Welcome to Get The Gist, where every weekday we share an easy-to-read summary of the latest and greatest developments in AI—news, innovations, and trends—all delivered in under 5 minutes! ⏱

In today’s edition:

• Microsoft Makes OpenAI's o1 Free for All Copilot Users

• Perplexity to Launch Free Reasoning Update for Android Assistant

• Google Brings Samsung's AI Feature to Pixel 9

• Allen Institute’s Tülu 3 AI Model Surpasses DeepSeek v3 & GPT-4o

• And more AI news….

Top Developments

Microsoft

Microsoft Makes OpenAI's o1 Free for All Copilot Users

The Gist: Microsoft is now offering OpenAI's o1 reasoning model, Think Deeper, for free to all Copilot users, enabling them to access advanced reasoning features without needing a subscription.

Key Details:

• Think Deeper, initially a paid feature for Copilot Pro subscribers, is now available for all Copilot users.

• The tool allows Copilot to provide step-by-step answers to complex questions and evaluate multiple perspectives.

• The feature is useful for tasks like comparing options, coding, or planning detailed projects.

• Microsoft’s AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman announced the feature's expanded availability, emphasizing future improvements.

Perplexity

Perplexity to Launch Free Reasoning Update for Android Assistant

The Gist: Perplexity is set to roll out a major update to its Android assistant, adding free reasoning capabilities for users who replace Gemini as their default assistant, enhancing the quality and reliability of responses.

Key Details:

• Users who switch from Gemini to Perplexity as their default assistant will gain free access to reasoning features.

• Perplexity Pro users will receive 500 daily DeepSeek R1 queries, while free users get 5 queries.

• Reasoning models, like DeepSeek’s R1, ensure more thoughtful and reliable answers.

• The assistant will be more sophisticated and capable of handling complex tasks.

Google

Google Brings Samsung's AI Feature to Pixel 9

The Gist: Google is rolling out Samsung's Gemini Talk Live shortcut to Pixel 9 users and last year's Galaxy S24 series, enhancing AI interaction by allowing real-time assistance with images, videos, and documents.

Key Details:

• Gemini Talk Live lets users instantly interact with AI based on content on their screen, without needing to switch apps or copy-paste information.

• Pixel 9 users can already access the feature, but some Galaxy S24 Ultra users are still waiting for it.

• Users can customize the feature by turning off auto-submit for more control over the content sent to Gemini.

• The feature is expected to become a standard on Android devices, much like the Circle to Search feature.

Quick Gist

Anthropic CEO has downplayed the significance of DeepSeek's AI models and is calling for increased U.S. chip sanctions on China (Read More).

OpenAI is investigating DeepSeek for intellectual property violations, alleging that the Chinese AI startup used its data to improve its own AI models while competing in the market (Read More).

Google’s Gemini AI is enhancing Google Sheets with automated data visualizations and trend insights, now rolling out to most Workspace plans and Google One AI Premium subscribers (Read More).

The U.S. Copyright Office has ruled that AI-generated works cannot be copyrighted, but AI-assisted works may qualify if there is significant human involvement (Read More).

SoftBank is in talks to invest up to $25 billion in OpenAI, potentially becoming its largest investor and strengthening its Stargate Project ambitions (Read More).

The Allen Institute for AI has launched Tülu 3, a 405-billion-parameter open-source language model that surpasses DeepSeek v3 and rivals GPT-4o (Read More).

THAT’S IT FOR TODAY!