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:

• OpenAI Partners with U.S. Government for Nuclear Weapon Security

• Google's New AI Can Call Businesses for You

• Microsoft Brings OpenAI’s o1 Model to Copilot for Free

• OpenAI is Accelerating The Launch of its o3-Mini Model

• And more AI news….

Top Developments

OpenAI

OpenAI Partners with U.S. Government for Nuclear Weapon Security

The Gist: OpenAI has struck a deal with the U.S. National Laboratories to integrate its o1 AI models into nuclear security research, raising concerns about AI reliability in critical defense applications.

Key Details:

• Up to 15,000 scientists will use OpenAI’s o1 models for nuclear security research.

• OpenAI claims the AI will help "reduce the risk of nuclear war and secure nuclear materials."

• Critics worry about AI’s history of hallucinations and security vulnerabilities.

• The partnership aligns with OpenAI’s broader push into government work, including its new ChatGPT Gov platform.

• The announcement comes as OpenAI seeks a $340 billion valuation and deepens ties with the Trump administration.

Google

Google's New AI Can Call Businesses for You

The Gist: Google has introduced "Ask for Me," an AI-powered calling service that contacts businesses to gather information on pricing and availability.

Key Details:

• The service uses the same AI tech as Google Duplex, but focuses on auto shops and nail salons for now.

• Users search for a service, enter their query, and the AI makes the call, summarizing the response.

• Currently available only in select regions via the Chrome browser.

• Businesses can opt out, but it remains to be seen how they will react to AI-generated calls.

Microsoft

Microsoft Brings OpenAI’s o1 Model to Copilot for Free

The Gist: Microsoft is making OpenAI’s o1 reasoning model available to all Copilot users, offering advanced AI capabilities at no cost.

Key Details:

• The "Think Deeper" feature allows Copilot to process complex queries and provide in-depth reasoning.

• Previously limited to Copilot Pro users, it's now free for all.

• Users can access it via the Copilot mobile app by selecting "Think Deeper" after entering a query.

• Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman highlighted its usefulness in career advice, project planning, and research.

Quick Gist

Microsoft has added the open-source DeepSeek R1 LLM to Azure AI Foundry, raising competition concerns for OpenAI amid scrutiny of DeepSeek’s training data sources (Read More).

Google’s Gemini app is upgrading to Gemini 2.0 Flash, improving performance in brainstorming, writing, and other AI-assisted tasks (Read More).

OpenAI is accelerating the launch of its o3-mini model, offering advanced reasoning capabilities for free, in response to competition from DeepSeek (Read More).

Mistral AI has launched Mistral Small 3, a 24-billion-parameter AI model that rivals larger competitors and can run locally with suitable hardware (Read More).

Apple’s iOS 18.2 update has integrated ChatGPT with Siri, allowing users to generate and share images in Messages using DALL·E technology (Read More).

THAT’S IT FOR TODAY!