AI chatbot subscriptions soar to over $200 per month as companies bank on attracting early adopters willing to pay premium prices for alpha products, hoping mainstream adoption will follow as AI tools become more user-friendly and provide better guidance.
In a groundbreaking move, Imax embraces AI-generated films, inking a deal with Runway AI to screen ten AI-created short films from the 2025 AI Film Festival across its US theaters, signaling AI's potential integration into the theatrical exhibition industry.
Wan2.2, a new video diffusion model, unleashes cinematic video generation by combining Mixture-of-Experts architecture, meticulously curated aesthetic data, and an open-sourced 5B model with high-compression VAE for efficient 720P video synthesis.
Microsoft's Copilot AI now has a virtual identity, Copilot Appearance, that responds with real-time facial expressions, allowing users to visually interact with the AI as it gains a permanent identity intended to age over time.
In a groundbreaking move, Hallwood Media inks record deal with AI music sensation Imoliver, the 'top-streaming music designer' on Suno platform, marking first time a Suno creator signs with label; Imoliver's hit 'Stone' with over 3 million Suno plays to hit streaming platforms on August 8.
Nearly 1 billion users are becoming addicted to OpenAI's AI products, outsourcing critical thinking and risking cognitive skill atrophy, dividing the workforce into 'AI drivers' managing AI and 'AI passengers' relying on it.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg aggressively poaches top AI talent from rivals like OpenAI and Google with multimillion-dollar pay packages, spending billions in a race to achieve artificial superintelligence before competitors, raising concerns about alignment with Meta's core business.
SoftBank-backed LegalOn secures $50M funding, unveiling AI-powered contract review software that cuts review times by 85% and AI agent tools developed in partnership with OpenAI, leveraging advanced models grounded in legal expertise.
OpenAI unveils GPT-5, a groundbreaking language model set for August release, boasting reasoning prowess from the o3 model, with CEO Sam Altman teasing its impressive capabilities.
OpenAI readies the release of GPT-5, a groundbreaking AI model combining traditional and reasoning capabilities, with mini and nano versions accessible via its API in August 2025.