China’s AI Challenger Steps Up

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WHAT YOU’LL READ TODAY

• Smarter Copilots

• Hidden Resources

• Apple Scrapes

• China’s AI Challenger Steps Up

• ChatGPT Enhances Image Generation Capabilities

• Popular AI Tools

• Today’s Prompt

Smarter Copilots

Microsoft is upgrading its 365 Copilot with advanced reasoning capabilities, allowing AI agents to work more autonomously. These agents can now handle complex tasks across apps like Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams. It's a leap toward more proactive, intelligent workplace tools. Read more

Hidden Resources

Earth AI’s algorithms are discovering critical minerals in overlooked areas, beating traditional geological methods. The tech is helping pinpoint valuable resources in regions others thought barren. This could shift how we approach mineral exploration entirely. Read more

Apple Scrapes

Apple is using photos from its Maps "Look Around" feature to train its new Apple Intelligence models. The practice raises privacy concerns as it reportedly pulls from user-facing views. Apple has yet to clarify how this data is used. Read more

China’s AI Challenger Steps Up

Chinese startup DeepSeek is turning heads with its latest AI model upgrade, DeepSeek-V2.5, as it ramps up efforts to compete with industry giants like OpenAI. The new model boasts impressive reasoning capabilities, extended context length, and multilingual support—positioning it as a serious contender in the rapidly evolving world of large language models. With ambitions clearly set on pushing the boundaries of generative AI, DeepSeek is quickly gaining momentum among global developers and researchers.

The company claims DeepSeek-V2.5 rivals the performance of GPT-4 Turbo in multiple benchmarks while being open-sourced, a move that could attract wide adoption. As AI innovation intensifies across borders, DeepSeek’s emergence signals a shift in global AI power dynamics, challenging the dominance of Western labs.

ChatGPT Enhances Image Generation Capabilities

OpenAI has significantly upgraded ChatGPT's image-generation features by integrating its GPT-4o model, enabling the chatbot to natively create and modify images. This enhancement allows for more accurate and detailed visuals, including the ability to edit existing images by transforming elements or inpainting details like foreground and background objects. Initially available to Pro subscribers, OpenAI plans to extend this feature to Plus and free users soon.

To develop this functionality, OpenAI trained GPT-4o using publicly available data and proprietary content from partnerships with companies like Shutterstock. The company emphasizes respect for artists' rights, implementing policies to prevent the generation of images that directly mimic the work of living artists. Additionally, OpenAI offers an opt-out form for creators to request the removal of their works from training datasets and honors requests to prevent its web-scraping bots from collecting data from specific websites.

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