Google rolls out Veo 2 video generation across Gemini for cinematic content creation

April 15, 2025, 1:20 pm

Google is enhancing its Gemini AI suite by embedding the Veo 2 text-to-video model into its advanced subscriber offerings. This update allows users to generate high-resolution, cinematic video clips from simple text prompts, further expanding the company’s synthetic media capabilities. The integration aims to simplify video content creation, increase accessibility to professional-grade outputs, and intensify competition in the rapidly evolving AI video generation space.

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androidheadlines.com / Google Gemini's AI video generation now rolling out

arstechnica.com / Google’s Veo 2 generative video creator is coming to Gemini

winbuzzer.com / Google Adds Veo 2 AI Video Generation to Gemini Advanced Subscription

blog.google / Generate videos in Gemini and Whisk with Veo 2

gizmodo.com / Google’s Powerful AI Video Generator Veo 2 Just Got a Lot More Accessible

9 stories from 9 sources in 7 hours ago ... #ai #computervision #google #ml #digital-transformation +

OpenAI develops X-like social media network prototype

April 15, 2025, 12:20 pm

Several reports confirm that OpenAI is exploring the creation of its own social media platform modeled on X, integrating ChatGPT’s image generation capabilities and social feed functionality. The early-stage project aims to reshape how users interact online by leveraging OpenAI’s advanced AI models to offer a unique, integrated social experience.

Reddit: r/singularity, r/artificial, r/ChatGPT

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macrumors.com / OpenAI Working on Social Network With Image Generation Features

gizmodo.com / OpenAI Is Reportedly Building Its Own Social Media Platform

winbuzzer.com / OpenAI Develops Social Media Prototype Powered by ChatGPT’s AI Image Generator

zerohedge.com / OpenAI Building "X-Like" Social Network After Grok "Made Everyone Jealous"

techcrunch.com / OpenAI is reportedly developing its own X-like social media platform

bgr.com / OpenAI is reportedly making its own social network to rival X

google.com / OpenAI is working on X-like social media platform, the Verge reports - Reuters

theverge.com / OpenAI is building a social network

15 stories from 10 sources in 8 hours ago ... #ai #software #ml #openai #startups +

Apple Enhances AI with Privacy-Preserving Differential Training

April 14, 2025, 4:20 pm

Apple is revamping its intelligence features by using differential privacy methods to improve its AI without compromising individual user data. The news covers Apple’s multi-faceted approach—from on‑device data conversion and synthetic embeddings, to new privacy‐friendly training techniques—all designed to bolster its intelligence offerings. The company is similarly deploying these methods across its ecosystem, ensuring data remains anonymized via an opt‑in process.

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techcrunch.com / Apple details how it plans to improve its AI models by privately analyzing user data

the-decoder.com / Apple will use your emails to improve AI features without ever seeing them

medianama.com / How Apple Plans to Improve Its Synthetic AI Training Data While Safeguarding User Privacy

bgr.com / Here’s how Apple plans to fix Apple Intelligence and Siri

appleinsider.com / On-device Apple Intelligence training seems to be based on controversial technology

theverge.com / Apple’s complicated plan to improve its AI while protecting privacy

11 stories from 10 sources in 28 hours ago ... #ai #ml #dataprivacy #apple #big-data-analytics +

OpenAI Unveils Enhanced GPT‑4.1 Series Models

April 14, 2025, 1:20 pm

OpenAI has rolled out a new suite of GPT‑4.1 models—including standard, mini, and nano variants—that demonstrate significant advancements in coding proficiency, long-context comprehension, and instruction following. The releases mark a strategic upgrade over earlier iterations as the company positions itself to challenge competitors and shift the competitive balance in the AI space. The new models are available via the API and boast improved performance metrics on benchmarks, further solidifying OpenAI’s leadership in cutting‑edge generative AI technologies.

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techinasia.com / OpenAI introduces GPT-4.1 models with 1m tokens for automation

arstechnica.com / When is 4.1 greater than 4.5? When it’s OpenAI’s newest model.

macrumors.com / OpenAI Launches New Coding-Focused GPT-4.1 Models

androidheadlines.com / OpenAI introduced its latest model, GPT-4.1

the-decoder.com / OpenAI launches GPT-4.1: New model family to improve agents, long contexts and coding

venturebeat.com / OpenAI slashes prices for GPT-4.1, igniting AI price war among tech giants

venturebeat.com / OpenAI’s new GPT-4.1 models can process a million tokens and solve coding problems better than ever

simonwillison.net / GPT-4.1: Three new million token input models from OpenAI, including their cheapest model yet

betanews.com / OpenAI releases GPT 4.1 models and Elon Musk should be terrified for Grok

bgr.com / OpenAI launches new GPT-4.1 models

theverge.com / OpenAI debuts its GPT-4.1 flagship AI model

cnet.com / OpenAI Launches New GPT-4.1 Models

wired.com / OpenAI’s New GPT 4.1 Models Excel at Coding

winbuzzer.com / OpenAI Launches GPT-4.1 Series with Enhanced Coding and Instruction Capabilities

pulse2.com / Vinyl Equity: $11.5 Million (Seed) Raised For Advancing Transfer Agents

29 stories from 18 sources in 31 hours ago ... #ai #software #ml #openai #innovation +

Irish Data Protection Probes Musk’s Grok AI Data Use

April 14, 2025, 12:21 pm

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission has initiated an investigation into Musk’s X over allegations that its Grok AI system unlawfully used public posts from EU users to train its models without proper consent under GDPR. The probe centers on whether the automated data harvesting practices meet the legal transparency and consent requirements, reflecting broader regulatory scrutiny in the tech industry over ethical and lawful AI training methods. The inquiry aims to determine if the data usage framework of Grok breaches European privacy standards.

theregister.com / Ireland opens probe into Musk’s X over Grok’s AI data slurp

the-decoder.com / Irish data protection authority investigates Grok again

2 stories from 2 sources in 32 hours ago ... #ai #ml #dataprivacy #techpolicy +

Meta Resumes AI Training on EU Public Content

April 14, 2025, 11:48 am

Meta has announced it will resume training its artificial intelligence models using public data shared by European users on its platforms including Facebook and Instagram. After a previous pause due to regulatory concerns, the company is moving forward with plans to incorporate public posts, comments, and chats (excluding private messages) into its training datasets. This decision marks a renewed commitment to advancing AI capabilities while navigating stricter EU data privacy standards and regulatory oversight.

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medianama.com / Meta to begin using EU users’ data to train AI models

bgr.com / Meta AI will train on Facebook and Instagram data in Europe – here’s how to turn it off

techinasia.com / Meta to use EU user data for AI training

theverge.com / Meta AI will soon train on EU users’ data

bleepingcomputer.com / Meta to resume AI training on content shared by Europeans

10 stories from 8 sources in 33 hours ago ... #ai #ml #dataprivacy #meta #big-data +

Google Unveils DolphinGemma AI Model to Decipher Dolphin Chatter

April 14, 2025, 11:20 am

Three stories cover Google’s groundbreaking initiative to use artificial intelligence to understand dolphin communications. All accounts focus on the development and upcoming field tests of the AI model, dubbed DolphinGemma, which analyzes decades of recorded dolphin sounds to interpret their chatter. The reports highlight the project’s potential impact on marine research and mention collaborations with academic institutions and wildlife groups in refining the technology.

Bluesky: @winbuzzer.com

techcrunch.com / Google’s newest AI model is designed to help study dolphin ‘speech’

the-decoder.com / Google is using AI and Pixel phones to understand what dolphins are saying

winbuzzer.com / Google Works on DolphinGemma AI Model to Decipher Dolphin Chatter

5 stories from 5 sources in 33 hours ago ... #ai #innovation #ml #google #mobiletech +

AI-generated code hallucinations threaten software safety

April 12, 2025, 8:20 am

Recent reports reveal that AI-powered code generation tools are fabricating non-existent software dependencies—a phenomenon often referred to as 'slopsquatting.' This unexpected behavior is sabotaging code integrity, introducing potential vulnerabilities into the software supply chain, and prompting a reassessment of AI integration in development workflows. Developers and industry experts are scrutinizing these hallucinations, which undermine the reliability of automated coding tools, and are urging for enhanced model training and safeguards to counteract the unintended risks.

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simonwillison.net / Quoting Andrew Nesbitt

bleepingcomputer.com / AI-hallucinated code dependencies become new supply chain risk

theregister.com / AI can't stop making up software dependencies and sabotaging everything

5 stories from 5 sources in 3 days ago ... #ai #cybersecurity #software #devops #automation +

OpenAI Phases Out GPT-4 From ChatGPT Service

April 11, 2025, 11:20 am

OpenAI announced that its GPT-4 language model will be retired from ChatGPT on April 30, as part of its plan to upgrade the service. The company is introducing a new, improved model—GPT-4o—that will replace GPT-4 for the consumer interface while still keeping GPT-4 available via API. This move is aimed at streamlining user experience and accelerating development in AI technology.

cnet.com / OpenAI Is Reportedly Preparing to Launch GPT-4.1

the-decoder.com / OpenAI's GPT-4 retires at the end of April

techcrunch.com / OpenAI will soon phase out GPT-4 from ChatGPT

3 stories from 3 sources in 4 days ago ... #ai #ml #openai #software #innovation +