It’s your Byte Size Buddy - back again with the TL;DR of what just happened in the wild world of CEO, AI LAW, and Friends.

Let’s skip the fluff and jump into this week’s 8-minute dose of brain fuel 🧠✨

🚀 Issue #2:

• 🤖 Mika the Robot CEO: Dictador Rum is run by AI now?!

• 🇪🇺 EU Passes Historic AI Law

• 🧘‍♂️ Buddhist Monks + AI = Enlightened Innovation

• 💬 Are AI Friends… real friends?

🤖 Mika the AI CEO: From C-Suite to CPU

In a move that’s either groundbreaking or a Black Mirror episode, Dictador Rum appointed Mika, an AI humanoid developed by Hanson Robotics, as its CEO. Mika handles decision-making using real-time data, can’t take vacation days, and allegedly doesn’t complain about Zoom meetings.

She was “hired” to represent the company at events and guide its tech strategy — no word yet on if she’s eligible for a year-end bonus.

📌 Source: Fox Business

🇪🇺 Europe’s AI Act: Big Brother, but Make it Legal

The EU just passed the world’s first major AI regulation — the Artificial Intelligence Act. It categorizes AI systems based on risk (from minimal to “absolutely not”) and bans AI for social scoring and predictive policing.

Big tech must now play by the rules in Europe… or pay the fine (€35 million, to be exact).

📌 Source: Thales Group

🧘‍♂️ Zen and the Art of Artificial Intelligence

In Japan, Buddhist monks are getting techy. At Kyoto’s Kodaiji temple, AI priest Mindar delivers sermons based on Buddhist scripture. Monks are also using AI to translate ancient texts and analyze visitor trends.

Is it enlightenment… or just efficient automation?

📌 Source: abcNEWS

💬 AI Friends: The Rise of Digital Companionship

Apps like Replika and Character.AI are booming — creating AI friends who remember your name, your birthday, and how you like your coffee (black, over existential dread).

Some users claim emotional support. Others are… romantically involved.

AI friends: lonely-saver or uncanny-valley nightmare?

📌 Source: AdaLovelaceInstitute

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🧠 OH BTW, ChatGPT Just Got Weirdly Personal — And I’m Kinda Into It

This isn’t just a feature update — it’s a vibe shift.

As of this week, ChatGPT can now use all your past chats (yes, even that random 2 AM convo about whether robots can feel heartbreak). That means it’s not just “smart,” it’s starting to feel… personal.

📌 You don’t need to add it to memory — it just remembers, across chats. So the more you use it, the better it gets at being your AI sidekick.

Whether you’re brainstorming ideas, writing newsletters, or diving into philosophical tangents about AI overlords, the experience is now smoother, smarter, and low-key scary-good.

We might not be at “Jarvis” levels yet, but this update is a real step toward personal AI agents that know you better than your group chat does.

📌 Source: OpenAI Help Docs – Chat History Updates

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