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AI Summary

  • More than one million customers globally are utilizing OpenAI's technology to enhance productivity and improve workflows across various industries, including finance, travel, and healthcare.
  • OpenAI has introduced new advancements in AI safety, including updates to models like GPT-5, which now feature enhanced cybersecurity capabilities and are equipped to handle complex tasks with improved reasoning and contextual understanding.
  • Collaborations with prominent institutions, such as the U.S. Department of Energy and various banks, are expanding the application of AI in research and enterprise solutions, aiming to revolutionize sectors like banking and scientific discovery.
  • A comprehensive approach to AI literacy for teenagers and parents is underway, emphasizing the importance of responsible usage and safety features to safeguard youth online while promoting critical thinking.
  • OpenAI is actively addressing potential risks associated with advanced AI capabilities while establishing partnerships to leverage AI's potential in enhancing services and operational efficiency across numerous sectors worldwide.

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OpenAI News

  • One in a million: celebrating the customers shaping AI’s future 11 days ago

    More than one million customers around the world now use OpenAI to empower their teams and unlock new opportunities. This post highlights how companies like PayPal, Virgin Atlantic, BBVA, Cisco, Moderna, and Canva are transforming the way work gets done with AI.

  • Continuously hardening ChatGPT Atlas against prompt injection 11 days ago

    OpenAI is strengthening ChatGPT Atlas against prompt injection attacks using automated red teaming trained with reinforcement learning. This proactive discover-and-patch loop helps identify novel exploits early and harden the browser agent’s defenses as AI becomes more agentic.

  • Evaluating chain-of-thought monitorability 15 days ago

    OpenAI introduces a new framework and evaluation suite for chain-of-thought monitorability, covering 13 evaluations across 24 environments. Our findings show that monitoring a model’s internal reasoning is far more effective than monitoring outputs alone, offering a promising path toward scalable control as AI systems grow more capable.

  • Deepening our collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy 15 days ago

    OpenAI and the U.S. Department of Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding to deepen collaboration on AI and advanced computing in support of scientific discovery. The agreement builds on ongoing work with national laboratories and helps establish a framework for applying AI to high-impact research across the DOE ecosystem.

  • Updating our Model Spec with teen protections 15 days ago

    OpenAI is updating its Model Spec with new Under-18 Principles that define how ChatGPT should support teens with safe, age-appropriate guidance grounded in developmental science. The update strengthens guardrails, clarifies expected model behavior in higher-risk situations, and builds on our broader work to improve teen safety across ChatGPT.


Google AI

  • What’s new with Google Cloud 14 days ago by Google Cloud Content & Editorial
    Google Cloud, Inside Google Cloud

    Want to know the latest from Google Cloud? Find it here in one handy location. Check back regularly for our newest updates, announcements, resources, events, learning opportunities, and more.  ---------------------------------------- Tip: Not sure where to find what you’re looking for on the Google Cloud blog? Start here: Google Cloud blog 101: Full list of topics, links, and resources. ---------------------------------------- DEC 15 - DEC 19 * Announcing Advanced Governance Capabilities to Vertex AI Agent Builder: Today, with the integration of the Cloud API Registry, we’re excited to bring enhanced tool governance capabilities to Vertex AI Agent Builder. With this latest update, administrators can now manage available tools

  • The Year in Google Cloud — 2025 14 days ago by Google Cloud Content & Editorial
    Inside Google Cloud, Google Cloud

    In the AI era, when one year can feel like 10, you’re forgiven for forgetting what happened last month, much less what happened all the way back in January. To jog your memory, we pulled the readership data for top product and company news of 2025. And because we publish a lot of great thought leadership and customer stories, we pulled that data too. Long story short: the most popular stories largely mapped to our biggest announcements. But not always — there were more than a few sleeper hits on this year’s list. Read on to relive this huge year,

  • Google Cloud Europe establishes new European Advisory Board 2 months ago by Tara Brady
    Inside Google Cloud, Customers

    Across the world, organizations are partnering with Google Cloud to tackle their toughest challenges, drive digital transformation, and unlock new levels of growth. In Europe, organizations face unique and complex regulatory challenges. To ensure we're delivering the best possible value and experience for our customers here, we have established a new European Advisory Board. This distinguished group of leaders from across various industries will act as a vital feedback channel, help customers navigate complex regulatory landscapes, and foster a strong, sustainable digital economy. Their counsel is key to ensuring Google Cloud products not only meet but exceed European requirements, driving

  • Cool stuff Google Cloud customers built, Oct. edition: Research agents, a World Series hit, agentic "teams" & more 2 months ago by Google Cloud Content & Editorial
    AI & Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Databases, Inside Google Cloud, Partners, Customers

    AI and cloud technology are reshaping every corner of every industry around the world. Without our customers, there would be no Google Cloud, as they are the ones building the future on our platform. In this regular round-up, we dive into some of the exciting projects redefining businesses, shaping industries, and creating new categories.  For our latest edition, we look into new research agents from Deutsche Bank and The Max Planck Institute; helping devs strut their stuff with new databases for Rent the Runway; mortgage lender Mr. Cooper’s “team” of AI agents answering tough customer questions; an AI assistant for doctors

  • Cool stuff customers built, Sept. edition: Modern edge, faster blockchains, AI for nurses & more 3 months ago by Google Cloud Content & Editorial
    AI & Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Databases, Inside Google Cloud, Partners, Customers

    AI and cloud technology are reshaping every corner of every industry around the world. Without our customers, there would be no Google Cloud, as they are the ones building the future on our platform. In this regular round-up, we dive into some of the exciting projects redefining businesses, shaping industries, and creating new categories.  For our latest edition, we explore Uber’s revamped network with modern edge; smarter, AI-infused site search at Target; a wicked fast blockchain built by Keeta Network; HCA Healthcare empowers its nurses with a new AI-powered information portal; Deutche Telecom enhances its data science workloads; Google’s AI infrastructure


The Deep View

  • AI brings wealth building to non-millionaires 3 days ago by The Deep View

    Welcome back. Traditional wealth management services are primarily accessed by investors with portfolios of over $1 million. However, in today’s newsletter, The Deep View's Jack Kubinec unpacks the world of AI-powered wealth management. Already, AI is allowing wealth managers to serve more clients while also democratizing financial expertise to empower retail investors — especially new investors in their 20s. But is that a good thing, and what does the future look like? Read on to find out. —Jason Hiner IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER 1. AI BRINGS WEALTH BUILDING TO NON-MILLIONAIRES 2. CAN YOU TRUST AI FOR FINANCIAL ADVICE? 3. FOR SOME YOUNG PEOPLE, AI IS

  • AI agents break free from the chat prompt 4 days ago by The Deep View

    Welcome back. Mike Clark has seen tech go from zero to one hundred over the years. But now, as the director of product management for AI agents at Google Cloud, “none of those step functions compare to the agentic step function,” Clark told The Deep View. He said 2025 was the year of enterprises seeking to give agents more responsibility and control. But challenges remain in the market, which is still in its infancy. Clark sat down with The Deep View to discuss agent adoption challenges, the possibilities agents unlock, and whether we should be calling these systems our “digital

  • Prediction markets: Google to win 2026 AI race 7 days ago by The Deep View

    Welcome back. Prediction markets exploded from $100M in monthly prediction wagers in the beginning of 2024 to $13B per month by the end of 2025. But beyond the gambling trades, prediction markets themselves have emerged as a valuable source of data to gauge public sentiment and forecast consumer trends. The AI showdown between Google and OpenAI is now one of the most closely followed consumer trends in the world, and over the course of 2025, market sentiment flipped as the two leaders moved in opposite directions. Prediction markets reflected this transformation in dramatic detail. The Deep View's Jack Kubinec breaks

  • Our love-hate relationship with AI slop 9 days ago by The Deep View

    Welcome back. Merry Slopmas. AI-generated content has taken over the internet, and the tipping point between the slop we hate and the slop we love to cringe at lies in how seriously it takes itself. However, as AI models improve, slop becomes more believable. Today’s send is entirely devoted to a deep dive on AI slop. Enjoy! —Nat Rubio-Licht IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER 1. OUR LOVE-HATE RELATIONSHIP WITH AI SLOP 2. SLOP IS WINNING FOR A REASON 3. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SLOP ISN’T SLOPPY CULTURE OUR LOVE-HATE RELATIONSHIP WITH AI SLOP The Merriam-Webster 2025 word of the year was “slop.” And there’s a good reason for it.  Slop, defined

  • OpenAI, Anthropic launch dueling benchmarks 10 days ago by The Deep View

    Welcome back. Do you remember everything you’ve said to ChatGPT this year? Because OpenAI certainly does. On Monday, the AI firm launched its own end-of-year wrap-up feature called “Your Year with ChatGPT” to customers in certain markets that have the “reference saved memories” and “reference chat history” settings turned on. Check it out if you want to reminisce on the good times you’ve had with the chatbot, whether it be the grocery lists you were too lazy to make, the documents you didn’t have time to pore through or the late-night chats when you were in your feelings and listening