🔥 Intelligence crossroads
Ethical considerations and evolving landscapes
🐾 IN TODAY'S WILD
IBM discusses AI ethics for foundation models, and a piece explores AGI from first principles.
Top US AI companies have seen software engineer hires plummet to zero. OpenAI launched Codex, a cloud coding agent, and upgraded ChatGPT with the faster GPT-4.1 coding model.
Alibaba released an open-source video editing AI, and a new method facilitates multimodal, stateful AI agents.
Google plans to expand Gemini to more devices and introduce an 'AI Futures Fund' for startups. Eric Schmidt suggests the AI revolution is underhyped.
🦾 AI daily pulse
IBM ethics | Foundation models: Opportunities, risks and mitigations [LINK]
AGI, from First Principles [LINK]
"Monthly software engineer hires by 15 Top US AI companies once exceeded 3,000. Now, that rate has dropped to zero." [LINK]
⚡️ Top trends
OpenAI launches Codex, a cloud-based AI coding agent [LINK]
OpenAI launches GPT-4.1 coding model in ChatGPT, faster and replacing GPT-4o mini for free and Pro users. [LINK]
💻 Top techies
Alibaba releases Wan2.1-VACE, an open-source video creation and editing model supporting multimodal inputs and complex tasks. [LINK]
Multimodal, stateful agents on a custom framework without rebuilding data infrastructure. [LINK]
🔮 What else
Google also announced plans to expand Gemini to more platforms, including smartwatches, cars, and XR headsets.
Plus, it debuted 'AI Futures Fund' to give startups early access to advanced models, funding, and technical expertise to boost development. [LINK]
The AI Revolution Is Underhyped | Eric Schmidt | TED
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