The AI Why with Liam Lawson Apple Ditches OpenAI + $1.2B Robot Week | AI News in 5
Mar 24, 2026
Apple switches Siri to Google Gemini on a billion devices. GPT-5.4 gains real computer control and massive context capacity. A European AI founder raises over $1B and robotics startups pull in $1.2B in a single week. U.S. agencies fund AI for national challenges while legal and regulatory fights heat up around procurement and liability.
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Meta Plans Mass Layoffs To Fund AI Capex
- Meta is planning up to 20% workforce cuts to offset massive AI infrastructure spending.
- The company expects $115–$135B AI capex in 2026 and will use AI-assisted workflows to replace roles across engineering, operations, and admin.
GPT 5.4 Turns LLMs Into Software Operators
- OpenAI's GPT-5.4 adds native computer use, a 1M-token context window, and tool search to execute tasks.
- It can browse sites, click buttons, fill forms, and act on screenshots, shifting AI from content to execution layer.
Anthropic's Ban Raises Precedent For National Security AI
- Anthropics failed to reverse a US supply chain risk designation, prompting a legal battle that drew amicus support from OpenAI and DeepMind staff.
- The case will shape who decides deployment of frontier AI in national security and vendor liability in enterprise contracts.