Chinese technology giant Baidu unveiled its natively omni-modal AI model ERNIE 5.0 at the Baidu World 2025 event, mere hours after OpenAI updated its flagship model to GPT-5.1. In public benchmark slides, ERNIE 5.0 Preview outperformed or matched OpenAI's GPT-5-High and Google's Gemini
A joint study by Anthropic, Oxford University and Stanford has revealed a fundamental security flaw in advanced AI reasoning models: enhanced thinking capabilities do not strengthen but rather weaken models' defences against harmful commands. The attack method called Chain-of-Thought Hijacking successfully bypasses built-in safety mechanisms with more than 80%
Fireflies AI co-founder Sam Udotong recently admitted in a LinkedIn post that when the company launched in 2017, its AI-powered note-taking service charging $100 per month was actually just him and co-founder Krish Ramineni manually transcribing meetings by hand. The company made headlines this summer with a $1 billion valuation,
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has filed an official complaint with the European Ombudsman against the European Commission after discovering that the Commission used OpenAI's ChatGPT system in public documents, likely violating its own internal guidelines and obligations under the treaties. The Commission's guidelines
Anthropic developed a new automated evaluation method for measuring political bias in AI models and published results from testing six models with this measure. The company's Claude Opus 4.1 scored 95% whilst Claude Sonnet 4.5 scored 94% on the even-handedness metric, demonstrating similar levels to Grok
Google CEO Sundar Pichai confirmed that the company's next-generation AI model, Gemini 3.0, will launch before the end of 2025, generating significant anticipation across the tech industry–particularly as Google's Gemini app has reached only 650 million monthly active users, whilst OpenAI's ChatGPT
Exowatt closed a $50 million funding round in November 2025, led by MVP Ventures and 8090 Industries, extending the company's April 2025 $70 million Series A round to a total of $120 million raised. The startup, backed by Sam Altman and Andreessen Horowitz, is attempting to provide continuous,
The British Antarctic Survey unveiled an AI model that reduces seafloor image analysis times from six to eight hours per photo to just a few seconds, allowing researchers to make real-time decisions onboard. The system is designed to deliver rapid, accurate biodiversity data critical for designating marine protected areas, particularly
In 2025, Google has taken its energy strategy to a new level by investing in fusion energy startups that could one day power the immense energy demands of AI systems. The company partnered with Massachusetts-based Commonwealth Fusion Systems, which raised over 1.8 billion USD in 2021 and is now
The European Commission launched the AI Act Service Desk and the Single Information Platform to support the implementation of the EU AI Act Regulation. The new service allows businesses and public institutions to ask tailored questions about the Regulation’s application and verify their exact legal obligations. This initiative is
By 2025, the AI arms race between the United States and China has reached a new level, carrying not only economic but also social consequences. American companies are pouring significant capital into AI development, while China accelerates its industrial and military applications with state support. According to Tim Gordon, Partner
In October 2025, California passed two laws regulating the use of AI companion chatbots, becoming the first U.S. state to establish a legal framework for these applications. The new rules require developers to conduct mandatory safety checks and to report any major safety incidents to the state. The regulations
