In a groundbreaking development, a new class of autonomous AI systems called Deep Research agents is revolutionizing autonomous analysis through dynamic reasoning, adaptive planning, multi-hop information retrieval, iterative tool use, and generation of structured analytical reports utilizing advanced techniques.
OpenAI leadership defiantly vows to combat Meta's aggressive poaching of its top researchers, promising higher compensation and creative retention tactics as the AI lab shifts focus to achieving artificial general intelligence over product rollouts.
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son announces plans to invest $33.2 billion in OpenAI, predicting it will become the world's most valuable company and positioning SoftBank as the leading platform provider for artificial superintelligence within a decade.
A groundbreaking AI model called AlphaGenome revolutionizes the prediction of how genetic variations impact gene regulation, offering high-resolution insights across various molecular properties and cell types, achieving state-of-the-art performance for disease understanding and genomic research.
Groundbreaking MIT research reveals ChatGPT diminishes brain activity and critical thinking abilities, as users grow increasingly reliant on AI for responses, raising urgent concerns about integrating such tools into educational settings without rigorous evaluation.
Databricks and Perplexity co-founder Andy Konwinski pledges $100 million to launch Laude Institute, an independent AI research institute that will fund projects through grants, with the first $3 million grant establishing an AI Systems Lab at UC Berkeley.
Meta's failed $32 billion bid for AI firm Safe Superintelligence leads to hiring its CEO Daniel Gross, former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman, and taking a stake in their venture fund NFDG.
Researchers develop an AI model that rapidly identifies low-emission cement formulations while maintaining quality, combining expertise in cement chemistry, math, AI, and engineering to accelerate eco-friendly cement discovery.
Meta unveils an AI lab focused on 'superintelligence,' led by Alexandr Wang from Scale AI, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg aims to outpace rivals in achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI).
UC Irvine leads a $6 million initiative funded by the UC Office of the President, involving researchers from 5 UC campuses and 2 national labs, to develop an AI ecosystem called Geophysicist.AI that integrates data and models to address subsurface challenges like geothermal energy, carbon sequestration, and nuclear waste storage.