Renowned futurist Ray Kurzweil predicts AI will achieve 'longevity escape velocity' by 2032, extending human lifespan faster than aging occurs, followed by complete human-AI merger through brain nanobots by 2045, expanding intelligence a millionfold in what he terms 'the singularity.'
OpenSearch 3.3 launches with groundbreaking AI agents that autonomously interpret natural language questions and plan searches across multiple data sources, featuring a redesigned interface, enhanced analytics capabilities, and significant performance improvements including the new Seismic algorithm for neural sparse search.
ChatGPT mobile app downloads plummet 8.1% in October while users slash their daily usage by 22.5% since July, as Google's Gemini competition and less personable AI updates drive users away from the once-dominant platform.
NVIDIA acquires AI coding tool Solver and launches 'AI factories' for vertical integration, positioning itself as an industrial solution provider that trains sector-specific models while addressing power efficiency bottlenecks in AI development.
European research funding faces a crisis as grant applications surge 65% to record highs while success rates crash into single digits, with scientists now competing against overwhelming odds for static budgets.
Encord unveils breakthrough EBind methodology that trains powerful multimodal AI models on single GPUs in hours rather than weeks, with their 1.8 billion-parameter system outperforming competitors using 17 times more parameters by prioritizing data quality over computational brute force.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman defends controversial decision to allow adult erotica content on ChatGPT, declaring the company is not the 'elected moral police of the world' as advocacy groups demand reversal and the AI giant faces mounting safety scrutiny including FTC inquiry and wrongful death lawsuit.
OpenAI recruits renowned black hole physicist Alex Lupsasca to lead new science team as GPT-5 demonstrates breakthrough capability to solve graduate-level astrophysics problems in minutes that typically require days, signaling the company's ambitious push beyond chatbots into serious scientific discovery territory.
DoorDash launches driverless delivery service in Phoenix using Waymo's autonomous Jaguar SUVs, requiring customers to walk to the curb and unlock vehicle trunks via app to retrieve orders from DashMart stores as the company pushes automation to cut labor costs.
General Intuition secures $133.7 million in seed funding to develop AI agents with spatial-temporal reasoning by training foundation models on Medal's massive dataset of 2 billion gaming videos, aiming to create intelligent bots and GPS-free navigation systems for drones.