In June 2025, Anthropic published the "Project Vend" experiment where Claude AI operated a virtual vending machine that, after initial success, quickly deteriorated. During the 31-day experiment, Claude, granted full decision-making autonomy, initially performed well, increasing revenue by 30% in the first week and achieving positive customer satisfaction
Mistral introduced Mistral Code on June 4th, an AI-powered coding assistant that combines four specialised models to help enterprises complete development tasks faster. The system uses Codestral for code completion, Codestral Embed for code search, Devstral for agentic coding tasks, and Mistral Medium for chat-based support. Mistral Code builds on
Opera announced Opera Neon on May 28th, 2025, a new AI browser designed to perform tasks on users' behalf, including shopping, filling out forms, and coding. The Oslo-based Norwegian company describes it as the first "AI agentic browser" that transforms user intent into action, representing years of
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed at the TED2025 conference on 11 April 2025 that ChatGPT has reached 800 million weekly active users, representing approximately 10% of the world's population. The company's image generation feature launched on 25 March has driven extraordinary growth, with the platform gaining
On 16 April 2025, OpenAI officially launched Codex CLI, an open-source coding tool that runs in the terminal and transforms natural language instructions into executable code. The new tool integrates OpenAI's advanced language models, including o3 and o4-mini, with local coding and computing tasks, enabling developers to perform
In early April 2025, the European Commission officially prohibited AI-powered virtual assistants from participating in its online meetings, first implementing the ban during a video conference with representatives from a network of digital policy support offices across Europe, where an "Online Meeting Etiquette" slide clearly stated: "No
On 2 April 2025, OpenAI introduced PaperBench, a novel performance evaluation system designed to assess AI agents’ capabilities in replicating cutting-edge artificial intelligence research. Developed as part of the OpenAI Preparedness Framework, which measures AI systems’ readiness for complex tasks, PaperBench specifically challenges AI agents to accurately replicate 20 significant
In 2025, AI agents built on foundation models are revolutionising enterprise environments, surpassing traditional generative AI solutions. While most organisations still deploy ChatGPT-like applications, leading companies are adopting autonomous AI agents that respond to commands and execute complex business processes with minimal human intervention. Data-driven results from enterprise implementations demonstrate
On 4 April 2025, GitHub released a public preview of its official, open-source Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server, enabling developers to facilitate seamless communication between artificial intelligence models and the GitHub API. This development is significant as it provides a unified approach for AI models to access GitHub functionalities, such
In March 2025, the IBM AI Ethics Board published a comprehensive report on artificial intelligence agents, detailing the opportunities presented by AI agents, their associated risks, and recommended risk mitigation strategies, highlighting that these systems can create significant value for companies while introducing new types of sociotechnical risks requiring advanced
On 26 March 2025, Microsoft announced the introduction of two new AI agents with deep reasoning capabilities for Microsoft 365 Copilot users. Named "Researcher" and "Analyst," these agents leverage OpenAI technology and will become available to users in April through a new "Frontier" programme.
The AI 2027 report, published on 3 April 2025 under the leadership of former OpenAI researcher Daniel Kokotajlo, presents a detailed roadmap of the accelerating development of artificial intelligence. It predicts that by the end of 2027, AI systems will surpass human capabilities, potentially leading to a severe international crisis
