Last Week in AI & Tech

AI Insights

• OpenAI Codex Cloud Launch: Codex (codex-1) now writes code, fixes bugs, answers code questions, and runs tests via secure cloud agents; available to Pro, Enterprise, and Team users, with Plus and Education coming soon.

• YouTube & Netflix AI Ads: YouTube’s Peak Points uses Gemini AI to place ads at emotional “peak” moments; Netflix is rolling out interactive mid-roll and pause ads blending brand creatives with show visuals.

• AI Agents Form Social Norms: University of London study shows AI agents in “naming games” develop shared conventions without centralized coordination, mirroring human cultural evolution.

• Windsurf’s SWE-1 Models: SWE-1, with lite and mini variants, offers end-to-end software engineering support—coding in editors, terminals, and browsers—backed by a “flow awareness” system.

• LLM Multi-Turn Weakness: Microsoft & Salesforce research finds LLM task performance drops from 90% to 60% in prolonged multi-turn conversations, highlighting context-management challenges.

• DeepMind’s AlphaEvolve: Using Gemini and evolutionary strategies, AlphaEvolve beats the Strassen matrix-multiplication algorithm and matches top solutions on open math problems.

• Anthropic’s Claude Upgrades: Upcoming Claude Sonnet and Opus models will feature hybrid reasoning and expanded tool use; “Neptune” is in safety testing with a bug bounty program.

• FaceAge Prognostics: Mass General Brigham’s AI estimates biological age from facial images and, combined with clinical data, enhances six-month cancer survival predictions.

• Continuous Thought Machines: Sakana AI’s CTMs synchronize neuron-level timing to emulate step-wise brain processing, excelling at complex mazes and nuanced image recognition.

• Gemini Everywhere: Google is integrating its Gemini AI assistant into Wear OS watches, Android Auto, Google TV, and the forthcoming Android XR headset.

• OpenAI’s AGI & Open Source Plans: Chief Scientist Jakub Pachocki predicts AGI by 2030—measured by economic and research impact—and plans an open-weight model release to balance safety and accessibility.

• US Semiconductor Export Policy Reversal: The Trump administration rescinded a Biden-era blanket AI chip export rule in favor of country-specific agreements while keeping China restrictions.

• OpenAI-Microsoft Revenue Rift: Reuters reports OpenAI aims to cut Microsoft’s revenue share from 20% to 10% by 2030 amid negotiations, even as Microsoft seeks long-term access guarantees.

• Papal AI Ethics Call: Pope Leo XIV urged international treaties on AI, framing its development as a moral challenge to human dignity, justice, and labor rights.

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Tech Insights

• Sigma VTOL: Hybrid-electric, 3-seat aircraft with 500 mi range, garage-fit, low noise.

• CRISPR Cure: Infant’s fatal CPS1 deficiency fixed via base editing under FDA emergency use.

• Vision Pro Access: Real-time magnification, object recognition, Braille support, hands-free controls.

• Starlink Wi-Fi: Free, 250 Mbps gate-to-gate connectivity on United’s E-175 jets.

• Electric Bacteria: New cable-bacteria conducts electrons, enabling bioelectronics and microbial fuel cells.

• Quantum QEC: Adaptive codes cut qubit overhead >50% on IBM’s 127-qubit Eagle.

• Hydrogen Truck: Hyundai’s Level 4, fuel-cell semi with 450 mi range.

• Ultrasound Patch: Wearable skin patch offers clinical-grade continuous BP monitoring.

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