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Anthropic has rolled out Claude Sonnet 5 to all users, emphasizing its ability to handle multi‑step software‑engineering tasks, tool use and autonomous planning. In a side‑by‑side test, the new model generated detailed travel itineraries and budget spreadsheets, offering visual maps and interactive checklists that reviewers said felt more like a collaborative assistant than a traditional chatbot. While ChatGPT‑5.5 Medium produced comparable results, Claude’s output was praised for clearer organization and richer visual cues. Neither model can complete bookings or uploads on its own, but the launch signals a shift toward AI agents that finish jobs, not just answer questions.Weiterlesen

OpenAI has floated a proposal to give the United States a 5 percent equity stake in the company, a move that officials in the Trump administration have discussed. The offer sits far below Senator Bernie Sanders’ demand for a sweeping AI wealth fund financed by a one‑time 50 percent tax on leading AI firms, a plan projected to raise about $7 trillion for public programs. The two approaches now face off in Washington as lawmakers weigh how to ensure ordinary Americans benefit from the AI boom.Weiterlesen

Beijing‑based Z.ai unveiled its latest large‑language model, GLM-5.2, last month and immediately secured the fourth spot on Artificial Analysis's Intelligence Index, the highest ranking for any open‑weight model. The system matches the performance of OpenAI's GPT‑5.5 and Anthropic's Claude Opus on several benchmarks while charging roughly one‑sixth the price per output token. Trained on a domestic Huawei chip cluster and released under an MIT licence, GLM-5.2 offers a low‑cost, locally runnable alternative amid tightening U.S. export controls on advanced processors.Weiterlesen

Microsoft announced Thursday that it is launching a dedicated AI deployment business, dubbed Microsoft Frontier, backed by a $2.5 billion investment and a team of 6,000 engineers. The unit will help enterprise customers move AI tools from pilot projects to production, with early partners that include the London Stock Exchange Group, Unilever, Land O’Lakes and Accenture. The move follows a wave of similar ventures from rivals such as Amazon Web Services, OpenAI and Anthropic, marking a shift in the cloud market toward outcome‑driven engineering services.Weiterlesen

OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman has floated a plan to transfer five percent of the firm’s equity to a U.S. sovereign wealth fund, the Financial Times reported. The move, aimed at cementing ties with the administration and defusing political pushback, would be mirrored by other artificial‑intelligence companies. Altman’s broader vision includes a public AI wealth fund that could invest in AI labs and distribute returns to citizens. Lawmakers, including Sen. Bernie Sanders, have floated related legislation, but any formal action would require congressional approval.Weiterlesen

Kuaishou's AI video unit, Kling AI, raised an initial $2 billion from venture investors, with the round potentially expanding to $3 billion. The funding values the company at roughly $18 billion post‑money and dilutes Kuaishou’s stake to about 68%. Kling, which creates videos from text prompts, is positioning itself as a leader in the professional‑grade AI video market after OpenAI shut down its Sora tool. Revenue surged to $500 million in annual recurring terms, and the company eyes a 2027 IPO.Weiterlesen

Anthropic is in early talks with Samsung Electronics to manufacture a custom artificial‑intelligence chip, according to a report from The Information. The discussion is still preliminary; no design has been settled and the company could walk away at any time. Anthropic says it will continue using a diversified hardware stack that includes chips from Google, Amazon and Nvidia, while the hire of former OpenAI chip lead Clive Chan signals a shift from pure exploration toward active development. The move mirrors a broader industry push for proprietary silicon.Weiterlesen

At a July 2 internal town hall, Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg told employees that development of AI agents has not accelerated as anticipated. The admission comes after the company cut roughly 8,000 jobs—about 10% of its corporate staff—and moved 7,000 workers into new AI groups, including a unit called Agent Transformation. Zuckerberg said the restructuring was messy and that the promised upside of Meta’s AI‑focused overhaul has yet to materialize, though he expects measurable gains within the next three to six months.Weiterlesen

Anthropic is in early talks with Samsung to develop a custom artificial‑intelligence processor, the latest move by the startup to diversify its hardware stack amid ongoing chip shortages. The company, which already relies on chips from Google, Amazon and Nvidia, has not yet defined the chip’s purpose, performance specs or server integration. The discussions come as rivals like OpenAI unveil their own proprietary silicon, underscoring a broader industry trend toward custom AI hardware.Weiterlesen

Argentina’s Senate will consider a draft law that creates a new legal category for companies run by artificial‑intelligence agents. The proposal, championed by President Javier Milei, would let AI systems sign contracts and hold assets, while still requiring a human legal representative, a promoter with unlimited liability, and a compliance officer for anti‑money‑laundering purposes. Critics, including historian Yuval Noah Harari and Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman, warn the model leaves a dangerous accountability gap. The government argues the framework will attract tech investment and simplify regulation, even as other nations tighten AI rules.Weiterlesen