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 Launches New GPT 4.1 API for Developers

• ByteDance Launches New AI Video Generation Model

• Notion Launches an AI-Powered Email Client

• NVIDIA Will Now Manufacture AI Supercomputers in US

• And more AI news….

Top Developments

OpenAI

OpenAI Launches New GPT 4.1 API for Developers

The Gist: OpenAI has officially launched GPT-4.1, a faster, cheaper, and more capable upgrade to its previous models, with a massive context window and smarter performance across the board. The release comes as the company delays the launch of GPT-5.

Key Details:

• GPT-4.1 outperforms GPT-4o in nearly every area, especially coding and following instructions.

• It supports a massive 1 million token context window for richer, more detailed prompts.

• The model is 26% cheaper than GPT-4o, and includes two smaller versions: Mini and Nano.

• GPT-4 and GPT-4.5 will be phased out in favor of this more efficient release.

ByteDance

ByteDance Launches New AI Video Generation Model

The Gist: Seaweed is a powerful new AI model that creates high-quality, realistic videos from just text, images, or audio. It supports everything from storytelling to real-time video creation with precise control and lifelike results.

Key Details:

• Can generate videos with human characters, emotions, and synced audio.

• Accepts images or references to guide video direction and motion.

• Supports consistent, multi-shot storytelling with detailed control.

• Creates real-time videos in HD and upscales to 2K resolution.

Notion

Notion Launches an AI-Powered Email Client

The Gist: Notion has launched a smart email client for Gmail that uses AI to help users organize messages, write replies, and manage schedules—all integrated with the rest of the Notion platform.

Key Details:

• Lets users customize inbox views to match their workflow.

• Uses AI to auto-label and sort emails by topic or task.

• Syncs with Notion Calendar to suggest meeting times.

• Free to use with limits or available fully through a paid plan.

Quick Gist

NATO awarded Palantir a contract to implement its Maven Smart System for AI-enabled battlefield operations, boosting military capabilities across allied nations.
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Meta is starting to train its AI with public content from EU users to improve cultural relevance while maintaining legal compliance and user privacy controls.
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NVIDIA is building U.S.-based factories to manufacture AI supercomputers and Blackwell chips, aiming to strengthen supply chains and generate hundreds of thousands of jobs.
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Google is preparing for a potential "Post-AGI" era by hiring a scientist to explore the societal impacts of artificial general intelligence, despite its uncertain arrival.
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Cohere launched Embed 4, a new embeddings model with a 128,000-token context window, offering improved multimodal processing for complex enterprise data.
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Security researchers warn that generative AI hallucinations could lead to ‘slopsquatting’ attacks, where fake software packages mimic real ones to spread malware.
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Apple is enhancing its AI by analyzing anonymized user data directly on devices, shifting from its previous strategy of relying solely on synthetic training data.
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THAT’S IT FOR TODAY!