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And everything else you need to catch up on that happened this week yet!
What's Up in AI
March 23, 2026
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Humans are still central to the AI boom. This week shows it clearly: more hiring on one side, more automation on the other.
In today’s issue:
🧠 OpenAI’s Massive Hiring Expansion
🎨 Claude Code Gets Channels and Recurring Tasks
⚡ 5-4-3-2-1 hits you just can't miss
📰 What Else Happened in AI
😂 Your AI-Powered Laugh
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sWhat Happened (Mar 21, 2026):
OpenAI is reportedly planning to expand its headcount from 4,500 to 8,000+ employees, going against the broader trend of AI-driven layoffs across tech.
What You Need to Know:
Hiring will span product, engineering, research, and sales.
OpenAI is also recruiting technical ambassadors to help enterprise clients get more value from its tools.
The expansion reflects rising demand across both consumer and business AI products.
Why It Matters:
While AI is shrinking teams elsewhere, OpenAI is scaling fast — a sign that building AI still takes massive human infrastructure.
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What Happened (Mar 20, 2026):
Anthropic introduced Channels for Claude Code, letting users message active coding sessions through Telegram and Discord, while also expanding support for recurring automated tasks.
What You Need to Know:
Channels let users control Claude Code remotely through messaging apps, similar to OpenClaw-style workflows.
Recurring tasks make it easier to automate routine work without repeated prompting.
The feature launched as a research preview, with Anthropic signaling broader expansion ahead.
Why It Matters:
Claude is becoming a more persistent agent — one you can reach across devices and let run on its own.
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QUICK HITS 💥
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4-AI JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Scale AI – Machine Learning Research Engineer (San Francisco, CA)
Stability AI – Generative AI Inference Engineer (US)
Ericsson – Solutions System Manager (Herzogenrath,North Rhine Westphalia,Germany)
Grab – Data Scientist, Machine Learning (Singapore)
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3-THINGS IN TREND
This viral prompt creates ultra-sleek web pages using Google’s new-and-improved Stitch tool
A non-developer dad built his daughter a piano app that helps her learn through Guitar Hero-style games
Google’s CEO posted a wrap-up of the five biggest updates that the AI leader shipped last week.
2-USEFUL LINKS
A viral video shows the Unitree G1 going toe-to-toe with human players in fast, multi-shot tennis rallies. Built by Unitree Robotics, the system was trained on about five hours of amateur motion-capture data and achieved a near-97% return success rate across 10,000 trials—an eye-catching leap for athletic humanoids.
WHAT ELSE HAPPENED IN AI 📰
🧩 Cursor Clarifies Composer Model Base
Cursor said its Composer 2 model is built on Moonshot AI’s Kimi K2.5. The disclosure follows backlash over the missing detail at launch.
🏛️ White House Shares AI Policy Plan
The White House released an AI policy blueprint for Congress. It aims to limit state level AI laws and keep oversight within federal agencies.
👥 OpenAI Plans Major Hiring Push
OpenAI is reportedly set to grow from 4,500 to 8,000 employees by the end of 2026. The expansion supports its rising enterprise focus.
🎵 AI Music Fraud Ends in Guilty Plea
A U.S. man admitted to running an AI music scam that generated fake songs and inflated streams to earn $1.2M per year. He now faces up to five years in prison.
Funding 💰️
Dash0 Raises $110M Series B at $1B Valuation to Build the AI Nervous System for Production
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