Meta Muse Wonder, Karpathy's AI Divide, Microsoft Maia 300

Meta's Muse Wonder family is here, with Wonder Full placing second in Artificial Analysis' intelligence rankings behind Claude Opus 5.5. We explore what those benchmark results tell us, where access is limited, and why Meta's new models are closed. Andrej Karpathy's sharp funnel idea highlights the gap between everyday chatbot use and the systems available to a small group of insiders. Microsoft also says its Maia 300 chip could deliver more AI output on the same power, with major deployments planned for 2027. Plus, we cover the day's other developments and a practical example of using AI to understand car maintenance recommendations.