OpenAI Leads Anthropic Surges. AI Assistance Weakens Learning. SpaceX Seeks One Million Satellites. Grokipedia Cited More Widely.

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The AI news for February 1st, 2026

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OpenAI leads the enterprise AI market, but Anthropic is catching up rapidly.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-fuehrt-im-enterprise-ki-markt-doch-anthropic-holt-rasant-auf/
Why did we choose this article?
Enterprise buyers: OpenAI still leads but Anthropic is catching up and Microsoft dominates applications — this affects vendor choice, contract leverage, and where companies run and buy AI services.

Anthropic study: AI assistance can worsen the learning of new programming skills.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/anthropic-studie-ki-hilfe-kann-das-lernen-neuer-programmier-skills-verschlechtern/
Why did we choose this article?
A controlled study found that using AI assistance while learning to program can reduce learning outcomes — organisations should rethink training, onboarding, and when to allow AI help so skills actually stick.

SpaceX wants to put 1 million solar-powered data centers into orbit
Source: https://www.theverge.com/tech/871641/spacex-fcc-1-million-solar-powered-data-centers-satellites-orbit
Why did we choose this article?
SpaceX has asked the FCC to approve a huge constellation of data-center satellites — if anything like this proceeds it could change internet infrastructure, where data is stored, regulatory oversight, and costs for cloud and AI services.

ChatGPT isn’t the only chatbot pulling answers from Elon Musk’s Grokipedia
Source: https://www.theverge.com/report/870910/ai-chatbots-citing-grokipedia
Why did we choose this article?
Multiple major chatbots are citing an AI-generated 'Grokipedia' as a source — this raises fresh risks of AI-produced misinformation and should make users and decision-makers more cautious about trusting AI answers without verification.

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