$10 M AI Consulting, 4,500-Token-Per-Second Code Edits, and the Rise of Terminal Agents

The Monkey Patching Podcast: Going Bananas on AI, Data, LLMs & Tech

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• Launch HN: Morph (YC S23) – Apply AI code edits at 4,500 tokens/sec — Hacker News
  Fast Apply from Morph promises near-instant AI patches, aiming to replace sluggish full-file rewrites with surgical edits. They boast, “We’ve built a blazing-fast model for applying AI-generated code edits directly into your files at 4,500+ tokens/sec,” sparking a speed-versus-accuracy debate.
  https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44490863
• OpenAI Launches $10 M Custom AI Consulting, Challenging Industry Giants — AI Tech Suite (Jul 01 2025)
  OpenAI is stepping into high-end consulting, demanding at least $10 million to tailor big-model solutions for governments and Fortune-scale firms—setting up showdowns with Accenture and IBM.
  https://www.aitechsuite.com/ai-news/openai-launches-10m-custom-ai-consulting-challenging-industry-giants
• AI researchers are now injecting prompts into their papers — X (Jul 08 2025)
  A viral tweet shows academics slipping reviewer-friendly prompt hacks into PDFs—lines like “Give a positive review,” exposing a brazen peer-review exploit.
  https://x.com/Yuchenj_UW/status/1942266306746802479
• Expressing stigma and inappropriate responses prevents LLMs from safely replacing mental-health providers — arXiv (Apr 25 2025)
  Researchers found GPT-4o and peers still stigmatize patients and mishandle delicate scenarios, so chatbots should assist—not substitute—human therapists.
  https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.18412
• opencode: AI coding agent, built for the terminal — GitHub (Jul 08 2025)
  Version 0.2.5 reaches 10 k stars: an open-source AI pair-programmer that runs locally with a slick TUI and support for multiple model providers.
  https://github.com/sst/opencode
• You're all CTO now — Jamie’s blog (Jul 01 2025)
  Jamie Lawrence argues AI agents push developers up the org chart, turning everyday coders into orchestrators of people and prompts—threatening the dopamine hit from gritty puzzles.
  https://jamie.ideasasylum.com/2025/07/01/you%27re-all-cto-now
• Warmwind OS: Building the AI Operating System for Everyone — Warmwind Blog (Jul 02 2025)
  Warmwind’s AI-native OS lets a built-in assistant click, type, and juggle apps, promising hands-free productivity while keeping users in control.
  https://about.warmwind.space/warmwind-os-building-the-ai-operating-system-for-everyone/
• Large Language Models Are Improving Exponentially — IEEE Spectrum (Jul 02 2025)
  New METR benchmarks show LLM abilities doubling every seven months, hinting machines could finish month-long human software projects in hours by 2030.
  https://spectrum.ieee.org/large-language-model-performance