My take on whether AI will kill us all, GPT-6, Opus 5.5, and Apple’s AI monster

Plus, proof of whether the chicken or egg came first, cleaning a super-gross keyboard, Neuromancer is becoming a TV series, and Meta’s new VR glasses

Sep 28, 2026

I’m David Gewirtz. Welcome to this week’s Advanced Geekery newsletter. It’s been an exciting week. Let’s dive in.

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My articles

Here’s a quick recap of the articles I published in the last week on ZDNET.

Could AI really destroy us all, or are humans still the bigger threat? I’ve studied AI for decades. Here’s my take on its part in our potential impending doom.

How Apple accidentally turned the Mac into an absolute AI monster: Before Apple Silicon, the Mac’s professional future looked uncertain. Eight years later, Apple Silicon-based Macs have become unusually attractive for local AI, turning an old pro-computing concern into a new advantage.

OpenAI’s GPT-6 Sol doubles its accuracy rate - for half the cost: GPT-6 Sol and Luna arrive less than three months after GPT-5.6, with OpenAI claiming major accuracy gains, dramatic cost reductions, and oddly revealing Claude comparisons across key benchmarks.

Claude Opus 5.5 delivers Fable 5.1 performance - and costs 40% less: Anthropic’s newest Claude model aims to make frontier AI cheaper, faster, and safer, while giving subscribers more breathing room before those frustrating usage limits kick in.

Project of the week

This is a great example of how 3D printing can be used to provide truly custom solutions. I use two pair of glasses, one for distance and one specifically to see my computer monitor on its stand. I designed and printed this glasses stand that hangs from the back of the monitor.

I find it ideally suited to my needs, and that’s the point. With a little 3D design skill (and this is a very easy design with just a few flat faces and a half-circle), I produced a little shelf that precisely meets my needs.

What specialized custom solution have you made, or do you want to make? Let us know in the comments.

Must-watch YouTube

Moving on, let’s queue up some interesting YouTube videos for your entertainment and edification.

I love restoration videos. This one starts with “I don’t want to say but this smell very bad.” Dude takes a fully gross old keyboard and cleans it up. He also does some unnecessary, but fun stop motion in the middle of the video. I love YouTube.
Apple TV is making William Gibson’s Neuromancer into a series. Squee!
Did you know that the original Star Trek theme song has lyrics? This dude sings an ode to how Roddenberry apparently wrote lyrics for the sole purpose of getting his hands on extra royalties.

Chemical substance of the week

This is a non-drying synthetic polymer-based putty. I’m using it to fill in some gaps around wires going into weatherproofed PoE hubs. I originally thought of using hot glue, but sometimes it’s difficult to get the glue to go exactly where you want it. With this putty, you just squish it in and around what you want to seal.

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Interesting reads

And now, some good stuff from around the Internet, well worth checking out.

Apparently, scientists now know whether the chicken or the egg came first.
Another group of wacky scientists dumped 1,500 Christmas trees into a lake to see what would happen.
ZDNET’s Kerry Wan tested out Meta’s new VR glasses. This is what the Vision Pro should have been.

Send in your projects

I’d like to regularly spotlight a reader project or two here. Your project doesn’t have to be a big Kickstarter launch. If you’ve built something cool, it has some pretty pictures, and you’re proud of it, I might be able to share it here.

If you have a photogenic reader project, send an email to me at david@zatz.com with the subject “READER PROJECT,” a few pictures, and a short one-paragraph description. If you have a social media link or a link to the project, include that, too.