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OpenAI has rolled out an ambitious Economic Blueprint advocating for $175 billion in AI investment opportunities, a comprehensive plan poised to reshape the tech landscape in America.

Additionally, Google is making headlines with the integration of Gemini across Workspace, Microsoft is launching groundbreaking AI pricing strategies, and Sam Altman has confirmed the upcoming release of OpenAI’s next-generation o3-mini model.

Join Mike and Paul as they dissect these pivotal changes, along with discussions on Apple’s AI hurdles, TikTok’s turbulent future, and last week’s major AI developments.

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Timestamps

  • 00:06:38 — OpenAI Releases Its Economic Blueprint
  • 00:19:27 — OpenAI “Super-Agent” Rumors + o3 Mini Release Date
  • 00:30:19 — Google Is Giving Away AI Capabilities to Workspace Customers (And Microsoft Is Changing Pricing)
  • 00:40:03 — Google Releases New Research on the Potential Successor to Transformers
  • 00:44:10 — Google Releases Factuality Benchmark for LLMs
  • 00:47:48 — Apple Intelligence Falls Flat
  • 00:52:56 — TikTok Shutdown Drama
  • 00:58:42 — US Patent and Trademark Office Releases Its AI Strategy
  • 01:01:54 — Meta AI Copyright Lawsuit
  • 01:05:04 — Benchmarking the Energy Costs of Large Language Models
  • 01:09:00 — NotebookLM Has to Do “Friendliness” Tuning on Its AI Podcast Hosts
  • 01:10:48 — AI Funding and Product Updates to Watch

Synthesia Raises $180M Round

Cursor Raises $105M

Andreessen Horowitz Leads Series A Round in Company Developing AI for Mental Health

ChatGPT Gets Tasks…

…And Custom Instructions

DeekSeek R-1

Microsoft Introduces Copilot Chat

Adobe Releases AI Tool That Can Edit 10,000 Images in One Click

Luma Releases Ray 2 Video Generation Model

Runway Releases Frames

Summary

OpenAI Releases Its Economic Blueprint

OpenAI has launched its Economic Blueprint, a policy proposal that outlines how the U.S. should approach AI development and regulation. The proposal claims there is an estimated $175 billion in global funds poised for investment in AI initiatives, arguing that failure to capture this investment could result in it going to China. To mitigate this risk, OpenAI suggests establishing AI economic zones, research labs tailored to local industries, and a “National AI Infrastructure Highway” designed for AI development.

The blueprint recommends that the federal government, in collaboration with industry leaders, spearhead the creation of alternatives to the fragmented regulatory landscape that threatens U.S. competitiveness. Furthermore, it delves into the contentious issue surrounding copyright and AI training data, asserting that developers should have access to “publicly available information,” including copyrighted materials for model development.

Google Is Giving Away AI Capabilities to Workspace Customers (And Microsoft Is Changing Pricing)

In a strategic move, Google is offering Gemini as a complimentary addition to its Business and Enterprise customers within all Google Workspace plans. However, this change is accompanied by a small price increase from the previous Standard plan.

Meanwhile, Microsoft is retaining its premium Copilot Pro pricing at $30 per user per month, while unveiling a consumption-based pricing model for certain AI agent capabilities that can streamline workplace processes.

Super-Agent Rumors + o3 Mini Release Date

Significant developments are on the horizon at leading AI labs as there’s rampant speculation about potential breakthroughs from OpenAI. A recent Axios report hinted at a forthcoming announcement that could introduce Ph.D.-level super-agents capable of performing complex tasks. This is perhaps related to Sam Altman’s confirmation of the impending o3-mini model release, which will be available on both their API and ChatGPT platform.

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