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 3 minutes! ⏱

In today’s edition:

• OpenAI Brings Its Image Generation Model to API

• Perplexity Adds AI Voice Assistant to iPhone

• Microsoft Launches Smart Work Agents in Copilot

• OpenAI to Release Its Open Reasoning LLM This Summer

• And more AI news….

Top Developments

OpenAI

OpenAI Brings Its Image Generation Model to API

The Gist: OpenAI’s popular image generation model from ChatGPT is now available to developers through the API, making it easier to create high-quality visuals across different platforms and industries.

Key Details:

• The new model, gpt-image-1, can create diverse and detailed images, follow custom prompts, and generate text within visuals.

• Companies like Adobe, Figma, and Wix are already using it for design, marketing, and creative tools.

• Safety features include content filtering and metadata to verify image authenticity.

• Pricing is based on input and output tokens, with rates depending on image quality and size.

Perplexity

Perplexity Adds AI Voice Assistant to iPhone

The Gist: Perplexity’s iOS app now features a voice assistant that can handle tasks like sending emails, setting reminders, and booking rides, all through simple voice commands.

Key Details:

• The assistant works even when the app is running in the background and supports multi-app actions.

• Users can customize the iPhone Action button to quickly access the assistant.

• Integration includes apps like Uber, Apple Mail, and Apple Music.

• Available for free with limited usage; full access requires a $20/month subscription.

Microsoft

Microsoft Launches Smart Work Agents in Copilot

The Gist: Microsoft 365 Copilot introduces two AI agents—Researcher and Analyst—that help employees with research and data analysis, making complex work easier and faster.

Key Details:

• Researcher gathers insights from both work data and the web to support strategic projects.

• Analyst uses reasoning and Python to analyze data and create forecasts or visualizations.

• Both tools are part of a new early-access Frontier program for Microsoft 365 Copilot users.

• Businesses can customize and automate workflows with new agent-building tools in Copilot Studio.

Quick Gist

The State Bar of California faced backlash after revealing that AI assisted in creating questions for the controversial February 2025 bar exam, despite its defense of the process and prior approval by experts (Read More).

OpenAI plans to release its first open reasoning language model this summer, aiming for fewer usage restrictions and enhanced safety testing compared to competitors (Read More).

Perplexity's Chief Business Officer, Dmitry Shevelenko, testified about Google's search monopoly, proposing his company could successfully manage Chrome if forced to spin it off, while expressing concerns over potential negative impacts from breaking up Google (Read More).

Meta announced wider availability of its Ray-Ban smart glasses features, including live translation and Instagram messaging, along with new color lens options and upcoming enhancements like live AI interactions (Read More).

Adobe launched two new versions of its Firefly generative AI model with enhanced features for Photoshop and Illustrator, including a faster model for efficiency and a more detailed model for complexity, alongside updates to its Creative Cloud apps (Read More).

Google's Gemini has seen increased usage but still trails behind OpenAI's ChatGPT, which has reached approximately 600 million monthly active users, highlighting the high costs of maintaining generative AI models (Read More).

Tesla has begun testing its autonomous ride-hail service with employees in Austin and the Bay Area, ahead of a planned robotaxi launch this summer (Read More).

THAT’S IT FOR TODAY!