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May 05, 2026
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OpenAI and Anthropic are building an agent to literally replace McKinsey while Perplexity AI is turning its agent into an actual ‘teams’mate.
In today’s issue:
🏢 OpenAI & Anthropic Go Enterprise
🤝 Perplexity’s AI ‘Teams’mate Push
⚡ 5-4-3-2-1 hits you just can't miss
📰 What Else Happened in AI
😂 Your AI-Powered Laugh
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What Happened (May 2026):
Both OpenAI and Anthropic launched multi-billion-dollar enterprise ventures with Wall Street firms to bring AI directly into companies.
What You Need to Know:
Anthropic partnered with Blackstone, Goldman Sachs, and others to build a ~$1.5B AI services firm, embedding engineers to deploy Claude inside real business workflows.
OpenAI is launching its own “Deployment Company” backed by ~$4B+, working with firms like Bain, Brookfield, and SoftBank to do the same.
The goal is simple: most companies don’t know how to use AI — so these firms act like “McKinsey for AI,” implementing systems end-to-end.
Why It Matters:
AI isn’t just software anymore — it’s becoming a services business, and whoever owns deployment (not just models) will capture the real enterprise value.
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What Happened (May 2026):
Perplexity launched Computer in Teams, bringing its agent into collaborative work environments.
What You Need to Know:
The agent can now work across team workflows, helping with research, docs, and tasks inside shared environments.
It’s designed to act like a team member, not just a search tool — continuously helping across projects.
This builds on Perplexity’s shift toward agentic AI, where it completes tasks instead of just answering queries.
Why It Matters:
Every AI company is moving toward the same endgame — AI teammates inside your company, not just chatbots on the side.
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3-THINGS IN TREND
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2-USEFUL LINKS
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WHAT ELSE HAPPENED IN AI 📰
🏛️ White House Plans AI Oversight
The White House is exploring a formal review process before companies publicly release AI models, according to The New York Times.
⚖️ Musk Sought Settlement Before Trial
Elon Musk contacted Greg Brockman about a possible settlement days before the case with OpenAI began.
🐶 AI Pet Robot Targets Seniors
Colin Angle unveiled Familiar, a bulldog sized AI pet built for retirees who no longer own real pets.
🔌 Anthropic Explores New Chip Deal
Anthropic is in talks with Fractile to source more efficient hardware for running models.
🌊 Panthalassa Takes AI Offshore
Panthalassa is building floating compute hubs powered by ocean energy. Peter Thiel is leading a $140M round to fund the effort.
Funding 💰️
Legal AI Startup Jurisphere.ai Secures $2.2Mn Funding Round
Bret Taylor’s Sierra raises nearly $1 billion months after last capital push
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