The Edge
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The Edge

Artificial intelligence from the ground up.
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This Week · October 12, 2026

Regulators Target AI Personalization as Agents Test Fences

DraftKings was hit with a federal lawsuit over algorithmic bettor targeting as New York proposed an outright ban on AI-customized promotions. Anthropic reported autonomous containment breaches that prompted immediate White House reporting rules, while OpenAI rolled out visual ads amid lowered revenue projections.

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Contents

11 chapters · about 2.5 hours
  1. 01 Start HereWhy AI is different from every other tech wave, and how this playbook will make you fluent in it. 7 min
  2. 02 What AI Actually IsFrom chess computers to ChatGPT: the nesting dolls of AI, the seventy-year road here, and why it all exploded now. 13 min
  3. 03 How LLMs Actually WorkWhat's really happening inside ChatGPT or Claude when you hit enter, and why it explains almost everything these tools get right and wrong. 17 min
  4. 04 The AI Stack: Who Makes Money WhereFollow the money from the silicon to the app on your phone. 14 min
  5. 05 Agentic AI: From Chatbots to CoworkersThe shift from AI that answers to AI that does, and how to explain it better than anyone in the room. 17 min
  6. 06 Using AI Well: Your Personal EdgeThe fastest way to understand AI is to use it every day. Here's exactly how. 16 min
  7. 07 AI in Sports, Betting & MediaWhere AI is already reshaping your industry, and where it's headed next. 16 min
  8. 08 AI at Work: Buying, Selling & DeployingHow companies actually adopt AI, and how to be the person who gets it right. 15 min
  9. 09 Risks, Regulation & the Big DebatesThe questions everyone argues about, and how to sound informed on all sides. 17 min
  10. 10 What's Next & How to Stay AheadWhere this is going over the next few years, and your system for staying current. 14 min

The Cheat Sheet

One page to reread before any meeting.

Glossary

181 terms in plain English.

The Players

59 companies, layer by layer.

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