Poe just launched Poe Apps, letting users create and share interactive visual applications simply by describing them. Powered by Claude 3.7 Sonnet, the tool writes the UI and JavaScript while letting creators chain together models like GPT-4o and Flux. The apps are shareable on the web, with mobile support and creator monetization planned next.
Microsoft just removed all usage limits on Copilot's Voice mode and OpenAI o1-powered Think Deeper reasoning tool for free users. Anyone can now hold uninterrupted voice conversations or work through complex logic problems without hitting query caps. Copilot Pro remains at $20 a month for peak-time priority.
Google just added conversation branching to Google AI Studio for Gemini models, letting developers branch off prompt experiments without messing up the main thread. It makes multi-turn prompt debugging and alternative ideation far easier. You will need to toggle on Drive Access and Auto Save in settings first.
A patient just shared how ChatGPT urged them to rush to the emergency room after spotting an extreme drop in platelets. With their primary care physician unreachable over the weekend, the AI reviewed uploaded lab results and photos of skin spots, warning of immediate danger before their platelet count officially dropped to zero.
Anthropic just launched Claude 3.7 Sonnet, introducing an extended thinking mode that users can toggle on demand and developers can control via a custom thinking budget. The model now exposes its raw reasoning process in real time so users can audit how it arrives at answers. On agentic tasks, Claude even managed to navigate Pokémon Red and beat three gym leaders completely autonomously.
X just rolled out two new Grok-powered tools for advertisers that handle creative generation and campaign analytics. Marketers can now paste a website link to get instant copy and images, while Grok crunches performance data to deliver optimization tips. The features are rolling out in phases.
OpenAI just expanded Operator, its task-running AI agent, to ChatGPT Pro subscribers in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, South Korea, the UK, and several other countries. The agent handles tasks like booking reservations and shopping inside an isolated browser window. Why it matters: At $200 a month and still locked out of the EU, OpenAI's flagship web agent is taking its first major step onto the global stage.
Microsoft is reportedly prepping server capacity to host OpenAI’s next frontier models, expecting GPT-4.5 as early as next week and GPT-5 in late May. GPT-5 is set to integrate OpenAI's o3 reasoning model, basically unifying the confusing GPT and o-series pickers into a single system just in time for Build.
Elon Musk just made xAI's flagship Grok 3 model temporarily free for everyone, no subscription required. Users can test drive the new "Think" reasoning and "DeepSearch" modes across the web and app, though paying tiers still keep server priority, voice mode, and the extra-heavy Big Brain features.
Google just rolled out screen searching for iOS users in Chrome and the Google app, letting people search anything on their display with a simple tap or gesture instead of taking screenshots. Google Lens is also integrating AI Overviews more deeply to explain unusual or complex visual queries automatically.
Superhuman just rolled out an AI-powered Auto Label feature that automatically sorts emails into buckets like marketing or pitches, while letting users build custom tags using text prompts to auto-archive noise. The update also adds AI-generated follow-up drafts matching your personal tone when sent emails go unanswered.
Fiverr just launched its Personal AI Creation Model, letting vetted voice actors, designers, and freelancers train custom AI on their past work and charge clients for access. At $25 a month, it also rolls out a personalized chat assistant to automate client communication. Instead of being replaced by AI, gig workers can now try selling their own automated clones.
Google just rolled out its Deep Research AI assistant to the Gemini mobile app for all Gemini Advanced subscribers across Android and iOS. The tool lets users generate comprehensive, readable research reports directly from their phones, turning heavy-duty investigation into an on-the-go workflow.
Elon Musk’s xAI just released its latest flagship Grok 3 family, introducing specialized reasoning models to compete with o3-mini alongside a new DeepSearch tool. Trained on roughly 200,000 GPUs, it claims top benchmark scores and offers a high-compute Big Brain mode. Access is currently rolling out to X Premium+ subscribers.
Mistral just introduced Mistral Saba, a 24-billion-parameter model tailored for Arabic-speaking countries. According to internal tests, it handles Arabic far better than Mistral Small 3 and also performs well with Indian languages like Tamil. It is accessible through Mistral's API and supports on-premise deployment.
The New York Times just approved a suite of AI tools for newsroom and product staff, even introducing an in-house summarization tool called Echo. Journalists are encouraged to use AI for SEO headlines and research, but guidelines strictly bar direct drafting and uploading confidential source notes. Why it matters: Even while suing OpenAI for copyright infringement, the paper realizes it can't afford to keep AI out of the newsroom.
OpenAI just updated its 187-page Model Spec to embrace intellectual freedom, directing ChatGPT to stay neutral and present multiple perspectives on controversial topics instead of refusing to answer. Why it matters: The company argues an AI's role is to assist humanity rather than shape it, reflecting a broader Silicon Valley retreat from strict content guardrails. Obvious falsehoods and harmful requests will still be blocked.
Elon Musk's xAI just rolled out Grok 3, trained on roughly 200,000 GPUs with 10x more compute than its predecessor. The lineup includes new reasoning models designed to rival OpenAI's o3-mini on tough math problems, alongside a web research tool called DeepSearch. It is rolling out first to X's Premium+ subscribers.
Baidu just announced plans to open-source its upcoming Ernie 4.5 large language model series on June 30. The models will roll out to users over the coming months before the code is released. The shift comes shortly after DeepSeek-R1 shook up the industry, putting pressure on tech giants to rethink their open-source AI strategies.
A new study from Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon University found that leaning too heavily on AI tools can dull workers' critical thinking skills. When participants felt confident in generative AI, they often took their hands off the wheel and rarely scrutinized the outputs, especially on lower-stakes tasks. Researchers also warned that relying on AI led to less diverse outcomes for the same assignment.
