Weekly AI #12

Welcome to our twelfth newsletter. OpenAI launches Deep Research for ChatGPT, a feature powered by the o3 reasoning model that automates complex, multi-step internet research for professionals.

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Mon, Feb 3
- SoftBank commits $3B annually to OpenAI tech and launches Cristal Intelligence for Japanese businesses
- Anthropic's AI system offers a $15,000 prize for jailbreaks during the public testing phase
- EU invests $56M in OpenEuroLLM for open-source multilingual AI with sector-specific applications
- Arm teams with OpenAI and SoftBank to launch Cristal Intelligence for advanced AI on Arm platform
- ChatGPT launches Deep Research agent

Tue, Feb 4
- ByteDance introduces OmniHuman-1 for realistic AI video generation from images and audio
- Replit introduces mobile app for code-free app creation and deployment
- Zeta Labs introduces Jace AI Email Agent for personalized replies and meeting scheduling
- Elon Musk builds world’s largest AI cluster with 200K GPUs for Grok’s advancement
- Riffusion introduces FUZZ-0.8 model with more natural sound and diversity
- Play AI introduces Dialog 1.0 with ultra-emotional speech and low latency

Wed, Feb 5
- ChatGPT search now available to everyone, no sign-up required
- Anthropic boosts bounty to $10K for eight-level jailbreak and $20K for universal jailbreak
- ChatGPT search now available to everyone, no sign-up required
- Andrej Karpathy’s deep dive into LLMs educates and sparks AI community debate
- Freepik introduces Lip Sync for AI videos with customizable audio and voice recording options
- ChatGPT Deep Research now available globally
- Google launches Gemini 2.0 Pro Experimental for advanced AI tasks
- Sam Altman meets Abu Dhabi's MGX for OpenAI funding amid rising competition
- Sam Altman visits India to discuss AI collaboration amid legal challenges
- Meta AI introduces VideoJAM for generating complex motion videos with text prompts
- ChatGPT introduces image uploads and voice messages on WhatsApp

Thu, Feb 6
- GitHub Copilot adds vision to interpret images for instructions and inspiration
- GitHub Copilot upgrades code completions with Next Edit Suggestions in VS Code
- ChatGPT boosts memory limit by 25% for Plus Pro and Team users enhancing performance
- ElevenLabs makes Studio available to all creators for crafting audiobooks and voiceovers effortlessly
- GitHub launches Copilot Agent Mode for autonomous coding and multi-file edits
- Pika Labs launches Pikadditions for adding custom elements to videos with AI-powered ease
- Mistral AI launches Le Chat, an AI sidekick for web and mobile
- Freepik launches AI Sound Effects Generator in Freepik Tunes for customizable sound downloads
- Nvidia's ASAP AI trains robots to mimic athletic moves with 53% fewer motion errors
- Topaz Labs introduces Project Starlight for AI-powered video restoration
- Kyutai Labs introduces Hibiki for real-time speech-to-speech translation with natural voice preservation
- ChatGPT faces global outage on Feb 6 2025 sparking discussions about AI reliability
- GitHub introduces URL prompts for Copilot Chat to streamline workflows and boost productivity

Fri, Feb 7
- Amazon to spend $100 billion on AI talent data centers and GPUs
- Perplexity enables file and image uploads with 1M token context window for free users
- Ilya Sutskever's SSI aims for $20B valuation to develop superintelligence
- Meta FAIR partners with UNESCO to boost AI support for indigenous languages
- Krea AI launches Krea Chat for creating images and videos with AI in open beta
- Xenova enables Kokoro TTS v1.0 to run locally in-browser with WebGPU acceleration;
- India and France to co-host AI summit with $1B data center investment plan
- Sam Altman says GPT-5 will be smarter than him during TU talk
- Apple introduces EMOTION framework for expressive humanoid gestures using LLMs and Fourier GR-1
- OpenAI upgrades o3-mini with enhanced reasoning visibility for improved user engagement
- Windsurf introduces MCP integration for users to test and shape its future
- Google expands Deep Research to Android users with iOS rollout coming soon

Sun, Feb 9
- DeepSeek acquires ai.com domain to strengthen its position in AI industry