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AI Summary

  • OpenAI is launching the OpenAI Academy for News Organizations to help journalists and newsrooms effectively integrate AI into their work, providing training and resources.
  • The introduction of GPT-5.2 marks OpenAI's latest advancements in AI performance, featuring improvements in scientific reasoning and capabilities across a range of tasks, including coding and mathematical proofs.
  • Collaborations between OpenAI and major companies like BBVA, Instacart, and Deutsche Telekom showcase efforts to embed AI into everyday business operations, enhancing customer interactions and operational efficiency.
  • OpenAI emphasizes responsible AI use by expanding safety features, including collaborative efforts with independent experts for model testing, and developing systems to detect and mitigate adversarial threats in AI.
  • The growing trend of AI application across various sectors highlights the need for organizations to build AI literacy, with OpenAI supporting education initiatives, partnerships, and grants to foster responsible AI usage and innovation.

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OpenAI News

  • Introducing OpenAI Academy for News Organizations 14 hours ago

    OpenAI is launching the OpenAI Academy for News Organizations, a new learning hub built with the American Journalism Project and The Lenfest Institute to help newsrooms use AI effectively. The Academy offers training, practical use cases, and responsible-use guidance to support journalists, editors, and publishers as they adopt AI in their reporting and operations.

  • Evaluating AI’s ability to perform scientific research tasks a day ago

    OpenAI introduces FrontierScience, a benchmark testing AI reasoning in physics, chemistry, and biology to measure progress toward real scientific research.

  • Measuring AI’s capability to accelerate biological research 2 days ago

    OpenAI introduces a real-world evaluation framework to measure how AI can accelerate biological research in the wet lab. Using GPT-5 to optimize a molecular cloning protocol, the work explores both the promise and risks of AI-assisted experimentation.

  • The new ChatGPT Images is here 2 days ago

    The new ChatGPT Images is powered by our flagship image generation model, delivering more precise edits, consistent details, and image generation up to 4× faster. The upgraded model is rolling out to all ChatGPT users today and is also available in the API as GPT-Image-1.5.

  • BBVA and OpenAI collaborate to transform global banking 6 days ago

    BBVA is expanding its work with OpenAI through a multi-year AI transformation program, rolling out ChatGPT Enterprise to all 120,000 employees. Together, the companies will develop AI solutions that enhance customer interactions, streamline operations, and help build an AI-native banking experience.


Google AI

  • What’s new with Google Cloud 5 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 8 - DEC 12 * Application Design Center is now Generally Available We're excited to announce the General Availability (GA) of Application Design Center, enabling platform teams and developers to streamline cloud application infrastructure design, deployment, and evolution, ensuring security and best practices.

  • Google Cloud Europe establishes new European Advisory Board a month 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 global harms of restrictive cloud licensing, one year later 3 months ago
    Inside Google Cloud

    A year ago today, Google Cloud filed a formal complaint with the European Commission about Microsoft’s anti-competitive cloud licensing practices — specifically those that impose financial penalties on businesses that use Windows Server software on Azure’s biggest competitors.  Despite regulatory scrutiny, it’s clear that Microsoft intends to keep its restrictive licensing policies in place for most cloud customers. In fact, it’s getting worse.  As part of a recent earnings call, Microsoft disclosed that its efforts to force software customers to use Azure are “not anywhere close to the finish line,” and represented one of three pillars “driving [its] growth.” As we approach


The Deep View

  • AI's impact on jobs is getting more complicated 8 hours ago by The Deep View

    Welcome back. With its new version of ChatGPT Images, OpenAI has launched its answer to Google's Nano Banana Pro. Make no mistake, Google's new model has been a breakthrough in creating more realistic images. A lot of that has been achieved by making the images more flawed, like our phone photos. The problem with Google's tool is that it sometimes changes parts of the image you don't want to change. That's what ChatGPT is trying to improve. It's promising that it only changes the parts of the image you want, making it much more effective as a photo editor. We'll

  • Nvidia wants to fill AI's open-source gap a day ago by The Deep View

    Welcome back.  If you've tried Google's Nano Banana Pro for creating AI-generated images in Gemini, then you've probably been impressed by how much more realistic the images are compared to earlier versions of tools like DALL-E and Midjourney. What's surprising is that the new AI image generators are looking more real by being more imperfect, as The Verge aptly put it. Specifically, it's making AI-generated images look more like our flawed phone photos, so you can no longer spot them by how smooth and perfect they look. That makes it even more critical for the industry to adopt C2PA watermarks.

  • Trump's EO nationalizing AI lacks teeth 2 days ago by The Deep View

    Welcome back. I'm Jason Hiner, and I'm thrilled to introduce myself as the new Editor-in-Chief of The Deep View. I've had a front-row seat analyzing how tech has reshaped the world over the past couple of decades, and I've been covering AI since 2013. Now I'm excited to cover it full-time with the team at The Deep View because there are a lot of big questions to ask as AI transforms work and society in the years ahead. And we're going to be covering it in some new ways, too — more on that soon! In the meantime, I'm glad

  • Physical AI goes from words to worlds 3 days ago by The Deep View

    Welcome Back. The robots are taking over. Or, at least, they’ll be able to fold our laundry and do our dishes once they learn how to move their fingers properly. The physical AI market is rapidly accelerating as developers and researchers seek new ways to make AI that sees the world as humans do. But as it turns out, making a robot that actually works isn’t an easy feat. IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER 1. PHYSICAL AI GOES FROM WORDS TO WORLDS 2. ROBOTS HAVE A DATA PROBLEM 3. WHY AGI MIGHT NEED A BODY RESEARCH PHYSICAL AI GOES FROM WORDS TO WORLDS Physical AI might be on the

  • OpenAI’s GPT-5.2 is really good at spreadsheets 5 days ago by The Deep View

    Welcome back. As AI continues to crowd headlines, take up user attention and pervade our daily lives, TIME magazine took the opportunity to spotlight the likes of Jensen Huang, Sam Altman, Elon Musk and Dario Amodei on Thursday: The magazine awarded its annual “Person of the Year” designation to the modern architects of AI. TIME said in a post on X that these tech leaders, developers, and investors are “delivering the age of thinking machines,” paving the way for a future with no turning back. IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER 1. OPENAI’S GPT-5.2 IS REALLY GOOD AT SPREADSHEETS 2. DISNEY CHOOSES SIDES IN THE AI