While some Microsoft divisions are making AI use mandatory, and Amazon saying they will reduce headcount due to AI, Google seems to be struggling with uptake.
Only about 50% of users of an internal AI coding tool, Cider, uses the service weekly, writes CNBC.
The result might not be all that surprising, as AI is used the most to solve issues in translation, communication and writing — and is least used in areas such as construction and other manual labor.
Data is from 2024
From studying some 200,000 anonymized copilot sessions in the USA during 2024, Microsoft has been able to produce a list of the 40 most vulnerable jobs — and the 40 least affected ones.
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The general idea behind the mode is that it can ask Socratic questions to assess your knowledge levels and guide you step by step through problems — to help you learn instead of just giving you a quick fix.
Continue reading “OpenAI debuts «Study Mode» to help students learn, not just copy”
The idea of turning on Copilot Mode is to get it involved in your tabs and research, to distill info from web pages and do basic tasks.
Continue reading “Microsoft launches experimental Copilot Mode for Edge”
The feature means you can now simply doodle on an image (or video frame) in any app of your choosing, upload the picture to Frames to Video — and Flow will understand it and compose the video around it:
ChatGPT 5 in August?
The rumor mill is humming into high gear, with Sam Altman talking up the model in podcasts, saying ChatGPT 5 is «smarter than all of us.» He said earlier that the model «is coming soon,» and now Tom Warren at The Verge is saying that «after some additional testing and delays» — the model is expected to come as early as next month, according to his sources. Apparently, it is so good, Altman «felt useless relative to the AI,» but it seems we can check ourselves in a matter of weeks.
More at The Verge (paywalled), Axios, short video at r/singularity, and watch the Theo Von podcast with Sam Altman.
Vibe coding goes wrong, starts deleting files
Both Replit and Gemini CLI had some real horror stories this week, after deleting files and projects instead of relocating them or pushing them to production. First, Replit started lying and decieving a user after deleting his database in what it later admitted was a «catastrophic error of judgement.» Then Gemini CLI deleted project files for another user, instead of transferring them to a new directory. «I have failed you completely and catastrophically,» Gemini said after it was discovered. So, always create backups and keep them safe while vibe coding, as these AIs, like others, can and will hallucinate.
More at Ars Technica and The Register.
Google debuts «Web Guide»
The feature uses a custom Gemini model to «fan out» your queries and find other interesting sites on the topic you are googling, putting them into a «More»-segment under your links, that you can use for further tips and digging. It’s slightly reminiscent of AI Mode, and is a graduate of Search Labs that many may have seen before. It should be making its way to the «All» results «over time.»
More at Google’s announcement, writeup at Ars Technica.
Trump says AI labs can’t pay for every book
Weighing in on several recent high profile court cases, the US President said that it is «not doable» to pay for every snippet of content an AI consumes. «You can’t be expected to have a successful AI program when every single article, book or anything else that you’ve read or studied, you’re supposed to pay for,» Trump said, and added: «When a person reads a book or an article, you’ve gained great knowledge. That does not mean that you’re violating copyright laws or have to make deals with every content provider.» There are many court cases testing just this very proposition, some over pirated content, so let’s see if these statements carry any weight on those. They likely won’t.
More at TorrentFreak.
A better metric is the AI Mode feature, that is only available in India and the USA, has to be activated by the user, and now has more than 100 million monthly active users, it was revealed during Alphabet’s quarterly earnings call.
— AI is positively impacting every part of the business, said CEO Sundar Pichai.
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After saying at the model launch that they were still working on European access, less than a week later, OpenAI sends this tweet:
Pro users in the European Economic Area and Switzerland, thanks for your patience — ChatGPT agent is now fully rolled out to you.
And the rollout to Plus users globally has started and will continue over the next few days.
— OpenAI (@OpenAI) July 23, 2025
That clearly says the agent is coming to Pro Users in the «European Economic Area and Switzerland.»
It also says Plus users — globally — should have access over the next few days.
So if you happen to be in Europe, are a Pro or Plus subscriber, you should get access to the model shortly.
UPDATE 25/7/25: OpenAI reports that the rollout is complete. You can find it in the feature bar at the bottom of the app window by clicking on the “Agent” icon.
Their new 4.5 GW data center in Abilene, Texas, built in cooperation with Oracle, is indeed part of the Stargate project, they say. As a reply to the report, they are showing operations are already starting.
Continue reading “Stargate was not dead: OpenAI announces 4.5 GW data center in Texas”
OpenAI announced on Saturday that it had won the prestigious gold medal, and now, Google is claiming the same.
For their part, they used an «advanced version» of the DeepThink reasoning model, not a specially tuned model, that included parallel thinking — which can «explore and combine multiple possible solutions before giving a final answer.»
Continue reading “Google also won gold in the International Mathematical Olympiad”
But here’s the truth: None of these numbers are easy to verify — and each company counts differently.
Continue reading “So, who really has the most GPUs in the AI race?”
OpenAI says it was achieved with «our latest experimental reasoning LLM:»
Continue reading “OpenAI wins Math Olympiad gold, a major milestone for AI development”
The test games are easy for humans but exceedingly difficult for machines, and starts out with a 100% score for humans and 0% for AIs tested.
Continue reading “New benchmark from ARC-AGI uses puzzles to test for general intelligence”
Executive order coming on «Woke AI»
The US President is planning a new Executive Order regarding balance in AI models. They are going to have to incorporate more right-wing ideology in order to remain in contention for government contracts.
The order would «dictate that AI companies getting federal contracts be politically neutral and unbiased in their AI models.» No news yet on who will be the arbiter of what is «neutral,» but we can guess, right?
More on The Wall Street Journal, discussion on r/singularity
Anthropic copyright case moves to class action
While Anthropic’s use of purchased books in training was ruled «fair use» by U.S. District Judge William Alsup in late june, their archive of 7 million pirated books was not.
In this phase of the trial, Alsup has okayed it proceeding as a class action suit, on behalf of all pirated authors.
At a maximum penalty of $150,000 for each infringement, that could total a competely debilitating bill if Anthropic is found guilty, and greatly impact the AI industry.
More at Reuters.
Perplexity gets huge India boost
The AI search engine has sealed a deal to give 360 million customers of the Airtel telco their Perplexity Pro service for free. Airtel is the second largest telecoms operator in India. The trial lasts a year and comes with no strings attached, and offers access to ChatGPT models along with Claude Sonnet and Opus 4. It would normally cost $200 per year.
Previously, Google has offered Gemini for free for all students in India, as everyone is trying to capture the enormous market.
More at India Dispatch, TechCrunch, and a press release by Airtel.
Zuckerberg explains «Superintelligence» hires
The Meta CEO just announced a 5GW data center with even more to be built, some the size of Manhattan, in a push worth «hundreds of billions.» In a recent interview with The Information, he explained his reasoning on his expensive AI hires — by saying infrastructure investments pale in comparison to human costs. And, he says, his new hires «want the fewest number of people reporting to them — and the most GPUs.»
See the interview here (25 minutes), and Business Insider on talent motivations.
The ChatGPT Agent should be available in the model selector at the bottom of the ChatGPT window in the app for Pro, Plus and Teams users as of Thursday, but rollout will be «over the next few days,» or over «the coming weeks» for Enterprise and Education users.
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