AI-Weekly for Tuesday, March 4, 2025 – Issue 154

The Week’s News in Artificial Intelligence

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

A.) Will AI Replace SaaS? The Future Of Software | The Next Wave | YouTube.com | February 18, 2025

In Episode 46 of The Next Wave, Matt Wolfe and Nathan Lands discuss the evolving role of AI in SaaS with guest Dan Shipper, CEO of Every. The conversation explores AI-driven software tools, product incubation strategies, and the potential for AI to reshape or even replace traditional software models.

B.) Microsoft’s Majorana 1 Chip Carves New Path For Quantum Computing | News.microsoft.com | February 19, 2025

Microsoft today introduced Majorana 1, the world’s first quantum chip powered by a new Topological Core architecture that it expects will realize quantum computers capable of solving meaningful, industrial-scale problems in years, not decades.

C.) AI Cracks Superbug Problem In Two Days That Took Scientists Years | Bbc.com | February 20, 2025

A complex problem that took microbiologists a decade to get to the bottom of has been solved in just two days by a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool.

D.) Research: Set-And-Sequence: AI Breakthrough Brings Movie Characters To Life From Single Videos | Snap-Research.Github.Io | February 21, 2025

We propose a new technique for personalizing text-to-video models, enabling them to capture, manipulate and combine Dynamic Concepts.

E.) Cursor Integrates Sonnet-3.7 AI Model, Claims New State-Of-The-Art Performance | Twitter.com | February 24, 2025

Sonnet-3.7 is available in Cursor! We’ve been very impressed by its coding ability, especially on real-world agentic tasks. It appears to be the new state of the art.

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March 3, 2025 📅️

5.) Claude 3.7 Backlash | TheNeuronDaily.com | March 3, 2025

Developers are expressing dissatisfaction with Anthropic’s Claude 3.7 AI model, citing issues such as overcomplicated code generation, ignoring instructions, diminished conversational quality, and struggles with complex projects. Some users have reverted to Claude 3.5, while others find success by providing detailed initial prompts and clear constraints. This trend highlights the evolving nature of AI models, where increased sophistication may necessitate more precise guidance from users.

6.) Animals Crossing: AI Helps Protect Wildlife Across The Globe | Blogs.nvidia.com | March 3, 2025

AI is being utilized globally to aid wildlife conservation efforts. For example, Rouxcel Technology’s RhinoWatches monitor rhino behaviors and alert authorities to abnormalities, while OroraTech uses satellite imagery and AI to detect wildfires, protecting habitats. Additionally, Wildlife Protection Solutions deploys AI-powered cameras for real-time monitoring to prevent poaching, and Conservation X Labs employs AI to identify species from crowdsourced images, supporting conservation research.

7.) Android Showcases New AI And Gemini Features At MWC | Blog.google | March 3, 2025

At MWC 2025 in Barcelona, Google is demonstrating how AI on Android can assist users daily through interactive demos. Attendees can explore Gemini Live’s capabilities in simplifying complex topics across multiple languages and utilize Circle to Search for instant in-app searches without switching applications. Additionally, new live video and screen-sharing features in Gemini Live are being showcased, with plans to roll them out to Gemini Advanced subscribers as part of the Google One AI Premium plan on Android devices later this month. Visitors can experience these innovations firsthand at Android Avenue between Halls 2 and 3.

8.) LA Times To Display AI-Generated Political Rating On Opinion Pieces | TheGuardian.com | March 3, 2025

The Los Angeles Times is implementing an AI-driven “viewpoint analysis” system to label opinion content with political perspectives such as “Left,” “Center,” or “Right.” This initiative aims to enhance transparency and address concerns about bias in media coverage. However, critics question the accuracy and potential implications of using AI for such assessments.

9.) Singapore Arrests Alleged Nvidia Chip Smugglers | TechCrunch.com | March 3, 2025

Singapore authorities have arrested three individuals, including two Singaporeans and one Chinese national, on charges of fraud related to the illegal export of Nvidia’s advanced AI chips to China. The suspects allegedly misrepresented end-user information to circumvent U.S. export controls, highlighting concerns over unauthorized technology transfers. This case underscores the challenges in enforcing export regulations amid increasing demand for high-performance computing components.

10.) TSMC Announces $100 Billion Investment In Us Chipmaking | TheVerge.com | March 3, 2025

TSMC will build two new chip factories in addition to the three it announced previously.

11.) California Lawmaker Introduces New AI Safety Bill After SB 1047 | TechCrunch.com | March 3, 2025

The author of California’s SB 1047, the nation’s most controversial AI safety bill of 2024, is back with a new AI bill that could shake up Silicon Valley.

12.) AI, Personalization And The Future Of Shopping | Blog.google | March 3, 2025

Google is integrating advanced AI technologies into its advertising and shopping platforms to create personalized, interactive experiences that resonate with individual user interests. By leveraging generative AI, Google aims to help businesses produce relevant and engaging content, enhancing connections with consumers across platforms like Search and YouTube. This approach seeks to transform how people discover and engage with brands, making interactions more tailored and meaningful.

13.) Google Upgrades Colab With An AI Agent Tool | TechCrunch.com | March 3, 2025

Google Colab, Google’s cloud-based notebook tool for coding, data science, and AI, is gaining a new “AI agent” tool, Data Science Agent, to help Colab users quickly clean data, visualize trends, and get insights on their uploaded data sets.

14.) Driverless Race Car Sets A New Autonomous Speed Record | TheVerge.com | March 3, 2025

A fully driverless Maserati MC20 Coupe reached 197.7mph at Kennedy Space Center last week.

15.) Google’s Gemini Now Lets You Ask Questions Using Videos And What’s On Your Screen | TechCrunch.com | March 3, 2025

Google is adding new features to its AI assistant, Gemini, that let users ask it questions using video and content on the screen in real time.

16.) Opera Launches AI-Powered Browser Assistant | Blogs.opera.com | March 3, 2025

Today we want to give you a preview of Browser Operator, an AI agent that can get stuff done for you in the Opera browser. This feature we’re currently testing marks the first time a browser can use AI to perform tasks on the web and allow you to do more meaningful things with your time instead. Browser Operator is native to the browser and makes it easy for you to remain logged in to your websites. This also makes it safe because login information isn’t sent to any third party, and additionally makes the process faster than a server-based solution. What’s more, Browser Operator does this in an efficient and intuitive experience, where you are always in control.

17.) Anthropic Raises Series E At $61.5B Post-Money Valuation | Anthropic.com | March 3, 2025

Anthropic has raised $3.5 billion at a $61.5 billion post-money valuation. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, Cisco Investments, D1 Capital Partners, Fidelity Management & Research Company, General Catalyst, Jane Street, Menlo Ventures and Salesforce Ventures, among other new and existing investors.

18.) Stability AI And Arm Partner To Enable Offline Generative Audio On Mobile Devices | Stability.ai | March 3, 2025

We’ve partnered with Arm to bring generative audio to mobile devices, enabling high-quality sound effects and audio sample generation directly on-device with no internet connection required.

19.) Microsoft Dragon Copilot Launches As First Unified Voice AI Assistant For Healthcare Workflows | News.microsoft.com | March 3, 2025

On Monday, Microsoft Corp. is unveiling Microsoft Dragon Copilot, the first AI assistant for clinical workflow that brings together the trusted natural language voice dictation capabilities of DMO with the ambient listening capabilities of DAX, fine-tuned generative AI and healthcare-adapted safeguards. Part of Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare, Dragon Copilot is built on a secure modern architecture that enables organizations to deliver enhanced experiences and outcomes across care settings for providers and patients alike.

20.) Deutsche Telekom To Integrate Perplexity Assistant In New AI Phone | Twitter.com | March 3, 2025

We are proud to partner with @deutschetelekom to make Perplexity Assistant the native feature on their new AI Phone.

March 2, 2025 📅️

21.) Almost Timely News: How To Optimize Your Marketing For AI | Chris Penn | YouTube.com | March 2, 2024

This episode breaks down how AI recommendation systems work and why traditional SEO strategies are no longer enough. Covering everything from technical website optimizations to content creation and off-site tactics, it provides actionable steps to ensure brands stay visible and competitive in the AI era.

22.) Apple’s Artificial Intelligence Efforts Reach A Make-Or-Break Point | Bloomberg.com | March 2, 2025

Amazon’s new Alexa has exposed the AI shortcomings of Apple, which is now at a make-or-break point. Also: An inside look at Tim Cook’s trade with President Donald Trump, the iPad Air sees shortages ahead of a pending refresh, and the M4 MacBook Air is about to launch. Plus, don’t expect Apple to drop its DEI effort anytime soon.

23.) Honor’s New AI Agent Can Read And Understand Your Screen | Wired.com | March 2, 2025

Honor introduced the Honor UI Agent at MWC 2025, an AI assistant capable of interpreting and interacting with on-screen graphical interfaces to perform tasks like booking restaurant reservations. Powered by Google’s Gemini 2 model, this agent operates autonomously without external APIs, marking a significant advancement in AI integration for mobile devices. Additionally, Honor announced a $10 billion investment over the next five years to enhance AI capabilities across its product lineup, including smartphones, tablets, and wearables. The company also committed to providing seven years of software updates for its flagship devices and unveiled new products such as earbuds, a smartwatch, a tablet, and a laptop, all slated for release outside the US.

February 28, 2025 📅️

24.) GPT-4.5 Is A Bust | TheNeuronDaily.com | February 28, 2025

OpenAI’s release of GPT-4.5, its largest and most knowledgeable model, has received mixed reactions. While praised for its improved emotional intelligence and conversational abilities, critics highlight its prohibitive pricing—$75 per million input tokens and $150 per million output tokens—and marginal improvements over previous models, raising concerns about the scalability and economic viability of such advanced AI systems.

25.) Could This Be The End Of Chain Of Thought? — Chain Of Draft Breakdown! | Matt Berman | YouTube.com | February 28, 2024

This video explores Chain of Draft, a new prompting technique developed by Zoom researchers that challenges the efficiency of Chain of Thought. By condensing reasoning steps into concise drafts, this method significantly reduces cost and latency while maintaining — or even surpassing — the accuracy of traditional step-by-step problem-solving models.

26.) Claude’s AI Is Amazing While New ChatGPT… Isn’t. | Matt Wolfe | YouTube.com | February 28, 2025

This video breaks down the latest AI advancements, highlighting the release of Claude 3.7 Sonnet, which boasts major improvements in coding and agentic tool use. Meanwhile, OpenAI’s GPT-4.5 launches with an emphasis on improved “vibes,” but mixed performance compared to competitors like Grok 3 and DeepSeek. The discussion also covers Amazon integrating Claude into Alexa, AI-powered coding demos, and emerging trends in AI-generated content and robotics.

27.) The Physicist Working To Build Science-Literate AI | QuantaMagazine.org | February 28, 2025

Physicist Miles Cranmer is developing AI models trained on fundamental scientific principles to accelerate discoveries across various research fields, aiming to create versatile foundation models akin to scientifically accurate versions of ChatGPT. He co-founded the Polymathic AI initiative to advance this vision.

28.) World’s Largest Call Center Deploys AI To Neutralize The Accent Of Indian Employees | Futurism.com | February 28, 2025

Fresh off the heels of the AI-powered accent adjustments in the Oscar-nominated 2024 film “The Brutalist,” the French company that owns the largest call center in the world has announced that it’s using similar technology to “soften” its India-based agents’ accents.

29.) OpenAI Hosts First AI Jam Session With 1,000 Scientists | OpenAI.com | February 28, 2025

OpenAI and nine national labs bring together leading scientists for first-of-its kind event.

30.) Google Adds Gemini AI Analysis Tools To Google Sheets | Blog.google | February 28, 2025

All Workspace business users now have access to new Gemini capabilities in Sheets, so you can generate insights from your data like correlations, outliers and more. This update also allows Gemini in Sheets to generate advanced visualizations, too — like heatmaps, for example.

February 27, 2025 📅️

31.) “Hey, Alexa+…” | TheNeuronDaily.com | February 27, 2025

Amazon unveiled Alexa+, an AI assistant re-architected with large language models via Amazon Bedrock. Alexa+ integrates deeply with users’ schedules, smart home devices, preferences, and entertainment, enabling tasks like summarizing Ring camera footage, managing Fire TV content, and providing personalized recommendations. It also offers work assistance by analyzing documents and emails to create calendar entries and reminders. Alexa+ is free for Prime members or available at $19.99/month, rolling out in the US over the next few weeks.

32.) When AI Becomes Too Smart For Humans… | Matt Berman | YouTube.com | February 27, 2024

This video explores the growing intelligence of AI and its ability to develop new languages, knowledge, and even chip architectures beyond human comprehension. Highlighting examples like AI-generated hyper-efficient communication and groundbreaking chip designs, it raises questions about how humans can maintain understanding and control in an era of rapidly advancing artificial intelligence.

33.) Openai Releases Gpt 4.5 And It’s… All About Vibes? (And It’s Pricey!) | Mat Berman | YouTube.com | February 27, 2024

OpenAI unveils GPT-4.5, its most knowledgeable and expansive model yet, with a strong emphasis on intuitive interaction and social awareness. The update improves factual accuracy, reduces hallucinations, and introduces a more natural, emotionally nuanced conversational style — though it comes at a premium price.

34.) OpenAI’s Sora Video AI Tool Launches In Eu And Uk Markets | Twitter.com | February 27, 2025

Sora has arrived in the EU and the UK.

35.) AI Breakthrough: Solving Million-Step Math Problems | Spectrum.ieee.org | March 1, 2025

Advanced AI systems are now capable of solving complex mathematical problems involving up to a million computational steps, enhancing the prediction of rare events such as hurricanes and financial crises. This breakthrough holds significant potential for various scientific and industrial applications.

36.) Crossing The Uncanny Valley Of Conversational Voice | Sesame.com | February 27, 2025

Sesame aims to achieve ‘voice presence’ by developing AI companions capable of engaging in genuine dialogue that builds confidence and trust over time. Their Conversational Speech Model (CSM) leverages conversational history to produce more natural and coherent speech, addressing limitations of traditional text-to-speech models. The company is committed to open-sourcing key components of their research to advance conversational AI collaboratively.

37.) Meta Plans To Release Standalone Meta AI App In Effort To Compete With OpenAI’s ChatGPT | CNBC.com | February 27, 2025

Meta plans to debut a standalone AI app during the second quarter, according to people familiar with the matter.

38.) Microsoft Expands Azure AI Foundry With New Models And Enterprise Tools | Azure.microsoft.com | February 27, 2025

At Microsoft, we are dedicated to advancing AI innovation to empower organizations, transform industries, and redefine productivity. Today, we are excited to announce major updates to Azure AI Foundry, our integrated platform for designing, customizing, and managing enterprise-grade AI applications. These updates include groundbreaking new models like OpenAI’s GPT-4.5, enhanced fine-tuning and distillation techniques, and the launch of new enterprise tools for agents. These advancements are designed to accelerate the journey from AI experimentation to tangible business impact.

39.) Meta Introduces Aria Gen 2: New AI Research Tool For Machine Perception And Robotics | Meta.com | February 27, 2025

Since its launch in 2020, Project Aria has enabled researchers across the world to advance the state of the art in machine perception and AI, through access to cutting-edge research hardware and open-source datasets, models, and tooling. Today, we’re excited to announce the next step in this journey: the introduction of Aria Gen 2 glasses. This next generation of hardware will unlock new possibilities across a wide range of research areas including machine perception, egocentric and contextual AI, and robotics.

40.) You.com Launches Professional-Grade Research Agent For Enterprises | ZDNet.com | February 27, 2025

The agent can analyze up to 400 sources and publish a report in five minutes.

41.) DJI’s Autonomous Drone-In-A-Box Can Now Launch From Moving Vehicles | TheVerge.com | February 27, 2025

You can squeeze two of DJI’s new Dock 3 into the back of a pickup truck and launch a pair of drones without stopping.

42.) Figure AI Accelerates Home Robotics Timeline, Moves Up Testing By 2 Years | Twitter.com | February 27, 2025

Important update: Figure is launching robots into the home. Our AI, Helix, is advancing faster than any of us anticipated, accelerating our timeline into the home. Therefore, we’ve moved-up our home timeline by 2 years; starting Alpha testing this year.

43.) Microsoft Copilot Is Now Available For Mac Computers | Apps.apple.com | February 27, 2025

Copilot, the AI assistant from Microsoft, is full of unique ways to discover information — and, of course, it can get answers to the burning questions you may have.

44.) Sesame Debuts Expressive Voice Tech For Wearable AI Companions | Twitter.com | February 27, 2025

At Sesame, we believe in a future where computers are lifelike. Today we are unveiling an early glimpse of our expressive voice technology, highlighting our focus on lifelike interactions and our vision for all-day wearable voice companions.

45.) Ideogram Launches 2a Model: Faster, Cheaper Text-To-Image Generation | Twitter.com | February 27, 2025

Say hello to Ideogram 2a, our fastest and most affordable text-to-image model to date — optimized for graphic design and photography. Now live on the Ideogram website, API, and partner platforms for all users.

February 26, 2025 📅️

46.) 15 Wild Claude 3.7 Demos | TheNeuronDaily.com | February 26, 2025

Claude 3.7’s capabilities have astounded developers, enabling the creation of functional games, 3D models, and interactive web applications from single prompts. Notable examples include a Connect 4 app with mobile support and an AI opponent, a 3D racing game dubbed ‘ClaudeKart,’ and a city simulation featuring skyscrapers and moving cars. These developments mark the onset of ‘vibe coding,’ where developers collaborate fluidly with AI to generate complex projects swiftly.

47.) Grok-3 Is Next Level Good… | Matt Berman | YouTube.com | March 2, 2024

Matt Berman explores the impressive capabilities of Grok-3 in game development, showcasing multiple complex projects built without manual coding. From full-featured flight simulators to AI-generated 3D interactive experiences, the video highlights how Grok-3 enables rapid and high-quality game creation.

48.) Inception Labs Develops Faster, More Efficient Language Models Using Diffusion Tech | Inceptionlabs.ai | February 26, 2025

We trained diffusion large language models that are up to 10x faster and cheaper than current LLMs, pushing the frontier of intelligence and speed for language models.

49.) Microsoft Introduces New Phi-4 Language Models To Expand AI Portfolio | Azure.microsoft.com | February 26, 2025

We are excited to announce Phi-4-multimodal and Phi-4-mini, the newest models in Microsoft’s Phi family of small language models (SLMs). These models are designed to empower developers with advanced AI capabilities. Phi-4-multimodal, with its ability to process speech, vision, and text simultaneously, opens new possibilities for creating innovative and context-aware applications. Phi-4-mini, on the other hand, excels in text-based tasks, providing high accuracy and scalability in a compact form. Now available in Azure AI Foundry, HuggingFace, and the NVIDIA API Catalog where developers can explore the full potential of Phi-4-multimodal on the NVIDIA API Catalog, enabling them to experiment and innovate with ease.

50.) IBM Granite 3.2 Introduces Enhanced Reasoning And Vision Models | IBM.com | February 26, 2025

The new Granite 3.2 8B Instruct and Granite 3.2 2B Instruct offer experimental chain-of-thought reasoning capabilities that significantly improve their ability to follow complex instructions with no sacrifice to general performance. The reasoning process can be toggled on and off, allowing for efficient use of computing resources.

51.) Introducing Alexa+, The Next Generation Of Alexa | AboutAmazon.com | February 26, 2025

Powered by generative AI, Alexa+ is your new personal AI assistant that gets things done — she’s smarter, more conversational, more capable, and free with Prime.

52.) Octave: The First Text-To-Speech Model That Understands What It’s Saying | Hume.ai | February 26, 2025

Today we’re launching Octave (Omni-capable text and voice engine), the first LLM for text-to-speech. Unlike conventional TTS that merely “reads” words, Octave is a speech-language model that understands what words mean in context, unlocking a new level of expressiveness and nuance — and new AI voice capabilities. It acts out characters, generates voices from prompts, and takes instructions to modify the emotion and style of a given utterance.

53.) Elevenlabs Launches Scribe, The World’s Most Accurate Speech-To-Text Model | Elevenlabs.io | February 26, 2025

Scribe, our first Speech to Text model, is the world’s most accurate transcription model. Built to handle the unpredictability of real-world audio, Scribe transcribes speech in 99 languages, featuring word-level timestamps, speaker diarization, and audio-event tagging — all delivered in a structured response for seamless integration.

54.) Wonder Dynamics Introduces Motion Prediction | Wonder Dynamics Newsletter | February 26, 2025

We’re excited to introduce Motion Prediction, a new AI model that accurately predicts an actor’s movement in a scene — even when they’re partially or fully hidden by objects or other actors.

55.) Amazon Launches Alexa+, New Premium AI Assistant Free For Prime Members | Twitter.com | February 26, 2025

The latest evolution of generative AI is here. Meet Alexa+, our smartest, most conversational, and personalized AI assistant to date. Alexa+ is designed to leverage state-of-the-art architecture that connects LLMs, agentic capabilities, third-party services, and more to your devices. Alexa+ costs $19.99 per month or free to all Amazon Prime members, and will start rolling out in the U.S. in the next few weeks.

February 25, 2025 📅️

56.) New Claude 3.7 | TheNeuronDaily.com | February 25, 2025

Anthropic has released Claude 3.7 Sonnet, a hybrid reasoning AI model offering both quick responses and detailed reasoning. It features an ‘Extended Thinking Mode’ that displays its reasoning process, and ‘Claude Code,’ a command-line tool for coding tasks. Developers have praised its coding capabilities, with benchmarks showing it outperforms other models in real-world software issues and complex tasks involving user and tool interactions.

57.) This AI Tool Automates Any Task In 60 Seconds (Live Demo) | The Next Wave | YouTube.com | February 25, 2025

In this episode of the Next Wave Podcast, hosts Matt Wolfe and Nathan Lenz interview Dimitri Shapiro, CEO of Mind Studio, about AI agents and automation. Mind Studio enables users to easily build AI agents for tasks such as monitoring trends, automating workflows, and fact-checking content. The discussion includes a live demo showcasing how Mind Studio streamlines automation with minimal effort, allowing users to create powerful AI-driven tools in under a minute.

58.) Apptronik’s Humanoid Robots Take The First Steps Toward Building Themselves | TechCrunch.com | February 25, 2025

Apptronik, an Austin-based maker of humanoid robots, on Tuesday announced a new pilot partnership with American supply chain/manufacturing stalwart, Jabil. The deal arrives two weeks after Apptronik announced a $350 million Series A financing round aimed at scaling up production of its Apollo robot.

59.) Grok’s New Unhinged Voice Mode Can Curse And Scream, Simulate Phone Sex | ArsTechnica.com | February 25, 2025

New cursing chatbot follows Elon Musk’s plan to provide an “uncensored” answer to ChatGPT.

60.) OpenAI Brings Gpt-4O Mini Voice Chat To Free ChatGPT Users | Twitter.com | February 25, 2025

Starting today, we’re rolling out a version of Advanced Voice powered by GPT-4o mini to give all ChatGPT free users a chance to preview it daily across platforms. The natural conversation pace and tone are similar to the GPT-4o version while being more cost effective to serve.

61.) Qwen Releases Qwq-Max-Preview And Plans To Open-Source It | Qwenlm.github.io | February 25, 2025

We’re happy to unveil QwQ-Max-Preview , the latest advancement in the Qwen series, designed to push the boundaries of deep reasoning and versatile problem-solving. Built on the robust foundation of Qwen2.5-Max , this preview model excels in mathematics, coding, and general-domain tasks, while delivering outstanding performance in Agent-related workflows. As a sneak peek into our upcoming QwQ-Max release, this version offers a glimpse of its enhanced capabilities, with ongoing refinements and an official Apache 2.0-licensed open-source launch of QwQ-Max and Qwen2.5-Max planned soon. Stay tuned for a new era of intelligent reasoning.

62.) Qualcomm Unveils Dragonwing: AI-Powered Solutions For Industrial Iot Transformation | Qualcomm.com | February 25, 2025

Powered by leading-edge on-device AI, computing, and connectivity, Qualcomm Dragonwing ^TM products and solutions unlock potential, so today’s industries and businesses can scale to new heights.

63.) Start Building With Gemini 2.0 Flash And Flash-Lite | Developers.googleblog.com | February 25, 2025

Since the launch of the Gemini 2.0 Flash model family, developers are discovering new use cases for this highly efficient family of models. Gemini 2.0 Flash offers stronger performance over 1.5 Flash and 1.5 Pro, plus simplified pricing that makes our 1 million token context window more affordable.

64.) Microsoft Lets Free Copilot AI Users Use Voice Conversation and Complex Query Tools | CNet.com | February 25, 2025

The Copilot Voice and Think Deeper AI features for verbal conversations and more complicated queries are now unlimited under its free tier.

65.) Deep Research System Card | OpenAI.com | February 25, 2025

This report outlines the safety work carried out prior to releasing deep research including external red teaming, frontier risk evaluations according to our Preparedness Framework, and an overview of the mitigations we built in to address key risk areas.

66.) OpenAI Rolls Out Deep Research Feature Across All Premium ChatGPT Subscriptions | Twitter.com | February 25, 2025

Deep research is now rolling out to all ChatGPT Plus, Team, Edu, and Enterprise users.

67.) DeepSeek Rushes To Launch New AI Model As China Goes All In | Reuters.com | February 25, 2025

DeepSeek likely to release next-generation R2 model before May. Startup shuns typical Chinese tech giant culture, is known for flat hierarchy. China embraces DeepSeek after initial regulatory concerns about its mass chip purchases. Firm instructed to keep low-profile amid global concerns about its privacy practices.

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68.) How I Use LLMs | Andrej Karpathy | YouTube.com | February 27, 2024

Andrej Karpathy presents a practical, example-driven walkthrough of Large Language Models, highlighting their expanding capabilities. As a continuation of his general audience series, this video explores how he integrates LLMs into his daily life.

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