OpenAI partners with four consulting firms to boost enterprise AI
OpenAI has launched "Frontier Alliances," partnering with four major consulting firms to help enterprises integrate its AI tools and overcome relatively slow adoption rates.
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530 storiesGuide Labs releases interpretable 8-billion-parameter LLM
Guide Labs has released Steerling-8B, an 8-billion-parameter LLM designed to be interpretable, which can achieve 90% of the capability of existing models using less training data.
Citrini Research models potential economic risks of agentic AI
Citrini Research published a scenario suggesting that agentic AI could cause significant economic destruction, including doubled unemployment and major stock market declines, within two years.
MrBeast acquires fintech startup Step as creator models shift
MrBeast's company is acquiring financial technology startup Step as Hollywood studios challenge ByteDance's new AI video model, signaling a shift toward business diversification.
Sam Altman pushes back on AI energy and water usage claims
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman dismissed claims about AI water usage as totally fake and argued that AI energy efficiency is probably catching up to human consumption.
Google VP warns two AI startup models may not survive
Google executive Darren Mowry warns that LLM wrappers and AI aggregators may not survive as the market shifts toward startups with deeper, defensible intellectual property.
OpenAI debated reporting shooter's ChatGPT use to police
OpenAI reportedly debated whether to report a user to law enforcement after safety tools flagged chats from an 18-year-old involved in a Canadian mass shooting.
xAI delayed model release to improve Baldur’s Gate performance
xAI reportedly delayed a model release to improve its performance on Baldur’s Gate queries, though testing shows its gaming advice is now about on par with competitors.
Google’s AI film cohort sparks debate on the future of cinema
Google’s five-week AI cohort for independent filmmakers highlights the tension between using generative tools for creative efficiency and the existential risks posed to artistic labor.
OpenAI deepens India footprint with new usage data and partnerships
OpenAI revealed that users under 30 account for 80% of ChatGPT usage in India, as the company expands its footprint in its second-largest market.
Google launches Gemini 3.1 Pro as AI model competition intensifies
Google has released Gemini 3.1 Pro, a new model that may be one of the most powerful yet, as the race for agentic AI capabilities accelerates.
Why AI tools are changing roles rather than replacing humans
The CEOs of Read AI and Lucidya argue that AI tools will augment human roles to scale outcomes, keeping humans central to decision-making.
OpenAI partners with Pine Labs to automate payments in India
OpenAI has partnered with Indian fintech Pine Labs to integrate AI-driven reasoning into its payments stack, a move that could potentially accelerate AI-led commerce in India.
Google expands AI music tools globally with Lyria 3 model
Google is rolling out AI music generation via its Lyria 3 model to Gemini and YouTube globally, though the feature remains in beta.
Microsoft bug exposed confidential emails to Copilot AI
A Microsoft bug allowed Copilot AI to summarize confidential emails for weeks, bypassing data loss prevention policies and prompting the European Parliament to block the tool.
OpenAI partners with six Indian universities to scale AI skills
OpenAI is partnering with six Indian higher-education institutions, aiming to reach more than 100,000 students and faculty over the next year to integrate AI into academic workflows.
Sarvam expands edge AI to phones, cars, and smart glasses
Sarvam plans to deploy its edge AI models on feature phones, cars, and smart glasses, marking a strategic pivot from enterprise software to consumer-facing applications.
Sarvam bets on open-source AI to reduce reliance on foreign platforms
Sarvam has unveiled new open-source AI models, aiming to reduce reliance on foreign platforms while betting that efficient, smaller systems can compete with U.S. and Chinese rivals.
Anthropic releases Sonnet 4.6 with 1 million token context window
Anthropic has released Sonnet 4.6, its new default model for Free and Pro users, featuring a 1 million token context window and continuing its four-month update cycle.
Infosys partners with Anthropic to build enterprise AI agents
Infosys has partnered with Anthropic to integrate Claude models into its Topaz platform, aiming to build autonomous enterprise AI agents amid industry-wide disruption fears.