Catch up on select AI news and developments from the past week or so (in no particular order): Mark Zuckerberg says Meta will handle ad creative, targeting, and measurement with AI. In a revealing interview, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced plans to automate the entire digital ad process using AI, potentially replacing agencies and in-house … Read more
Catch up on select AI news and developments from the past week or so (in no particular order): YouTube tests AI Overviews carousel in search results. YouTube is experimenting with an AI Overviews feature that surfaces short clips from videos deemed most relevant to a user’s search query. Available only to a small number of … Read more
Catch up on select AI news and developments from the past week or so (in no particular order): OpenAI launches o3 and o4-mini models that ‘think with images’. OpenAI has released o3 and o4-mini reasoning models with advanced image analysis capabilities. The models can interpret sketches, diagrams, and whiteboards—even at low quality—and integrate that data … Read more
Catch up on select AI news and developments from the past week or so (in no particular order): Microsoft turns 50 and announces major Copilot upgrades. During its 50th anniversary, Microsoft unveiled several new features for Copilot, including native Windows integration, a Copilot Search engine, and performance boosts on AMD and Intel PCs. Microsoft 365 … Read more
ChatGPT is the most popular generative AI mobile app as well as the most popular generative AI Web product, according to recent research from Andreessen Horowitz. To compile their rankings of the top 50 products in each category, the researchers looked at the most popular generative AI apps by monthly active users, per Sensor Tower … Read more
Catch up on select AI news and developments from the past week or so (in no particular order): Sam Altman says OpenAI’s capacity constraints will delay product releases. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confirmed that the company is experiencing capacity issues following the explosive popularity of its new image-generation tool, leading to delays in product rollouts. … Read more
Catch up on select AI news and developments from the past week or so (in no particular order): DeepSeek releases upgraded V3 model, escalating competition with OpenAI. Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has launched an upgraded version of its V3 large language model, enhancing reasoning and coding abilities. Published on Hugging Face, the new model shows … Read more
Catch up on select AI news and developments from the past week or so (in no particular order): Gemini adds Canvas document editing and Audio Overviews. Google has introduced two new features for Gemini: Canvas and Audio Overviews. Canvas allows users to draft, edit, and refine documents and code within Gemini, with integration to Google … Read more
Catch up on select AI news and developments from the past week or so (in no particular order): OpenAI unveils GPT-4.5, its largest model yet. OpenAI has released GPT-4.5, a major upgrade designed to enhance pattern recognition and connection-making. The model, available to Pro subscribers and subsequently to Plus users, boasts reduced hallucinations and improved … Read more
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Five tech companies—Alphabet, AWS, Meta, Microsoft, and Oracle—are projected to make a whopping $234 billion in AI capital investments this year alone. That’s according to an analysis conducted by Visual Capitalist of JP Morgan Asset Management data. An infographic (below) delves into the race to hyperscale AI among major tech companies. It looks how capital … Read more
Catch up on select AI news and developments from the past week or so (in no particular order): Google’s Gemini AI now remembers past conversations. Google has introduced a recall feature in Gemini AI, allowing users with a Gemini Advanced subscription to retain context from previous interactions. This feature enables seamless conversations without requiring users … Read more
Catch up on select AI news and developments from the past week or so (in no particular order): US lawmakers propose banning DeepSeek AI from government devices over security risks. A bipartisan bill aims to ban Chinese AI startup DeepSeek’s chatbot from government devices due to national security concerns. DeepSeek’s advanced R1 model, rivaling top … Read more
Catch up on select AI news and developments from the past week or so (in no particular order): Google quietly releases Gemini 2.0 Pro Experimental in chatbot changelog. Google has introduced Gemini 2.0 Pro Experimental, its newest flagship AI model, through a low-profile changelog update rather than a major announcement. Positioned as the successor to … Read more
Catch up on select AI news and developments from the past week or so (in no particular order): OpenAI’s Operator: what we know about the new AI assistant.. OpenAI has introduced “Operator,” a tool capable of handling various online tasks, such as ordering groceries and processing ticket purchases. Initially available to ChatGPT Pro users, this … Read more
Catch up on select AI news and developments from the past week or so (in no particular order): OpenAI outlines plan to shift into a for-profit public benefit corporation. OpenAI has announced plans to transition into a for-profit public benefit corporation (PBC) by 2025 to raise capital for advancing artificial general intelligence. The new structure … Read more
Catch up on select AI news and developments from the past week or so (in no particular order): Google’s Gemini 2.0 Flash accelerates business analysis with multimodal capabilities.. Google has introduced Gemini 2.0 Flash, a generative AI model designed to redefine business analysis with multimodal functionality and unparalleled speed. The model processes massive datasets almost … Read more
Catch up on select AI news and developments from the past week or so (in no particular order): Harvard launches massive free AI dataset. Harvard University has unveiled a free dataset containing nearly 1 million public-domain books, created with support from OpenAI and Microsoft. The dataset is curated to offer high-quality training material for AI … Read more
Catch up on select AI news and developments from the past two weeks (in no particular order): Nvidia unveils AI model for voice and sound transformation. Nvidia introduced Fugatto, an AI model capable of generating and transforming audio, such as altering accents, modifying moods, or creating unconventional effects like a trumpet mimicking a dog’s bark. … Read more
