Anysphere, an AI startup, poaches Boris Cherny and Cat Wu, key engineers from Anthropic's Claude team, to lead its efforts in developing 'agent-like' AI features for automating complex coding tasks, with Cherny as chief architect and head of engineering, and Wu as head of product.
In a bold move shaking up the generative AI landscape, Chinese tech giant Baidu releases its powerful Ernie large language model as open source, sparking debate over potential disruption and China's AI leadership while pressuring closed AI providers like OpenAI.
ChatGPT API and LangChain enable a Retrieval-Augmented Generation pipeline that generates accurate responses by retrieving relevant context from local text files stored in a FAISS vector database, showcasing the power of integrating large language models with external data sources.
11.ai unveils a voice-driven AI assistant that integrates with productivity tools through MCP, enabling users to accomplish tasks like planning, research, and project management using voice commands, powered by ElevenLabs Conversational AI with low latency and multimodal support.
Legal AI startup Harvey secures $300 million funding at $5 billion valuation, aiming to expand its AI-powered services for lawyers globally with plans to double headcount and venture into new professional domains like tax accounting while serving 337 clients across 53 countries.
Researchers uncover AI systems' tendency to generate convincing yet incorrect responses called 'hallucinations', stemming from flawed training data; users can combat AI misinformation through awareness and critical thinking.
Legal AI startup Harvey skyrockets to $5 billion valuation after securing $300 million in Series E funding, marking a 67% jump from its $3 billion valuation just four months ago as the company reaches $75 million in annualized revenue and plans aggressive expansion into tax accounting services.
Leaked code reveals xAI is developing an AI-powered file editor with spreadsheet capabilities for Grok, Elon Musk's ambition to turn X into an 'everything app' to rival OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft.
Microsoft introduces Mu, a compact language model engineered for efficient performance on edge devices and NPUs, powering the new AI-powered agent in Windows Settings that understands natural language queries and adjusts relevant settings.
LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky reveals AI writing assistant underperforms expectations as users face backlash for AI-generated posts, impacting economic opportunities, while AI job listings surge 6x and users add AI skills at 20x rate.