February was an intense month in the world of artificial intelligence! From new tool launches to billion-dollar investments, the sector keeps evolving. Let's take a look at the major news that shook the market. Keeping an Eye on AI!
AI Releases and Updates
Grok 3 (xAI): Elon Musk introduced the new version of xAI's AI, which promises to be 10 times more powerful than its predecessor. Additionally, its reasoning models are outperforming competitors.
Claude 3.7 Sonnet (Anthropic): The new version of Claude is the first AI model with "Hybrid Reasoning," delivering more well-balanced responses. Access is currently restricted to premium users.
Operator (OpenAI): OpenAI launched an AI agent that can perform tasks on behalf of users, such as restaurant reservations and shopping. Available for ChatGPT Pro subscribers.
Copilot for macOS (Microsoft): Microsoft finally released the Copilot version for macOS, facilitating integration with Apple's operating system.
Firefly AI Subscription (Adobe): Adobe launched a subscription plan for its AI image generation tool. For $9.99/month, users get unlimited access. A video generation version is coming soon.
AI for Public Interest and Open Source
Current AI (Google): This initiative, supported by Google, aims to boost AI studies for social benefits, focusing on health, climate goals, and the environmental impact of technology.
Open Source AI (DeepSeek): DeepSeek announced plans to release parts of its code to the Open Source community, accelerating innovation.
AI in Entertainment and Content Creation
AI-Powered Shorts (YouTube): YouTube Shorts now integrates with DeepMind's Veo2 tool. Creators can generate clips automatically, and the videos will have a label indicating AI-generated content.
AI for Dubbing (YouTube): YouTube announced a significant investment in AI for video dubbing, allowing creators to translate content into multiple languages.
AI Use at The New York Times: The newspaper approved AI use for editing and content production, but with restrictions. The Echo tool was created for summarization, but the team was advised not to use it for writing or reviewing articles.
AI Investments and Expansion
Billions for AI (France and UAE): A billion-dollar agreement between the two countries secured the construction of a data center dedicated to AI research in France, with estimated investments between €30 and €50 billion.
OpenAI Buyout Offer: Elon Musk and investors offered $97.4 billion to acquire OpenAI, but Sam Altman declined with a simple "no, thanks."
Alexa+ (Amazon): Amazon announced an upgrade to the Alexa assistant, introducing a new AI Gen-based architecture. The new version is set to launch by the end of the year.
Technical Advances and Research
AlphaGeometry2 (DeepMind): The AI outperformed gold medalists from the International Mathematical Olympiad, solving 84% of geometry problems from past competitions.
Comet, a New Browser (Perplexity): Perplexity announced the development of Comet, a browser with integrated AI to revolutionize internet navigation. No release date has been set yet.
API Reopened (DeepSeek): After three weeks of downtime due to overloading, DeepSeek has reopened API access.
Gemini Code Assist (Google): Google launched an AI-powered code review assistant. A free version is available, along with a GitHub version offering an "agent" for automatic code review.
February was just the beginning of a year that promises to be revolutionary for AI. Stay tuned for more updates in the next Keeping an Eye on AI! 🚀
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