AI-Weekly for Tuesday, February 4, 2025 – Issue 150

The Week’s News in Artificial Intelligence

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1.) Top 5 Most Clicked News Articles From Last Week 📊️

A.) China’s DeepSeek AI Is Hitting Nvidia Where It Hurts | TheVerge.com | January 27, 2025

DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup, has launched a chatbot that has become the most downloaded free app on Apple’s App Store in the US, surpassing OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The company’s open-source models are trained at a fraction of the cost, using significantly fewer chips than leading competitors, leading to a notable decline in Nvidia’s share price.

B.) Meta Plans Oakley-Branded Glasses, Explores Watches And Earbuds | Bloomberg.com | January 21, 2025

Company resumes work on smartwatch and develops AirPods rival. First real AR glasses, dubbed ‘Artemis,’ are planned for 2027.

C.) American Vs Chinese AI | TheNeuronDaily.com | January 21, 2025

DeepSeek has released DeepSeek-R1, an open-source AI model that matches or surpasses OpenAI’s o1 in tasks such as math, coding, and reasoning. This development challenges the notion that massive training data is essential for advanced AI capabilities, highlighting the effectiveness of reinforcement learning and open-source collaboration in AI advancement.

D.) DeepSeek R1 Has Been Officially Released | Reddit.com | January 20, 2025

The complete technical report has been made publicly available on GitHub.

E.) Apple
s Next Big iOS Update Will Turn on Apple Intelligence, Whether You Want It or Not | Gizmodo.com | January 27, 2025

Fortunately, it’s super easy to turn off, but it goes to show that Apple Intelligence is here to stay in the walled garden.

February 4, 2025 📅️

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February 3, 2025 📅️

5.) The New ChatGPT: o3-Mini | TheNeuronDaily.com | February 3, 2025

OpenAI has released o3-mini, a specialized version of ChatGPT designed for technical domains requiring precision and speed, such as STEM, coding, and math. Users can choose from three reasoning levels — low, medium, and high — to tailor the model’s performance to their needs. Initial tests show that o3-mini is 24% faster than o1-mini and achieves 77% accuracy on PhD-level science questions. It is now available to ChatGPT Plus, Team, and Pro users, with Enterprise access planned for February.

6.) OpenAI Unveils Deep Research — Insane o3 Agents! | Matt Berman | YouTube.com | February 3, 2025

OpenAI introduces Deep Research, featuring advanced o3 Agents designed to conduct deep-dive research autonomously. These AI-powered agents promise to revolutionize information gathering, analysis, and insight generation, making complex research more efficient and accessible.

7.) The Deepseek Controversy: Authorities Ask Where The Data Comes From And Where It Goes | MalwareBytes.com | January 30, 2025

DeepSeek’s rapid ascent has prompted scrutiny over its data practices, with concerns about the origins of its training data and the security of user information. Authorities are questioning the company’s data collection methods and storage locations, especially regarding potential storage on servers in China.

8.) OpenAI’s ‘Deep Research’ Aims To Impact Business Intelligence | Pymnts.com | February 3, 2025

OpenAI’s new ‘Deep Research’ tool is poised to transform how businesses gather intelligence and shape their corporate strategy, according to experts. The AI-driven assistant can search the web for in-depth information and generate detailed reports in minutes, streamlining complex, time-intensive research tasks.

9.) Deepseek: The Countries And Agencies That Have Banned The AI Company’s Tech | TechCrunch.com | February 3, 2025

Several countries and agencies, including Italy, Taiwan, the U.S. Congress, Texas, the U.S. Navy, the Pentagon, and NASA, have banned DeepSeek’s AI technology due to security and privacy concerns.

10.) Meta Releases Write-Up On Their Approach To Frontier AI | About.fb.com | February 3, 2025

Today, we’re sharing our Frontier AI Framework, which outlines our consideration of risk in our model-release decisions, in line with the commitment we made at last year’s global AI Seoul Summit. Our framework is designed to maximize the benefits of our most advanced AI systems for society — including fostering the kind of innovation and competition that drives the economy forward — while guarding against the most serious risks.

11.) Softbank’s Masayoshi Son Says AGI Will Arrive ‘Much Earlier’ Than He Expected | TheVerge.com | February 3, 2025

SoftBank’s CEO, Masayoshi Son, anticipates the arrival of artificial general intelligence (AGI) sooner than previously expected. The company is partnering with OpenAI to establish a joint venture in Japan and plans to invest $3 billion annually to deploy OpenAI’s technology across its subsidiaries.

12.) Introducing The MIT Generative AI Impact Consortium | News.MIT.edu | February 3, 2025

MIT has launched the Generative AI Impact Consortium, a collaboration between industry leaders and MIT researchers, aiming to harness AI’s transformative power for societal good by addressing challenges proactively.

February 2, 2025 📅️

13.) Operator, Book Me Some Clients… | TheNeuronDaily.com | February 2, 2025

OpenAI’s new tool, Operator, functions as a browser agent capable of automating tasks such as competitive analysis, lead research, and meeting scheduling. It navigates websites, gathers data, and performs actions in real-time, enhancing efficiency for sales teams and professionals.

14.) The State Of The State Of The Art Of AI | Chris Penn | YouTube.com | February 2, 2025

This edition of Almost Timely News explores the global generative AI landscape, highlighting innovations beyond Silicon Valley. It examines the importance of AI leaderboards, the capabilities of models like Deepseek, and the role of region-specific AI solutions in shaping the future of artificial intelligence.

15.) Deepseek R1 Cloned For $30?! PhD Student Stunning Discovery | Matt Berman | YouTube.com | February 2, 2025

A PhD student has made a groundbreaking discovery, managing to replicate DeepSeek R1 for just $30. This revelation raises questions about AI accessibility, security, and the implications of low-cost model replication in the field of artificial intelligence.

16.) AI Systems With ‘Unacceptable Risk’ Are Now Banned In The EU | TechCrunch.com | February 2, 2025

As of Sunday in the European Union, the bloc’s regulators can ban the use of AI systems they deem to pose “unacceptable risk’ or harm.

17.) Nvidia Ceo Jensen Huang Says Everyone Should Get An AI Tutor Right Away | Fortune.com | February 2, 2025

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has a personal tutor with him all the time, and he thinks AI educators are the future. With this tech-enabled intelligence, Huang said the workforce will look like human employees empowered by AI, rather than robot domination.

18.) Neuralink Brain Implant User Controls Robotic Arm In New Demo Video | InterestingEngineering.com | February 2, 2025

Neuralink’s N1 chip eliminates the need for wires or any physical movement, enabling quadriplegic individuals to operate gadgets using their minds.

19.) Softbank And OpenAI Set Up Joint Company To Push Artificial Intelligence Services | Abcnews.go.com | February 2, 2025

Japanese technology giant SoftBank Group and OpenAI are stepping up their partnership in artificial intelligence, setting up a 50-50 held company called SB OpenAI Japan.

20.) Research: ‘Researchers Create Unbreakable Encryption System Using Holograms And AI’ | Optica.org | February 2, 2025

As the demand for digital security grows, researchers have developed a new optical system that uses holograms to encode information, creating a level of encryption that traditional methods cannot penetrate. This advance could pave the way for more secure communication channels, helping to protect sensitive data.

21.) OpenAI Launches ‘Deep Research’ AI Tool For Complex Research Tasks | OpenAI.com | February 2, 2025

An agent that uses reasoning to synthesize large amounts of online information and complete multi-step research tasks for you. Available to Pro users today, Plus and Team next.

February 1, 2025 📅️

22.) A Boom In Industry-Specific AI Application Is Coming | Zain Jaffer | AI-Weekly | February 1, 2025

Zain Jaffer discusses the rise of industry-specific AI solutions, highlighting how vertical AI is transforming sectors like semiconductors and insurance by leveraging specialized data while navigating legal and competitive barriers.

23.) Deepseek Drops Janus Pro — Vision And Image Gen In One Model | Matt Berman | YouTube.com | February 1, 2025

DeepSeek has introduced Janus Pro, a groundbreaking multimodal AI model that integrates both vision and image generation capabilities. This release marks a significant advancement in AI, merging powerful visual recognition with high-quality image synthesis in a single model.

24.) o3-Mini Fully Tested — Coding, Math, And Logic Genius | Matt Berman | YouTube.com | February 1, 2025

The o3-Mini model undergoes comprehensive testing, demonstrating exceptional performance in coding, mathematical problem-solving, and logical reasoning. This in-depth evaluation highlights its strengths and potential applications in AI-driven computation and problem-solving tasks.

25.) New Bill Will Make It A Crime To Download Deepseek In The U.S., Punishable With Up To 20 Years In Prison | Reddit.com | February 1, 2025

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January 31, 2025 📅️

26.) OpenAI’s $300B+ Flex | TheNeuronDaily.com | January 31, 2025

OpenAI is reportedly in talks to raise up to $40 billion in a new funding round, potentially valuing the company at over $300 billion. This move comes as OpenAI announces a significant agreement with the U.S. National Laboratories, granting 15,000 scientists access to its advanced AI models, o1 and o3, to tackle complex scientific challenges across various fields.

27.) The AI World Scrambles And It’s GREAT News For Us! | Matt Wolfe | YouTube.com | January 31, 2025

This week’s AI news roundup highlights major developments in artificial intelligence, covering the latest breakthroughs, controversies, and industry shifts.

28.) OpenAI o3-Mini | OpenAI.com | January 31, 2025

OpenAI has released o3-mini, a cost-efficient reasoning model optimized for STEM tasks, offering faster responses and improved accuracy over previous models. It supports features like function calling and structured outputs, making it suitable for developers and professionals in technical fields.

29.) OpenAI Enables Free Search And Reasoning Features In Chatgpt Using o3-Mini Model | Twitter.com | January 31, 2025

Try search + reasoning together in ChatGPT. Free users can use OpenAI o3-mini with search by selecting the Search + Reason buttons together. Paid users can select o3-mini from the model picker.

30.) OpenAI Used This Subreddit To Test AI Persuasion | TechCrunch.com | January 31, 2025

OpenAI used the subreddit, r/ChangeMyView, to create a test for measuring the persuasive abilities of its AI reasoning models. The company revealed this in a system card — a document outlining how an AI system works — that was released along with its new “reasoning” model, o3-mini, on Friday.

31.) Chatbot Software Begins To Face Fundamental Limitations | QuantaMagazine.org | January 31, 2025

Recent studies reveal that large language models (LLMs) struggle with compositional reasoning tasks, such as solving multistep logic problems. This limitation suggests inherent constraints in their current architectures, prompting researchers to consider alternative approaches for tasks requiring complex reasoning.

32.) Sam Altman: OpenAI Has Been On The Wrong Side Of History Concerning Open Source | TechCrunch.com | January 31, 2025

To cap off a day of product releases, OpenAI researchers, engineers, and executives, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, answered questions in a wide-ranging Reddit AMA on Friday.

33.) OpenAI Hosts Ama With Ceo Sam Altman And Leadership Team | Reddit.com | January 31, 2025

Here to talk about OpenAI o3-mini and… the future of AI. As well as whatever else is on your mind (within reason).

34.) Deepseek’s AI Breakthrough: A Sputnik Moment For Us Tech Policy | WashingtonPost.com | January 31, 2025

DeepSeek’s rapid advancement in AI technology has been likened to a “Sputnik moment” for the United States, prompting a reevaluation of tech policies and competitiveness. The company’s success underscores the need for the U.S. to bolster its innovation strategies to maintain leadership in the global tech arena.

35.) Here’s How Deepseek Censorship Actually Works — And How To Get Around It | Wired.com | January 31, 2025

DeepSeek’s AI model, R1, employs censorship mechanisms to comply with Chinese regulations, restricting discussions on sensitive topics like Taiwan and Tiananmen Square. While basic censorship can be bypassed by using third-party platforms, underlying biases remain due to the model’s training processes. The open-source nature of R1 allows for potential modifications to circumvent these limitations, but challenges persist in fully removing ingrained biases.

36.) OpenAI Enables Free Search And Reasoning Features In ChatGPT Using o3-Mini Model | Twitter.com | January 31, 2025

Try search + reasoning together in ChatGPT. Free users can use OpenAI o3-mini with search by selecting the Search + Reason buttons together. Paid users can select o3-mini from the model picker.

37.) Deepseek’s Popular AI App Is Explicitly Sending US Data To China | Wired.com | January 27, 2025

DeepSeek’s AI platform has gained popularity in the U.S., but it explicitly sends user data to servers in China, raising concerns about data privacy and potential security risks.

38.) OpenAI Introduces o3-Mini Model For Cost-Effective AI Reasoning | OpenAI.com | January 31, 2025

We’re releasing OpenAI o3-mini, the newest, most cost-efficient model in our reasoning series, available in both ChatGPT and the API today. Previewed in December 2024, this powerful and fast model advances the boundaries of what small models can achieve, delivering exceptional STEM capabilities — with particular strength in science, math, and coding—all while maintaining the low cost and reduced latency of OpenAI o1-mini.

39.) OpenAI Adds Web Search To o3-Mini Model In Early Prototype Phase | Twitter.com | January 31, 2025

OpenAI o3-mini also works with search to find up-to-date answers with links to relevant web sources. This is an early prototype as we work to integrate search across our reasoning models.

40.) Deepseek’s AI Model Vulnerable To Prompt Injection Attacks | Wired.com | January 31, 2025

Security researchers from Cisco and the University of Pennsylvania found that DeepSeek’s R1 AI model failed to detect or block any of 50 malicious prompts designed to elicit harmful content, achieving a 100% attack success rate. This highlights significant vulnerabilities in DeepSeek’s safety measures compared to other AI developers.

41.) Research: “OpenAI o3-Mini: Advanced AI Model Enhances Safety And Reasoning Capabilities” | CDN.OpenAI.com | January 31, 2025

The OpenAI o model series is trained with large-scale reinforcement learning to reason using chain of thought. These advanced reasoning capabilities provide new avenues for improving the safety and robustness of our models. In particular, our models can reason about our safety policies in context when responding to potentially unsafe prompts, through deliberative alignment. This brings OpenAI o3-mini to parity with state-of-the-art performance on certain benchmarks for risks such as generating illicit advice, choosing stereotyped responses, and succumbing to known jailbreaks. Training models to incorporate a chain of thought before answering has the potential to unlock substantial benefits, while also increasing potential risks that stem from heightened intelligence.

42.) OpenAI’s o3-Mini Is A Leaner AI Model That Keeps Pace With Deepseek | Wired.com | January 31, 2025

OpenAI has released o3-mini, a smaller and more efficient version of its advanced AI model, aiming to compete with DeepSeek’s open-source R1. The o3-mini model offers advanced reasoning capabilities, breaking down complex problems for better solutions. It is available for free to all users of ChatGPT, with limited query capabilities for free-version users. OpenAI has involved PhD students in training its new models, focusing on challenging scientific coding problems. The release of o3-mini highlights OpenAI’s focus on efficiency and maintaining its leadership in AI development.

January 30, 2025 📅️

43.) New AI Copyright Rules | TheNeuronDaily.com | January 30, 2025

The U.S. Copyright Office has clarified that while AI can assist in creating copyrightable work, merely providing prompts to generate content does not qualify for copyright protection. To be eligible, creators must significantly modify and creatively contribute to the AI-generated material, ensuring perceptible human authorship.

44.) OpenAI’s Global Affairs Officer Claims New o3 Model To Launch Friday, January 31st | NPR.org | January 30, 2025

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Chris Lehane, chief global affairs officer of OpenAI, about Stargate, DeepSeek and the future of AI development.

45.) DeepSeek-R1 Now Live With Nvidia NIM | Blogs.nvidia.com | January 30, 2025

DeepSeek-R1 is an open model with state-of-the-art reasoning capabilities. Instead of offering direct responses, reasoning models like DeepSeek-R1 perform multiple inference passes over a query, conducting chain-of-thought, consensus and search methods to generate the best answer.

46.) Windsurf Integrates DeepSeek R1 With Tool Calling, Hosts Models On Western Servers | Twitter.com | January 30, 2025

DeepSeek R1 and V3 are now available in Windsurf, fully hosted on Western servers. We implemented tool calling in R1, enabling it to be used in a coding agent for the first time.

47.) Google Introduces Gemini 2.0 Flash Model With Enhanced Performance And Speed | Twitter.com | January 30, 2025

Gemini is now powered by 2.0 Flash, our latest model that is designed for the agentic era, delivering fast responses and stronger performance across a number of key benchmarks for everyday help with tasks like brainstorming, learning, or writing. Rolling out to all users starting today on Gemini web and mobile app.

48.) Elon Musk Says He’s No Longer The ‘Boy Who Cried FSD’ As Tesla Prepares Ride-Share Services | QZ.com | January 30, 2025

“I’m telling you, there’s a damn wolf this time,” the Tesla CEO told investors.

49.) OpenAI Partners With U.S. National Labs To Advance AI Research In Science | OpenAI.com | January 30, 2025

OpenAI’s latest line of reasoning models will be used by nation’s leading scientists to drive scientific breakthroughs.

50.) OpenAI Expands Custom Instructions To EU And Select European Countries | Twitter.com | January 30, 2025

The updated custom instructions are now rolled out in the EU, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland on http://chatgpt.com and the desktop Windows app.

51.) OpenAI Expands ChatGPT Voice Features To EU And European Nations | Twitter.com | January 30, 2025

Some good news for the EU, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland — You now have video and screensharing in Advanced Voice in the ChatGPT mobile app.

52.) Mistral Small 3 Language Model Achieves 81% MMLU Under Apache 2.0 | Mistral.ai | January 30, 2025

Today we’re introducing Mistral Small 3, a latency-optimized 24B-parameter model released under the Apache 2.0 license.

53.) Pika Labs Launches Turbo Mode: 3x Faster AI Video Generation At Lower Cost | Twitter.com | January 30, 2025

It’s go time. Introducing Turbo Mode: Make more for less. Generate mind-blowing AI videos 3x faster, for 7x fewer credits, without compromising on quality.

54.) Google Tests AI Phone Assistant To Compare Local Business Prices And Availability | Twitter.com | January 30, 2025

New experiment just launched on Search Labs — you can use AI to call businesses on your behalf to find out what they charge for a service & when it’s available, like an oil change ASAP from nearby mechanics.

55.) Riffusion Launches Fuzz: Free AI Music Generator Offers Infinite, High-Quality Compositions | Twitter.com | January 30, 2025

Introducing FUZZ — a generative music model like no other. Personalized, full-length, high-quality, and infinite. We’re making this instrument free for as long as our GPUs survive. The best of FUZZ in thread.

56.) Krea AI Unveils Chat Interface With DeepSeek Integration For Enhanced Creative Tools | Twitter.com | January 30, 2025

Introducing Krea Chat. Powered by DeepSeek, this new tool brings the power of every Krea feature into a chat interface. A brand new way of using Krea — rolling out soon.

January 29, 2025 📅️

57.) OpenAI’s Perfect Chess Move | TheNeuronDaily.com | January 29, 2025

OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Gov, a specialized version of its AI designed for U.S. government agencies, supporting stringent security frameworks and allowing agencies to control their own security and compliance. This move positions OpenAI as a secure, American-made alternative amid rising concerns over data privacy with competitors like DeepSeek.

58.) Here’s What You Can And Can’t Copyright With AI | Matt Wolfe | YouTube.com | January 29, 2025

The US Copyright Office has released its position on AI-generated content and copyright, clarifying what aspects can and cannot be legally protected.

59.) Dario Amodei — On DeepSeek And Export Controls | DarioAmodei.com | January 29, 2025

A few weeks ago I made the case for stronger US export controls on chips to China. Since then DeepSeek, a Chinese AI company, has managed to — at least in some respects — come close to the performance of US frontier AI models at lower cost.

60.) Waymo To Test In 10 New Cities In 2025, Starting With Las Vegas And San Diego | TheVerge.com | January 29, 2025

The theme of this year’s road trip is ‘generalizability.’

61.) Microsoft Beats Earnings Expectations On Demand For AI | QZ.com | January 29, 2025

The company reported revenues of $69.6 billion for the fourth quarter — above Wall Street’s expectations.

62.) Alibaba Unveils Qwen 2.5: A DeepSeek Rival | Forbes.com | January 29, 2025

There’s been an escalation in the generative AI large language model “wars” as Alibaba Qwen 2.5 launched Wednesday. This latest AI salvo from China-based Alibaba is directly aimed at its in-country rival DeepSeek, which launched its own AI — DeepSeek-V3 — in December and its R1 version earlier this month.

63.) Microsoft To Make Think Deeper Feature Available For Free To All Copilot Users | Linkedin.com | January 29, 2025

Today we’ve made Think Deeper free and available for all users of Copilot.

64.) DeepSeek R1 Launches On Azure AI Foundry And Github | Azure.microsoft.com | January 29, 2025

DeepSeek R1 is now available in the model catalog on Azure AI Foundry and GitHub, joining a diverse portfolio of over 1,800 models, including frontier, open-source, industry-specific, and task-based AI models. As part of Azure AI Foundry, DeepSeek R1 is accessible on a trusted, scalable, and enterprise-ready platform, enabling businesses to seamlessly integrate advanced AI while meeting SLAs, security, and responsible AI commitments — all backed by Microsoft’s reliability and innovation.

65.) Copyright Office Offers Assurances On AI Filmmaking Tools | Variety.com | January 29, 2025

The U.S. Copyright Office declared Wednesday that the use of artificial intelligence tools to assist in the creative process does not undermine the copyright of a work.

66.) OpenAI Releases Open-Source Voice-Controlled Solar System Demo Using WebRTC Integration | Twitter.com | January 29, 2025

At OpenAI DevDay, we introduced the Realtime API with a demo of an interactive solar system you can navigate with your voice. A lot of you have asked how it was built, so we’ve open-sourced it — with a twist: this version uses our new WebRTC integration. Have fun exploring.

67.) Luma AI Launches 4K Video Upscaling Feature For DreamMachine Platform | Twitter.com | January 29, 2025

Introducing Upscale to 4K — enhance any #DreamMachine video up to 4K resolution with all-new stunning detail. Natively generate in 720p or 1080p, then upscale your creations to 4K for next-level clarity. Available now.

68.) Krea AI Launches Character Consistency Feature For Video Generation | Twitter.com | January 29, 2025

Introducing character consistency for videos. Now you can upload the image of a character using Hailuo and preserve their identity in all your videos. Try it now!

69.) OpenAI Accuses Chinese Startup DeepSeek Of Using Its Models To Train AI Competitor | Twitter.com | January 29, 2025

BREAKING: The Financial Times reports that OpenAI has ‘found evidence that Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek used the US company’s proprietary models to train its own open-source competitor’.

January 28, 2025 📅️

70.) Monday’s AI Crash, Explained | TheNeuronDaily.com | January 28, 2025

DeepSeek’s revelation of building OpenAI-level AI at approximately 5% of the cost led to a significant market reaction, with NVIDIA’s stock dropping 17% in a single day, resulting in a loss of about $600 billion in market capitalization. The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 3.1%, and many AI-focused stocks declined by over 8.7%. Additionally, DeepSeek surpassed ChatGPT as the number one free app in Apple’s App Store.

71.) Tesla Achieves Automated Factory-To-Dock Vehicle Delivery Milestone | Twitter.com | January 28, 2025

Teslas now drive themselves from their birthplace at the factory to their designated loading dock lanes without human intervention. One step closer to large-scale unsupervised FSD.

72.) Codename Goose: New Open Source AI Agent For Engineering Automation | Block.github.io | January 28, 2025

We are thrilled to announce codename goose, your on-machine, open source AI agent built to automate your tasks.

73.) Trump To Tariff Chips Made In Taiwan, Targeting TSMC | PCMag.com | January 28, 2025

The tariffs would ensnare cutting-edge smartphone and PC-related chips for Apple, AMD and Nvidia if enacted. But Trump is betting his plan will bring more chip production to the US.

74.) Hugging Face Makes It Easier For Devs To Run AI Models On Third-Party Clouds | HuggingFace.co | January 28, 2025

Today, we are launching the integration of four awesome serverless Inference Providers — fal, Replicate, Sambanova, Together AI — directly on the Hub’s model pages. They are also seamlessly integrated into our client SDKs (for JS and Python), making it easier than ever to explore serverless inference of a wide variety of models that run on your favorite providers.

75.) OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Gov For Government Agencies | OpenAI.com | January 28, 2025

ChatGPT Gov is designed to streamline government agencies’ access to OpenAI’s frontier models.

76.) White House Evaluates Effect Of China AI App DeepSeek On National Security | Reuters.com | January 28, 2025

Trump’s crypto czar says intellectual property theft may be at play. US officials looking at national security implications of DeepSeek. Trump had said DeepSeek should be wake-up call for US firms.

77.) David Sacks Claims DeepSeek Used OpenAI’s Models To Train Its Own | TechCrunch.com | January 28, 2025

David Sacks claims there’s ‘substantial evidence’ that DeepSeek used OpenAI’s models to train its own

78.) Why The Stock Market Sank Because Of DeepSeek-R1 (Explained) | Matt Wolfe | YouTube.com | January 28, 2025

Let’s talk about DeepSeek and DeepSeek-R1.

79.) Minimax Unveils T2V-01-Director Model For Enhanced AI Camera Control | Twitter.com | January 28, 2025

Introducing Hailuo T2V-01-Director Model: Control Your Camera Like a Pro. Direct with natural language or simple commands. Combine movements for flawless, cinematic transitions.

80.) What Is Deepseek AI China Us Stock Fears | WashingtonPost.com | January 28, 2025

DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup, has developed a cost-effective AI model that rivals U.S. counterparts, leading to significant declines in major tech stocks and raising concerns about U.S. dominance in the AI sector.

81.) Deepseek’s New AI Model Sparks Shock, Awe, And Questions From Us Competitors | Wired.com | January 28, 2025

DeepSeek, a Chinese startup, has developed an open-source AI model called R1 that rivals leading U.S. systems in performance but at a fraction of the cost. This development is prompting U.S. tech firms to reconsider their AI strategies, focusing more on reasoning and efficiency over sheer computational power.

82.) Hands On With Deepseek’s R1 Chatbot | Wired.com | January 28, 2025

DeepSeek’s R1 chatbot rivals OpenAI’s o1 model in performance and is available for free, unlike ChatGPT’s subscription-based access. While it showcases innovative training efficiency, it still faces challenges common to generative AI tools, such as hallucinations and moderation issues.

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83.) Apple Turns Its AI On By Default In Latest Software Update | CNBC.com | January 27, 2025

Apple released a software update for iPhones, iPads and Macs that turns Apple Intelligence on by default for users with supported devices.

84.) Alibaba’s Qwen Team Releases AI Models That Can Control PCs And Phones | TechCrunch.com | January 27, 2025

Chinese AI lab DeepSeek might be getting the bulk of the tech industry’s attention this week. But one of its top domestic rivals, Alibaba, isn’t sitting idly by.

85.) Linkedin Cofounder Launches Manas AI With $24.6M For AI Drug Discovery | MobiHealthNews.com | January 27, 2025

The company, in partnership with Microsoft, aims to develop cancer medicines, followed by treatments for autoimmune diseases and rare conditions.

86.) Grok 3 Seemingly Went Live For Some Users | TechCrunch.com | January 27, 2025

The next flagship AI model from Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, might be nearing release.

87.) Building Toward A Smarter, More Personalized Assistant | About.fb.com | January 27, 2025

At the close of last year, we began to gradually roll out a new feature that lets Meta AI remember certain details that you share with it in 1:1 chats on WhatsApp and Messenger. We’re also rolling out a greater level of personalization for Meta AI on Facebook, Messenger and Instagram.

88.) Meta Upgrades Its AI Chatbot With More Personalization Features | SiliconAngle.com | January 27, 2025

Meta Platforms Inc. is rolling out a new version of its Meta AI chatbot that can customize its responses based on information provided by the user.

89.) Pika Launches 2.1 Update With Enhanced 1080p Video Generation And Improved Character Rendering | X.com | January 27, 2025

Getting really real with you… Pika 2.1 is HERE —crystal-clear 1080p resolution, razor-sharp details, seamless motion, lifelike human characters, and more. If you see it, you’ll believe it. Try it out now at pika dot art.

90.) DeepSeek Launches Janus-Pro-7b Model, Outperforms Dall-E 3 In Image Generation Tests | X.com | January 27, 2025

News: DeepSeek just dropped ANOTHER open-source AI model, Janus-Pro-7B. It’s multimodal (can generate images) and beats OpenAI’s DALL-E 3 and Stable Diffusion across GenEval and DPG-Bench benchmarks. This comes on top of all the R1 hype. The 🐋 is cookin’.

91.) DeepSeek R1 Reasoning Model Launches On Perplexity For Advanced Web Research | X.com | January 27, 2025

The world’s most powerful reasoning model, DeepSeek R1, with reasoning traces, is now on Perplexity, for supporting your daily deep web research! Enjoy! Limits will be increased during the day. Updates coming shortly.

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92.) OpenAI Boosts Plus Tier: Increases GPT-4 Queries, Plans New Features | Sam Altman | X.com | January 25, 2025

ok we heard y’all. *plus tier will get 100 o3-mini queries per DAY (!) *we will bring operator to plus tier as soon as we can *our next agent will launch with availability in the plus tier. enjoy 😊

93.) DeepSeek-R1’s Bold Bet On Reinforcement Learning: How It Outpaced OpenAI At 3% Of The Cost | VentureBeat.com | January 25, 2025

DeepSeek-R1’s release last Monday has sent shockwaves through the AI community, disrupting assumptions about what’s required to achieve cutting-edge AI performance. Matching OpenAI’s o1 at just 3%-5% of the cost, this open-source model has not only captivated developers but also challenges enterprises to rethink their AI strategies.

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