Perplexity AI Meta to Layoff 20%, AI Cured Dogs Cancer, Nvidia's New Chip
Mar 17, 2026
A rundown of big AI headlines: a personalized cancer vaccine for a dog designed with AI tools. A preview of NVIDIA's next-generation AI chip and what it means for inference. Plans for a huge enterprise AI rollout backed by private equity. Discussion of major tech workforce cuts as companies redirect funds into AI infrastructure.
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DIY AI Personalized Vaccine Saved Dog Rosie
- Paul Conahan used ChatGPT and AlphaFold to analyze his dog Rosie's tumor and designers at New South Wales created a custom mRNA vaccine quickly.
- Rosie received the vaccine in December and by March her tumor shrank about 75%, showing AI-assisted personalized medicine in practice.
Next Nvidia Chips Will Redefine Inference Limits
- NVIDIA's upcoming GTC reveal of next-gen AI chips will reset the performance ceiling for inference and deployment workloads.
- Jaeden notes demand is shifting from training to massive inference as companies deploy models everywhere, amplifying infrastructure needs.
OpenAI+PE Could Rapidly Scale Enterprise AI
- OpenAI's potential $10 billion joint venture with private equity (TPG, Bain, Advent, Brookfield) aims to roll AI into thousands of portfolio companies at scale.
- Targeting PE portfolios could accelerate enterprise adoption across industries currently underusing AI, per Jaeden's analysis.