AI Just Got Spicy

Welcome back apprentices! 👋

You know that one friend who’s really smart, a little unfiltered, and probably shouldn't be allowed near Photoshop after midnight?

Well, imagine if that friend was also a billionaire and just gave AI a “Spicy Mode.”

This week’s AI launch isn’t just pushing boundaries — it’s poking them with a stick.

Grab your popcorn. It’s about to get weird (and kind of fascinating).

In today's email

• Grok Imagine launches with video, memes — and a bold NSFW mode.

• We compare it to Veo, Sora, and Midjourney (and yeah, it’s not all good).

• Why Elon’s AI tool is fun now — but risky at scale.

• + New AI Tools

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Quick News 

🧠 Corporate America’s New MVP? OpenAI has officially launched GPT‑5, its newest AI model built to do more than chat — it collaborates. The new version fuses advanced reasoning, better context tracking, and agentic tools to help companies with tasks like decision-making, analysis, and coding. Already being used by firms like Amgen, Uber, and BBVA, GPT‑5 rolled out to ChatGPT Team yesterday, with Enterprise and Edu access coming next.

🎮 AI Turns Words Into Playable Worlds. DeepMind just dropped Genie 3, a new AI model that creates real-time 3D environments from plain text — and lets you walk around inside them. You can type “haunted forest” and boom, you’re there, fog and all. It remembers where you’ve been, reacts to your actions, and lets you modify the world on the fly. It’s still a research preview, but it’s a glimpse into the future of interactive storytelling and AI-powered game design.

📈 ChatGPT Tries Investing. A Reddit user ran a 6-month challenge to see what stocks ChatGPT would pick with a tiny $100 budget. After just a month, the AI-driven portfolio is already up 25%. But don’t get too excited—there’s still a human behind the scenes managing the risk and guiding the decisions. And experts say if everyone leaned on AI for investing, the market itself could start to shift in unpredictable ways.

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Grok's Got a “Spicy Mode” — But Can It Compete with the AI Big Leagues?

Elon Musk's xAI just dropped Grok Imagine, a new image-and-video generation tool baked directly into X. It’s fast, wild, and clearly aiming for the meme economy—and yes, there’s a “Spicy Mode” that lets you generate NSFW content. 

It joins a growing lineup of AI media tools trying to corner creativity, entertainment, and internet virality in one shot. But beneath the flashy demos, the real question is: how does it stack up against serious players like OpenAI’s Sora or Google’s Veo? And what happens when an AI tool built for chaos runs up against the realities of safety, accuracy, and… pregnant Trump images?

Key Points:

• Grok Imagine is a new AI tool that turns text prompts into videos and images, with animation, voiceover, and yes — explicit content if you ask nicely (or not).

• It lives inside X and is available only to Premium+ and SuperGrok subscribers.

• It can generate audio-synced clips, basic short-form videos, meme templates, and stills — served fast and scrollable.

• Musk says usage skyrocketed from 14M to 20M images generated in just 24 hours.

• There’s a “Spicy Mode” toggle that opens the door to NSFW imagery — but moderation is shaky at best.

• Celebrity likenesses are technically restricted, but in practice, some borderline prompts still squeak through.

• No official model card, safety documentation, or transparency on architecture — making it hard to audit or compare beyond surface use.

• xAI wants this to be the TikTok of AI generation — instant content, viral-first, little red tape.

Grok Imagine vs. the AI Art Giants

Let’s be real — Grok Imagine is flashy, fun, and very “Elon.” But in terms of power and polish, it’s not yet playing in the same creative league as OpenAI’s Sora or Google’s Veo. Here's how they really compare:

Grok is built for speed, virality, and vibes — not studio-quality production. 

If you're creating a Netflix pilot or need continuity between shots, it’s not your tool. But if you want an AI to spit out "Elon Musk eating a banana in space" in 3 seconds flat, it’ll do the trick.

So What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Let’s talk friction. Grok Imagine’s biggest issue isn’t that it’s “bad” — it’s that it was clearly built for engagement over safety, and the seams are showing. 

Prompts that should trigger safeguards sometimes don’t. Filters feel arbitrary. And the ease with which you can generate near-explicit or borderline-celebrity content raises both legal and ethical eyebrows.

Because moderation is handled behind closed doors — and because the model’s rules seem looser than those of Veo, Sora, or Midjourney — Grok risks becoming a magnet for misuse. Think deepfakes, harassment memes, or viral misinformation that spreads too fast to fact-check. 

With Musk pitching X as the “everything app,” the risk of weaponizing this kind of content at scale grows fast. In a world where creators already struggle with stolen likenesses, we’re venturing into territory where “AI-powered satire” and defamation could become indistinguishable.

What’s the Deal for You?

If you’re a creator, you now have a tool that can turn a random thought into a viral meme, reel, or visual post in seconds. No editing software, no studio needed. But know this: the creative ceiling is lower than it looks. You’ll get fun, throwaway content — not final-cut material.

And if you’re a user? Expect a wave of ahem very weird content on X. From niche memes to ethically gray NSFW material, Grok’s rollout is poised to spark debates on what “content freedom” really means in AI tools.

This isn’t just about tech — it’s about culture, safety, and who gets to decide what’s too much.

Before toggling “Spicy Mode,” maybe ask yourself: Would you want this showing up in your browser history... during a screen share?

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🧪 Test the Prompt

A playground for your imagination (and low-key prompt skills).

Each send, we give you a customizable DALL·E prompt inspired by a real-world use case — something that could help you in your business or job if you wanted to use it that way. But it’s also just a fun creative experiment.

You tweak it, run it, and send us your favorite. We pick one winner to feature in the next issue.

Bonus: you’re secretly getting better at prompt design. 🤫

👑 The winner is…

Last week, we challenged you to test GPT-4o’s visual generation skills with this prompt.

Here’s the WINNER:

Congrats to Vinny for his creation!🥳

Want to be featured next? Keep those generations coming!

🎨 Prompt: The Lighthouse of Lost Ambitions

Create a hyper-realistic photograph of an isolated lighthouse perched on a rocky coast at dusk. The structure is built from [weathered, symbolic real-world material] and its beacon casts a soft glow into a misty, overcast sky. The waves below are turbulent, and scattered around the rocks are worn objects symbolizing forgotten ambitions — a dusty typewriter, a cracked violin, unfinished notebooks, etc.
Style: ultra-realistic coastal photography, overcast lighting, moody color grading, sharp detail with soft atmosphere.

We’ll be featuring the best generations in our next edition!

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