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News roundup

The top stories in AI today.

NEW LAUNCHES

The latest features, products & partnerships in AI

• Anthropic’s new AI tools improve your prompts to produce better outputs

• TikTok integrates Getty Images into AI-generated content

• How Cybever and Cloud Zeta make 3D environment rendering easy

• Red Hat upgrades OpenShift with AI and edge capabilities

• ChatGPT Windows app launches for all users

• Google launches Gemini AI app for iPhone users

AI AGENTS

Launches, research & more from the AI Agent Report Newsletter

• Salesforce to hire 1,000 sales execs for AI agent rollout

• AI agents for beginners: How to get started (and do it right)

• Microsoft’s Magentic-One is an AI agent that writes code and browses the web

• When AI agents go rogue

• How to reinvent your company and maintain relevance in the age of agentic AI

AI MODELS

Deployment, research, training & infrastructure

• AI models show unexpected behavior in chess gameplay

• Former Google AI researcher claims ChatGPT’s success was delayed

• How custom evals boost LLM app consistency and performance

• Even human PhDs are struggling with this new math benchmark for AI models

• Google DeepMind has a new way to understand the behavior of AI models

• How Microsoft’s next-gen BitNet architecture is turbocharging LLM efficiency

IMPLEMENTATION

Announcements, strategies & programs

• NY-Presbyterian’s measured approach to AI implementation pays off

• AI practitioners reveal top enterprise adoption challenges

• Hybrid compute adoption surges as enterprises seek control over AI assets

• How Writer built an enterprise platform that implements AI for you

• How Zimmerman Advertising uses AI to boost retail marketing

• Japan wants to be the world’s most ‘AI-friendly’ country

• Employees are still concealing AI use from their managers

OTHER INTERESTING STORIES

Compelling stories beyond the usual categories

• Tesla limits advanced AI driving features to newer vehicles

• NASA AI tool answers Earth questions in real time

• Fintech in the EU: Balancing innovation and consumer rights in the AI era

• Facebook AI bot mistakenly encourages eating toxic mushrooms

• How AI-generated codebases can make tech debt more expensive

What’s happening in AI right now

TikTok's two-front AI strategy takes shape

TikTok's new partnership with Getty Images for AI-generated advertising marks the latest move in an escalating competition for automated marketing dominance. The deal gives TikTok's Symphony Creative Studio access to Getty's vast content library - but the implications run deeper than just another feature launch.

Automation arms race

Major platforms are racing to automate every aspect of digital advertising. TikTok's Smart+, Google's Performance Max, and Meta's Advantage+ promise simplified campaign management through AI. What's notable is how differently each platform approaches this challenge - while TikTok partners with Getty, its parent company ByteDance is developing X-Portrait 2, sophisticated technology that transforms still photos into realistic video performances.

The transparency challenge

Early adopters report mixed results. While the tools show promise for generating incremental revenue, they operate as "black boxes" with limited visibility into ad placements and budget allocation. Some advertisers describe misplaced ads and rapid budget depletion without meaningful results. The platforms face growing pressure to balance automation benefits against advertisers' need for control and transparency.

Shifting labor dynamics

TikTok's recent decision to lay off hundreds of content moderators in favor of AI systems signals a broader shift. The move suggests either dramatic improvements in AI capabilities or a changing cost-benefit analysis that favors automation over human oversight. Other platforms will likely watch this transition closely as they evaluate their own content moderation strategies.

Small business impact

This push toward automation particularly affects small businesses, traditionally a key growth segment for digital platforms. New AI tools from major platforms promise to democratize sophisticated advertising capabilities, but many small business owners still struggle with digital literacy and financial management. The gap between AI's potential and businesses' ability to leverage it effectively remains substantial.

Looking ahead

The next few months will likely reveal which approaches to AI-powered advertising prove most effective. Early signs suggest success may depend less on raw technological capability and more on finding the right balance between automation and human oversight. For platforms, advertisers, and investors alike, the key question isn't whether AI will transform digital advertising - it's how quickly and in what ways these transformations will manifest.

What's clear is that this automation wave represents more than just improved efficiency - it's reshaping the fundamental dynamics of digital advertising.

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The findings suggest combining both approaches: training-time builds foundational reasoning, while inference-time optimizes its application. Bagel Network supports this advancement through open-source infrastructure, empowering a community-driven AI evolution through monetizable open source AI.

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AI generated art

A look at the art and projects being created with AI.

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