1. One Thing that Helps
SimCity designing in real life.
VillageOS is software used to design real, sustainable, resilient ecovillages. If you’ve played SimCity before, VillageOS won't feel too different. But instead of a purely virtual city, developers use it to plan a real community and interact with the real environment.
VillageOS runs on Unreal Engine (used to build many games), and its features are being used to help developers accurately simulate real-world conditions. By pulling in geospatial maps and environmental data, VillageOS can build a village that works, from the ground up, in harmony with the land.
For example, you can set an objective like “reduce energy consumption.” VillageOS will then blueprint the optimal location of infrastructure like solar panels and houses. The same is true for crop and water management. The future of resilient living may just be designed the same way we play.
2. One to be Wary of
MIT just dropped a sobering stat: 95% of corporate generative AI projects are flopping. Not because the tech is useless, but because companies aren’t integrating it properly. These failures come from:
- not focusing on solving one sharp pain point
- over-investing in sales/marketing flash while ignoring back-office wins
- building clunky in-house tools that don’t adapt.
The 5% who are getting results? They pick narrow use-cases, lean on specialised vendors, and use the right tools that will grow and learn over time.
Bottom line: the hype is still miles ahead of the returns, so if you’re pouring money into GenAI without a clear problem to solve or without a partner who can integrate, you’re likely paying for a science experiment, not a business result.
Or maybe, what you really need is what our Amaze article talks about…
3. One to Amaze
There’s a new wave of AI tools moving from something that just answers your questions into agents that actually get stuff done. I know because when I was playing around with them this week I accidentally made a dinner reservation, not realising until I got the confirmation email from the restaurant!
Things like booking a restaurant, ordering groceries, planning a trip, or juggling your to-do list can all be done for you. Right now! Think of them less like chatbots and more like digital helpers that can handle whole tasks.
We’re seeing this not only from OpenAI (ChatGPT Agent) but also from rivals like Perplexity (I use the Comet browser and it is life-changing). The magic is how these tools plug into the services you already use, browsing the web, checking your calendar, or comparing different options, which makes them much more practical than just a conversation.
It’s not perfect yet (they can still be slow or make mistakes), but the upside is huge. Fewer chores, less hassle, and a taste of the future that doesn't involve boring admin!