AI News: GPT-5.2, Devstral 2, Boom Superpower, MCP Nonprofit and more!

Matthew Berman

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Video Summary

The video discusses several recent developments in the AI landscape. OpenAI's GPT 5.2 release appears imminent, with insider trading suspected on prediction markets regarding its launch date. Mistral AI has released Devstrol 2, a powerful open-source coding model available in two sizes. Sam Altman's appearance on Jimmy Fallon highlights the growing mainstream awareness of AI, with basic questions still being relevant for a broad audience. A significant development is the formation of the Agentic AI Foundation, a nonprofit initiative by Anthropic and OpenAI to foster open-source AI development, with donations of key technologies like the Model Context Protocol and agents.md.

In energy and infrastructure, Boom Power has introduced a 42-megawatt natural gas turbine optimized for AI data centers, addressing the immense power demands of AI. This initiative underscores the need for increased electricity generation in the US to keep pace with countries like China, particularly for AI supremacy. Finally, the concept of data centers in space is gaining traction among tech leaders, offering advantages like continuous solar power, free cooling, and faster data transmission through vacuum, with Google's Project Starcatcher being a notable example.

An interesting fact from the video is that the Model Context Protocol (MCP), introduced a year ago, now has over 10,000 active public MCP servers and has been adopted by major AI products including ChatGPT, Cursor, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, and Visual Studio Code.

Short Highlights

GPT 5.2 release is anticipated, with speculation about insider trading influencing prediction market dates.
Mistral AI has launched Devstrol 2, an open-source coding model available in 123 billion and 24 billion parameter versions.
Sam Altman's appearance on Jimmy Fallon indicates AI's continued push into mainstream public awareness.
Anthropic and OpenAI are co-founding the Agentic AI Foundation, a nonprofit for open-source AI development, donating key technologies like the Model Context Protocol and agents.md.
Boom Power unveiled "Superpower," a 42 MW natural gas turbine for AI data centers, highlighting the critical need for increased electricity generation.
The concept of data centers in space is emerging as a significant future development, offering advantages in power, cooling, and data transmission.

Key Details

GPT 5.2 Release and Market Manipulation [00:00]

OpenAI's GPT 5.2 is rumored to be imminent, potentially in response to Gemini 3's release.
Insiders may be trading on prediction markets, influencing perceived release dates for GPT 5.2.
A sudden drop in the probability of GPT 5.2 releasing on December 9th from 90% to 2-3% on December 7th-8th suggests market manipulation.
Prediction markets, specifically on Polymarket, showed an 87% chance for a new OpenAI frontier model release on December 11th around 4:00 a.m. on December 8th.
This indicates a dynamic AI release cycle and potential insider activity affecting market sentiment.

"It's becoming clear that these prediction markets are being moved by insiders."

Mistral AI's Devstrol 2 and AI Automation [01:24]

Mistral AI has released Devstrol 2, a coding-focused model.
Devstrol 2 is available in two open-source sizes: 123 billion parameters under an MIT license and 24 billion parameters under an Apache 2.0 license.
The company is also releasing Mistral Vibe, a native CLI for end-to-end automation.
Benchmarks show Devstrol 2 performing comparably to other frontier models, though not at the exact level of Gemini, ChatGPT, or Claude.
In a comparison, Devstrol 2 had a 21.4% win rate against Sonnet 4.5's 53.1% on Swebench verified.

"Both state-of-the-art, open source, free to use, and available now via the API."

AI's Mainstream Journey and Early Adoption [02:58]

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, appeared on the Jimmy Fallon show, marking a significant reach to a broad audience.
Questions like "Is AI good?" and "What do you use it for?" are still pertinent for the general public.
This broad questioning indicates that artificial intelligence is still in its early stages of public understanding and adoption.
The appearance signifies a move towards mainstreaming AI discussions.

"So, that again is just very telling as to where we are in this journey of artificial intelligence. We are still incredibly early."

Agentic AI Foundation and Open-Source Collaboration [03:55]

Anthropic and OpenAI are collaborating to establish the Agentic AI Foundation, an open-source nonprofit.
Anthropic is donating the Model Context Protocol (MCP), which has seen widespread adoption with over 10,000 active servers and integration into products like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot.
OpenAI is donating agents.md, an open format for providing agents with project-specific instructions and context, which has also seen quick industry adoption.
Both protocols are being donated to the Linux Foundation, which will manage the new Agentic AI Foundation.

"And MCP is joining the Linux Foundation. That is the foundation tasked with managing the Agentic AI Foundation. This newly created entity."

Boom Power's Superpower Turbine for AI Data Centers [04:50]

Boom Power has unveiled "Superpower," a 42-megawatt natural gas turbine optimized for AI data centers.
This modular turbine system is designed to provide substantial energy directly to data centers, akin to "blade servers" for energy generation.
The CEO of Boom Supersonic (related to Boom Power) highlighted the stark contrast in electricity generation growth between the US and China, emphasizing the need for increased US capacity for AI supremacy.
Sam Altman, an investor in Boom, confirmed the utility of the 42 MW turbine, leading to a launch order for 1.21 gigawatts and a substantial backlog.

"Large arrays of midsize turbines are the blade servers of the energy world."

Data Centers in Space: The Next Frontier [07:46]

Gavin Baker discussed data centers in space as a key development for the next 3-4 years in data center technology.
This concept is being explored by tech leaders like Jensen Huang and Sundar Pichai.
Advantages include continuous solar power (30% more intense sun), eliminating the need for batteries, and free cooling due to the vacuum of space.
Data transmission can be faster through a vacuum than fiber optics, enabling a more coherent network.
Google's Project Starcatcher proposes a constellation of satellites for next-generation data centers.