgrade, Google’s plans to make AI invisible, DeepSeek’s return and more of the week’s most surprising developments

This week felt less like a collection of AI news stories and more like an early look at where the technology is really heading. Because yes, there are model upgrades and new features and disturbing stories this week, as there always are. But it all seemed to point to something broader, which is AI being positioned at the center of how we work, think, create and make decisions.

OpenAI is pushing ChatGPT toward an all-in-one "super app". Google is turning AI into the layer that sits over everything you might do with your phone. And DeepSeek's return is a reminder that AI isn’t just a Silicon Valley story anymore — it's a global phenomenon. The AI race is becoming increasingly geopolitical.

I've also been thinking a lot about the bigger picture this week. Especially after Geoffrey Hinton, often called ...