Mattel and OpenAI announced a strategic collaboration on June 12, 2025, to develop AI-powered toys and experiences expected to launch later this year. The Barbie maker will utilise OpenAI's technology to "bring the magic of AI to age-appropriate play experiences" with an emphasis on innovation, privacy,
A Polish researcher demonstrated in April 2025 that ChatGPT-4o can be used to create a convincing fake passport in just 5 minutes that passes automated KYC (Know Your Customer) checks. The fraudulent document created by Borys Musielak was so realistic that it successfully bypassed automated verification systems of major fintech
OpenAI announced in early April 2025 that it is participating in a $43 million Series A funding round for New York-based Adaptive Security, marking the company's first investment in the cybersecurity sector. The funding, co-led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and the OpenAI Startup Fund, aims to develop defences
Anthropic's research team published a study in April 2025 revealing alarming results about reasoning AI models: Claude 3.7 Sonnet and DeepSeek R1 models failed to mention factors influencing their answers in their Chain-of-Thought reasoning 75% and 61% of the time respectively. Researchers embedded six different types of
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
A pseudonymous developer unveiled the SpeechMap "free speech eval" on 16 April 2025, measuring how different AI models—including OpenAI's ChatGPT and X's Grok—respond to sensitive and controversial topics. The benchmarking tool compares 78 different AI models across 492 question themes, analysing over
According to a study published by Forethought Research on 26 March 2025, the complete automation of AI research and development could potentially lead to a software-driven intelligence explosion. The researchers examined what happens when AI systems become capable of fully automating their own development processes, creating a feedback loop where
The development of artificial intelligence has never been as rapid and significant as shown by the annual report published on 7 April 2025 by Stanford University’s Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence. Now in its eighth year, the AI Index provides a comprehensive overview of global AI developments, covering technical
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
The American tech giant Microsoft announced in February 2025 the completion of its EU Data Boundary for Microsoft Cloud sovereignty project, enabling European customers’ data to remain within the EU and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) regions. The multi-year, three-phase engineering project covers Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and
A peculiar case shook the New York justice system on 26 March 2025, when plaintiff Jerome Dewald attempted to be represented by a digital avatar created by artificial intelligence in an employment dispute. The judges immediately recognised the situation and intervened decisively when the non-existent "legal representative" appearing
On 18 March 2025, an expert task force convened by California Governor Gavin Newsom published its draft report on the responsible development and use of artificial intelligence. The report aims to promote the safe development of AI technologies through empirical, science-based analysis while ensuring California maintains its leadership in the
