Image Credits: Cal AIIn a world of “vibe coding,” Zach Yadegari, the teen founder of Cal AI, is a surprising throwback to a more traditional approach.Despite being just 18 and still in high school, Yadegari and his co-founder, Henry Langmack, have built a success story. Since its launch in May, Cal AI has surpassed...
Image Credits:picture alliance / Contributor / Getty ImagesSocial media users have uncovered a controversial application of Google’s new Gemini AI model: stripping watermarks from images, including those from Getty Images and other major stock media providers.Last week, Google broadened access to the image generation feature of its Gemini 2.0 Flash model, enabling it to...
Image Credits:sompong_tom(opens in a new window)/ Getty ImagesSilicon Valley is betting big on AI agents. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman predicts they will “join the workforce” this year, while Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella believes they will replace some knowledge-based jobs. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has even stated that the company aims to be “the number...
Image Credits: GREG BAKER/AFP / Getty ImagesDeepSeek is making waves. This week, Chinese AI lab DeepSeek surged into the spotlight as its chatbot app topped the Apple App Store and Google Play charts. Trained with compute-efficient techniques, DeepSeek’s AI models have sparked discussions among Wall Street analysts and tech experts about the U.S.'s ability...
Credit: DepositphotosOn Tuesday, OpenAI unveiled new tools aimed at helping developers and businesses create AI agents—automated systems capable of independently performing tasks—using the company’s AI models and frameworks.These tools are part of OpenAI’s new Responses API, which enables businesses to develop custom AI agents that can conduct web searches, scan internal files, and navigate...
Image Credits:OpenAIHugging Face's head of product called Manus “the most impressive AI tool I’ve ever tried,” while AI policy researcher Dean Ball described it as “the most sophisticated computer using AI.” Meanwhile, its official Discord server quickly surpassed 138,000 members, and invite codes are reportedly selling for thousands of dollars on the Chinese reseller...
Image Credits:Michael Kovac / Vanity Fair / Getty ImagesElon Musk faced a setback in his lawsuit against OpenAI this week, but a federal judge’s remarks suggest there’s still room for optimism for those opposing OpenAI’s shift to a for-profit model.Musk’s lawsuit, which also targets Microsoft and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, alleges that OpenAI abandoned...
Image Credits:GREG BAKER/AFP / Getty ImagesThis week, Chinese AI lab DeepSeek gained widespread attention as its chatbot app soared to the top of both the Apple App Store and Google Play charts. Trained using compute-efficient techniques, DeepSeek’s AI models have sparked debate among Wall Street analysts and technologists about the U.S.'s ability to maintain...
Image Credits: Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto(opens in a new window)/ Getty ImagesX is actively working to make xAI’s Grok model more accessible to users. Several users reported that they can now tag Grok in replies and ask questions to receive explanations about a post.Previously, Grok was available via a sidebar button, and users could also click...
Image Credits: SEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP / Getty ImagesA new report from VC firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) highlights ChatGPT’s strong growth in late 2024. After taking nine months to grow from 100 million to 200 million weekly active users, ChatGPT doubled that figure again in under six months.Rapid Growth and Milestone AchievementsInitially launched as a research...
