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...
Image Credits:Stefano Guidi / Getty ImagesIn late March of last year, OpenAI introduced a “small-scale preview” of Voice Engine, an AI tool capable of cloning a person’s voice using just 15 seconds of audio. Nearly a year later, the tool remains in limited testing, with no clear timeline for a full release—or confirmation that...
Image Credits:Bryce Durbin / TechCrunchWith the iOS 18.4 update, currently in public beta, Apple is adding AI-powered summaries of App Store reviews. This feature uses Apple Intelligence, the company’s built-in AI, to generate an overview based on user reviews.According to Apple’s website, these summaries rely on large language models (LLMs) to condense key details...
Image Credits:Michel Porro / Getty ImagesIn a policy paper released Wednesday, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang, and Center for AI Safety Director Dan Hendrycks argue that the U.S. should avoid a Manhattan Project-style effort to develop AI systems with “superhuman” intelligence, or AGI.Titled Superintelligence Strategy, the paper warns that...
Image Credits: FloraWith just a few words, AI models can generate stories, images, or even short films. However, Weber Wong argues that these tools are designed by non-creatives for other non-creatives to feel creative—meaning they don’t truly serve professional artists.Wong aims to change that with Flora, a startup he founded and now leads as...
