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In today’s edition:

• ChatGPT Search Now Available Without an Account

• Elon Musk’s AI Chatbot Grok Expands to Android

• Google Unveils Affordable AI Models in Gemini 2.0 Update

• Hugging Face Launches Open Deep Research

• And more AI news….

Top Developments

ChatGPT

ChatGPT Search Now Available Without an Account

The Gist: OpenAI has removed the sign-in requirement for ChatGPT Search, allowing anyone to access its AI-powered search engine without creating an account.

Key Details

• Users can ask questions in conversational language and receive real-time web-based responses.

• ChatGPT maintains context for follow-up queries, making searches more interactive.

• OpenAI partners with news and data providers to deliver up-to-date info on weather, stocks, sports, and more.

• Recent updates include a more traditional search layout with maps, images, and summarized results.

Grok

Elon Musk’s AI Chatbot Grok Arrives on Android

The Gist: Grok, the AI chatbot from Elon Musk's xAI, is expanding beyond iOS with an upcoming Android launch. The app is already listed on the Google Play Store for pre-registration.

Key Details:

• Grok will be free to use, with optional sign-in for a more personalized experience.

• The app offers text responses, image generation, and real-time information.

• Powered by the Grok 2 AI model, the same technology behind its web version.

• This expansion positions Grok as a direct competitor to ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude.

Google

Google Unveils Affordable AI Models in Gemini 2.0 Update

The Gist: Google has introduced new cost-effective AI models within its Gemini family, including Gemini 2.0 Flash, Flash-Lite, and an experimental update to Gemini 2.0 Pro. The move aims to offer powerful AI tools at lower costs amid rising concerns over AI development expenses.

Key Details:

• Gemini 2.0 Flash is now widely available, offering better performance and simplified pricing.

• Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite, a more affordable variant, is in public preview.

• An experimental update to Gemini 2.0 Pro enhances complex prompt handling and coding tasks.

• The release comes as AI development costs face increasing scrutiny from investors.

Quick Gist

Instagram is introducing AI-generated images for stories, enhancing user creativity and engagement on the platform (Read More).

Microsoft's AI chief Mustafa Suleyman has hired three former DeepMind employees to lead its new AI office in Zurich, enhancing its competitive edge in the tech industry (Read More).

Microsoft launched the GPT-4o-Mini-Realtime-Preview and GPT-4o-Mini-Audio-Preview models within its Azure OpenAI Service (Read More).

Hugging Face launched Open Deep Research, an open-sourced AI research agent that can browse the internet and generate reports (Read More).

OpenAI cofounder John Schulman has left AI safety firm Anthropic after six months, marking another high-profile departure from the organization (Read More).

Amazon is set to unveil an upgraded generative AI-powered version of Alexa, leveraging technology from Anthropic (Read More).

Lyft partnered with Anthropic to implement the Claude AI assistant for customer service inquiries (Read More).

THAT’S IT FOR TODAY!