Character.AI has announced AvatarFX, a new video generation model that can animate both AI characters and uploaded images. According to the company, the technology can generate photorealistic videos with audio that maintain consistency in face, hand, and body movements, even for long-form content. The system builds on diffusion model architecture with a parameter-efficient training pipeline …
Google has released new versions of its Gemma 3 AI models that can run on consumer-grade graphics cards through a technique called Quantization-Aware Training (QAT). This development makes powerful AI models accessible to users without high-end hardware. The company announced that QAT dramatically reduces memory requirements while maintaining high quality performance. Gemma 3’s largest 27B …
In a wide-ranging interview at TED2025, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman addressed pressing questions about artificial intelligence safety, ethics, and the company’s future plans. The conversation, conducted by TED curator Chris Anderson, covered topics from OpenAI’s growth trajectory to the ethical implications of generative AI models. Altman revealed that ChatGPT has reached approximately 500 million weekly …
OpenAI has released two new AI models, o3 and o4-mini, designed to advance reasoning capabilities and introduce novel features like “thinking with images.” These models represent the company’s latest development in its o-series, coming just days after the release of GPT-4.1. The models’ most distinctive feature is their ability to not just recognize images but …
Many people use ChatGPT for writing but end up disappointed with the results: the texts seem too generic and lifeless or simply aren’t helpful. The cause isn’t always the AI itself, but rather how we interact with it. In this article, I’ll show you how to use ChatGPT, Claude, and other AI tools more effectively …
OpenAI has released a new family of AI models called GPT-4.1, focusing on improved coding capabilities, better instruction following, and expanded context windows while simultaneously reducing prices. The new lineup includes three models: GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and GPT-4.1 nano, all available immediately through OpenAI’s API but not yet in ChatGPT. Enhanced capabilities with focus on …
Canva has announced its largest product update yet, Visual Suite 2.0, during its Canva Create 2025 event. The new suite introduces several AI-powered features aimed at bridging the gap between productivity and creativity. A centerpiece of the update is Canva Sheets, a new spreadsheet tool that incorporates AI capabilities like Magic Insights and Magic Formulas …
OpenAI is rolling out an enhanced memory feature for ChatGPT that allows the chatbot to reference past conversations across all interactions. The update aims to make ChatGPT’s responses more personalized and relevant by drawing on previous discussions without requiring users to repeat information. The new capability will initially be available only to ChatGPT Plus and …
Meta has released its newest generation of artificial intelligence models, Llama 4, introducing three variants with improved capabilities. The weekend release included two immediate offerings – Llama 4 Scout and Llama 4 Maverick – with a third model, Llama 4 Behemoth, still in development. According to Meta, Llama 4 models mark “the beginning of a …
Analyst firm Gartner forecasts that global spending on generative AI will reach $644 billion in 2025, representing a 76.4% increase from 2024. According to the report detailed by Sean Michael Kerner in VentureBeat, hardware will account for approximately 80% of this spending, with devices alone claiming $398.3 billion. John Lovelock, distinguished VP analyst at Gartner, …