OpenAI has formed a partnership with U.S. National Laboratories to apply its AI models to scientific research and nuclear security initiatives. According to Hayden Field at CNBC, the collaboration will give up to 15,000 scientists access to OpenAI’s o1 series models. The partnership aims to enhance power grid cybersecurity, advance disease treatment research, and deepen … Read more
The U.S. Copyright Office has issued new guidelines confirming that AI-generated content can receive copyright protection when humans make substantial contributions or modifications. This clarification came in a document titled “Copyright and Artificial Intelligence, Part 2: Copyrightability,” as reported by Carl Franzen for VentureBeat. The guidelines outline three scenarios where AI-generated material qualifies for copyright … Read more
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has issued legal advisories warning artificial intelligence companies that many of their current practices may violate state laws. According to an article by Lucas Ropek, the memo identifies three main areas of concern: the use of AI for deception through deepfakes and chatbots, false advertising of AI capabilities, and discriminatory … Read more
Researchers at Hugging Face have launched a project to create an open-source version of DeepSeek’s R1 AI reasoning model. As reported by Kyle Wiggers for TechCrunch, the initiative called Open-R1 aims to duplicate all components of the original model, including training data and methods. Led by Hugging Face’s head of research Leandro von Werra, the … Read more
Chinese AI company DeepSeek has released a new family of AI models called Janus-Pro, with capabilities in both image analysis and creation. The models, ranging from 1 billion to 7 billion parameters, are available for download on the Hugging Face platform under an MIT license, allowing unrestricted commercial use. According to DeepSeek, the largest model … Read more
DeepSeek, a Chinese AI company, has disrupted the artificial intelligence landscape with its newly released R1 model, which matches the performance of OpenAI’s o1 at approximately 3-5% of the cost. The model, launched on January 20, 2025, has quickly become the most downloaded AI model on HuggingFace with over 109,000 downloads, demonstrating significant developer interest. … Read more
OpenAI has introduced Operator, an AI-powered agent capable of performing web-based tasks autonomously through its own browser interface. The tool, currently available as a research preview to ChatGPT Pro subscribers in the United States, represents the company’s first venture into AI agents that can interact directly with computer interfaces. The system is powered by a … Read more
Y Combinator-backed Origami Agents has secured $2 million in seed funding to develop AI research agents that support human sales teams. As Michael Nuñez reports for VentureBeat, the San Francisco-based startup focuses on automating sales research tasks rather than replacing sales representatives entirely. Founded four months ago, the company has achieved $50,000 in monthly recurring … Read more
Apple has appointed Kim Vorrath, a 36-year company veteran, to help improve its artificial intelligence capabilities and Siri digital assistant. According to a Bloomberg report by Mark Gurman, Vorrath joins Apple’s AI division as a top deputy to AI chief John Giannandrea. The move comes as Apple aims to catch up with competitors like OpenAI, … Read more
The founder and former CEO of San Francisco-based AI chatbot company GameOn has been indicted on fraud charges. According to Reuters reporter Jonathan Stempel, Alexander Beckman, 41, faces 23 criminal counts for allegedly defrauding investors of over $60 million. His wife Valerie Lau Beckman, 38, was also charged with 16 counts. Prosecutors claim Beckman misled … Read more