Fake tokens, fertility wins & more (July 4th, 2025)

OpenAI shuts down fake tokens, NYT wins log access, Meta nabs SSI’s founder, and AI brings a baby into the world after 18 years of heartbreak.

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David Pawlan
July 04, 2025

Good morning and Happy 4th of July 🎇


It’s independence day, but the biggest battle today isn’t over fireworks, it’s over data, power, and who controls the future of intelligence.

🚫 OpenAI Slams Fake Token, Distances From Robinhood SPV

OpenAI is cracking down on misrepresentation. This week, it publicly disavowed a set of “OpenAI tokens” that launched on Robinhood via a special-purpose vehicle. These tokens falsely implied shareholder rights, OpenAI was not involved, and emphasized that no shares were sold or transferable.

Meanwhile, OpenAI continues scaling Stargate, securing 4.5GW of compute via Oracle in a $30B cloud deal, but it's clearly drawing sharp lines between authorized efforts and opportunistic spin-offs.

📰 NYT Wins Right to Access Deleted ChatGPT Logs

A landmark legal ruling just handed The New York Times access to deleted ChatGPT logs in its copyright case against OpenAI. It’s a new chapter in the ongoing debate over data transparency, training rights, and accountability for LLMs.

🧬 AI Helps Couple Conceive After 18 Years

Columbia’s STAR AI used space-grade algorithms to scan 8 million sperm cell images in under an hour, finding what human technicians missed over two full days. The result: a successful pregnancy after 15 failed IVF cycles. Hope meets hardware.

🧠 Meta Maneuvers & The Race to Superintelligence

🔄 Daniel Gross Leaves SSI, Joins Meta’s Superintelligence Labs

Meta couldn’t buy Safe Superintelligence outright, so it poached its cofounder instead. Daniel Gross now leads Meta Superintelligence Labs alongside Nat Friedman and Alex Wang, while Ilya Sutskever takes the CEO role at SSI, staying focused on pure research goals.

💬 Meta’s Chatbots Will Now Message You First

“Project Omni” gives Meta’s AI bots permission to reach out proactively, once a user engages five times, bots can initiate follow-ups. The goal? Retention, engagement, and a conversational future that feels more like a friend than a tool.

🛠️ Tools of the Day

  • OpenMemory – Personal AI memory manager across platforms

  • a0.dev – Fastest iOS builder with app store submission

  • create-api.dev – AI-powered OpenAPI spec generator

🧪 Prompt of the Day

“You are my AI executive assistant. Turn this one-sentence idea into a product pitch deck outline.”

⚡ Quick Hits

📌 TLDR

OpenAI goes on the offense, crushing fake token claims and clarifying who really holds the keys to its future. NYT scores a massive courtroom win, Meta steals a cofounder, and AI brings a long-awaited pregnancy to life. Independence Day, indeed.

Have a great weekend,
David