Weekly AI Updates: OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and More

OpenAI's new Chat GPT search feature enhances user experience but still lacks the detail found in competitors like Perplexity.

### Weekly AI News Roundup: OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and More Innovations
* 📰 It was a busy week in AI, with OpenAI announcing the rollout of its new **Chat GPT search feature** to all Pro users, allowing for **web searches directly from the chat interface**.
* 🔍 Users can now search for specific topics, like the **best YouTube channels about AI**, and receive results, although the detail may not match competitors like Perplexity, which provides **more context in its responses**.
* 💬 OpenAI also introduced a **chat history search feature**, enabling users to find past conversations on topics like **Quantum Computing**, enhancing the **overall user experience**.
* 🎤 The leadership team at OpenAI participated in an AMA on Reddit, discussing future updates, including the **potential for AGI with current hardware** and the anticipated focus on **AI agents in 2025**.
* 📱 Meanwhile, Anthropic launched a mobile app update that allows **voice dictation** and also rolled out its app for Windows and Mac, making it **more competitive in the AI landscape**.
* 💻 In the realm of coding, Anthropic's Claude and Google's Gemini models are now available in GitHub Copilot, showcasing a **shift towards using competitor models** in Microsoft’s ecosystem.
* 🌍 Google's AI overviews in search have expanded globally, with the CEO noting that **over 25% of new code at Google is generated by AI**, highlighting its **growing role in software development**.
* 🤖 Lastly, Apple announced new hardware and software features aimed at **enhancing AI capabilities**, including a new operating system and **AI-powered improvements** across their devices.

The AI Search Engine War (And Other AI News)

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OpenAI has rolled out a new Chat GPT search feature to all Pro users, allowing them to search the web for information.

The platform also introduced a chat history search feature and advanced voice mode in its Windows and Mac apps.

Additionally, the leadership team at OpenAI held an AMA on Reddit, discussing future updates and the potential for achieving AGI with current hardware.

Hardware advancements are believed to be key to achieving AGI, with AI agents becoming a major focus for OpenAI in 2025.

Anthropic has introduced voice dictation on its mobile app and launched Mac and Windows apps, while also integrating Claude and Gemini into GitHub Copilot.

Microsoft's branching out to use competitor models in GitHub Copilot is notable, given its strong relationship with OpenAI.

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Google's AI search overviews have expanded to over 100 countries, and the Gemini API now allows app developers to use Google search results.

Meta has released an open version of Google's podcast generator and made a deal with Reuters for news content, while also working on its own AI-powered search engine.

Meta's Move into Search and Apple's AI Announcements

Meta is reportedly planning to launch its own search product, following the footsteps of OpenAI, Google, and Perplexity.

XAI's Grok has added image understanding, but users need a premium account, and it can only describe images, not generate them.

Apple's recent announcements include the rollout of iOS 18.

2 with AI features, new hardware releases with M4 chips, and a forthcoming summary of app reviews in the Apple App Store.

The Impact of Recraft V3 and New AI Tools

Recraft V3's image generation model gained popularity by winning 72% of votes on a leaderboard, outperforming competitors like Lux One Pro and Mid Journey.

The model's unique ability to generate images with long texts and its impressive image outputs created a buzz, leading to its recognition.

Additionally, 11 Labs introduced X2 Voice, a tool that creates a character based on a user's tweets, while Do's new feature, Personas, allows users to save and reimagine the essence of a song across their creations.

Creating a Folky Song and Exploring New Features

The user creates a private Persona for acoustic folk music and generates a song about a wolf howling at the moon.

A new high-quality Avatar feature is launched, allowing real-time conversations with a virtual version of oneself.

Wonder Dynamics introduces Wonder Animation, which can replace entire scenes with CGI characters, offering a Pixar-like transformation of footage.

AI-Generated Village Outpost and Robotics Advances

° Coinbase launched a tool called based agent, allowing users to set up AI agents for crypto tasks in under 3 minutes.

Meta's research in embodied AI focuses on touch perception and dexterity, while Boston Dynamics showcased a fully autonomous robot sorting items, highlighting its advanced capabilities.

Physical Intelligence has developed Pi Z, a general-purpose robot model that learns by watching other robots and humans.

These robots can autonomously perform tasks like doing laundry, busing tables, and assembling boxes.

The company aims to create artificial physical intelligence, allowing users to simply ask robots to perform any task, similar to interacting with a large language model.