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OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google Urge Action as US AI Lead Diminishes

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Leading US artificial intelligence companies OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google have warned the federal government that America's technological lead in AI is “not wide and is narrowing” as Chinese models like Deepseek R1 demonstrate increasing capabilities , according to documents submitted to the US government in response to a request for information on developing an AI Action Plan.

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Manus AI agent: breakthrough in China’s agentic AI

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Manus AI agent is China’s latest artificial intelligence breakthrough that’s turning heads in Silicon Valley and beyond. Manus was launched last week via an invitation-only preview, and represents China’s most ambitious entry into the emerging AI agent market. Unlike anything seen to date, the Manus AI agent doesn’t just chat with users – it is allegedly capable of independently tackling complex multi-step tasks with minimal human guidance.

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Top 6 SOTA LLMs for Code, Web search, Research and More

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In Artificial Intelligence, large language models (LLMs) have become essential, tailored for specific tasks, rather than monolithic entities. The AI world today has project-built models that have heavy-duty performance in well-defined domains be it coding assistants who have figured out developer workflows, or research agents navigating content across the vast information hub autonomously.

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AI is Igniting a New Era in B2B Social Media Marketing

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In todays digital-first world, AI is reshaping how B2B marketers connect with their audience. In an environment where success hinges on data-driven insights, AI arms marketing teams with the power to: Uncover valuable business intelligence: Transform raw data from social platforms into actionable decisions. Personalize outreach at scale: Tailor messages and offers based on real-time audience preferences.

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Prospect, Personalize, Profit: The New Way Sales & Marketing Teams Are Aligning with AI

Speaker: Kevin Burke, Founder & Managing Director at Digital One and AI & Automation Consultant

AI and automation are currently transforming the way sales and marketing teams operate. Generative AI crafts personalized outreach at scale, while conversational AI bots are engaging prospects in real time. Robotic process automation streamlines manual workflows by triggering tasks the moment a prospect takes a key action, and advanced AI analytics surface hidden patterns in the pipeline, improve forecasting, and help teams make data-driven decisions with confidence.

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Only six per cent of architects regularly using artificial intelligence says AIA study

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While many American architects are interested in artificial intelligence only a small minority have implemented it regularly into their practice, says astudy released by the American Institute of Architects. According to the American Institute of Architects' (AIA) periodic Journey to Specification research study , only six per cent of architects in the United States regularly use artificial intelligence (AI) tools in their practice.

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All You Need to Know About Cohere’s Command A

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Cohere has entered the competitive race of releasing LLMs with their latest offering – Command A. Their previous model, Command R+, was launched in August 2024, followed by Command R7B in December 2024. Now, with Command A, Cohere has made a strong comeback, introducing a state-of-the-art generative language model tailored for enterprise use cases.

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Getting started with computer use in Amazon Bedrock Agents

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Computer use is a breakthrough capability from Anthropic that allows foundation models (FMs) to visually perceive and interpret digital interfaces. This capability enables Anthropics Claude models to identify whats on a screen, understand the context of UI elements, and recognize actions that should be performed such as clicking buttons, typing text, scrolling, and navigating between applications.

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Tactical Steps for a Successful GenAI PoC

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Proof of Concept (PoC) projects are the testing ground for new technology, and Generative AI (GenAI) is no exception. What does success really mean for a GenAI PoC? Simply put, a successful PoC is one that seamlessly transitions into production. The problem is, due to the newness of the technology and its rapid evolution, most GenAI PoCs are primarily focused on technical feasibility and metrics such as accuracy and recall.

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Guardrails in OpenAI Agent SDK: Ensuring Integrity in Educational Support Systems

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With the release of OpenAI’s Agent SDK, developers now have a powerful tool to build intelligent systems. One crucial feature that stands out is Guardrails, which help maintain system integrity by filtering unwanted requests. This functionality is especially valuable in educational settings, where distinguishing between genuine learning support and attempts to bypass academic ethics can […] The post Guardrails in OpenAI Agent SDK: Ensuring Integrity in Educational Support Systems app

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Going Beyond Chatbots: Connecting AI to Your Tools, Systems, & Data

Speaker: Alex Salazar, CEO & Co-Founder @ Arcade | Nate Barbettini, Founding Engineer @ Arcade | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO @ Aggregage

If AI agents are going to deliver ROI, they need to move beyond chat and actually do things. But, turning a model into a reliable, secure workflow agent isn’t as simple as plugging in an API. In this new webinar, Alex Salazar and Nate Barbettini will break down the emerging AI architecture that makes action possible, and how it differs from traditional integration approaches.

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How AI models steal creative work — and what to do about it

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Generative AI is built on three key resources: people, compute and data. While companies invest heavily in the first two, they often use unlicensed creative work as training data without permission or payment a practice that pits AI against the very creators it relies on. AI expert Ed Newton-Rex has a solution: licensing. He unpacks the dark side of today's AI models and outlines a plan to ensure that both AI companies and creators can thrive together.

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AI News Weekly - Issue #429: Google DeepMind’s new AI models - Mar 14th 2025

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Powered by jotform.ai Welcome Interested in sponsorship opportunities? Join the AI conversation and transform your advertising strategy with AI weekly sponsorship aiweekly.co In the News Google DeepMinds new AI models Google DeepMind is launching two new AI models designed to help robots perform a wider range of real-world tasks than ever before. The first, called Gemini Robotics, is a vision-language-action model capable of understanding new situations, even if it hasnt been trained on them. th

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Evaluating RAG applications with Amazon Bedrock knowledge base evaluation

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Organizations building and deploying AI applications, particularly those using large language models (LLMs) with Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, face a significant challenge: how to evaluate AI outputs effectively throughout the application lifecycle. As these AI technologies become more sophisticated and widely adopted, maintaining consistent quality and performance becomes increasingly complex.

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Patronus AI Introduces the Industry’s First Multimodal LLM-as-a-Judge (MLLM-as-a-Judge): Designed to Evaluate and Optimize AI Systems that Convert Image Inputs into Text Outputs

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In recent years, the integration of image generation technologies into various platforms has opened new avenues for enhancing user experiences. However, as these multimodal AI systemscapable of processing and generating multiple data forms like text and imagesexpand, challenges such as “caption hallucination” have emerged. This phenomenon occurs when AI-generated descriptions of images contain inaccuracies or irrelevant details, potentially diminishing user trust and engagement.

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Smart Tech + Human Expertise = How to Modernize Manufacturing Without Losing Control

Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives

Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri

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Wearable device for hearing impaired harnesses AI to break down communication barriers

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The digital revolution has transformed how we connect with one another, creating unprecedented opportunities for instant communication across vast distances. Yet this technological progress hasn't equally benefited everyone. People with hearing and speech impairments often rely on sign language, a beautiful but specialized form of communication that many hearing individuals haven't learned.

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CBRE: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for business growth

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At the latest TechEx Global event, we spoke to Ricky Bartlett, UK Lead for Artificial Intelligence and Automation at CBRE GWE, to discuss how AI is transforming business operations at one of the world’s largest real estate firms. From optimising workflows to enhancing customer experiences, Ricky discusses the real-world applications of AI, overcoming scepticism, and the future of AI within CBRE.

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Was Sam Altman Right About the Job Market?

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Tech companies are unleashing AI products that do much more than answer questions. The automated future just lurched a few steps closer.

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Allen Institute for AI (AI2) Releases OLMo 32B: A Fully Open Model to Beat GPT 3.5 and GPT-4o mini on a Suite of Multi-Skill Benchmarks

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The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) has ushered in a new era of large language models (LLMs) capable of understanding and generating human-like text. However, the proprietary nature of many of these models poses challenges for accessibility, collaboration, and transparency within the research community. Additionally, the substantial computational resources required to train such models often limit participation to well-funded organizations, thereby hindering broader innovation.

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Automation, Evolved: Your New Playbook for Smarter Knowledge Work

Speaker: Frank Taliano

Documents are the backbone of enterprise operations, but they are also a common source of inefficiency. From buried insights to manual handoffs, document-based workflows can quietly stall decision-making and drain resources. For large, complex organizations, legacy systems and siloed processes create friction that AI is uniquely positioned to resolve.

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No one knows what the hell an AI agent is

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Silicon Valley is bullish on AI agents. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said agents will join the workforce this year. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella predicted that agents will replace certain knowledge work.

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This AI Paper Introduces BD3-LMs: A Hybrid Approach Combining Autoregressive and Diffusion Models for Scalable and Efficient Text Generation

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Traditional language models rely on autoregressive approaches, which generate text sequentially, ensuring high-quality outputs at the expense of slow inference speeds. In contrast, diffusion models, initially developed for image and video generation, have gained attention in text generation due to their potential for parallelized generation and improved controllability.

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AI Search Engines Invent Sources for ~60% of Queries, Study Finds

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Even when chatbots are provided direct quotes from real stories and asked for more information, they will often lie.

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Optimizing Test-Time Compute for LLMs: A Meta-Reinforcement Learning Approach with Cumulative Regret Minimization

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Enhancing the reasoning abilities of LLMs by optimizing test-time compute is a critical research challenge. Current approaches primarily rely on fine-tuning models with search traces or RL using binary outcome rewards. However, these methods may not fully exploit test-time compute efficiently. Recent research suggests that increasing test-time computing can improve reasoning by generating longer solution traces and incorporating structured steps such as reflection, planning, and algorithmic sear

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The Ultimate Blueprint for an AI-First Contact Center

Start building the AI workforce of the future with our comprehensive guide to creating an AI-first contact center. Learn how Conversational and Generative AI can transform traditional operations into scalable, efficient, and customer-centric experiences. What is AI-First? Transition from outdated, human-first strategies to an AI-driven approach that enhances customer engagement and operational efficiency.

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Column | 1 in 4 programming jobs have vanished. What happened?

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A big jump in unemployment for programmers since 2022 may be the first sign that artificial intelligence is taking human jobs. More than a quarter of all computer programming jobs have vanished in the past two years, the worst downturn that industry has ever seen.

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The Sequence Research #510: Microsoft's Muse AI can Design Entire Video Game Worlds

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Image Credit: Midjourney Games have played a monumental role in the evolution of AI. From creating training environments to simulating real world conditions, games represent incredible catalyzers on AI learning. A new field known as world action models is rapidly emerging as a field to combine games and AI. Microsoft just dropped an ecising research in this area with a model that can create games after watching human players.

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AI coding assistant Cursor reportedly tells a ‘vibe coder’ to write his own damn code

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As businesses race to replace humans with AI agents, coding assistant Cursor may have given us a peek at the attitude bots could bring to work, too. Cursor reportedly told a user going by the name janswist that he should write the code himself instead of relying on Cursor to do it for him.

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AI Agents Are Here And They’re Not Just Taking Notes Anymore

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Image made with DALL-E 3 Artificial intelligence is shifting from a passive assistant to an active driver of change. AI agents—systems capable of autonomously handling complex tasks—have become a top priority for companies and researchers worldwide. Unlike traditional AI automation, these agents can operate independently to achieve goals, leverage tools, analyze data, and work across multiple systems with minimal human input.

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The Intersection of AI and Sales: Personalization Without Compromise

Speaker: Jesse Hunter and Brynn Chadwick

Today’s buyers expect more than generic outreach–they want relevant, personalized interactions that address their specific needs. For sales teams managing hundreds or thousands of prospects, however, delivering this level of personalization without automation is nearly impossible. The key is integrating AI in a way that enhances customer engagement rather than making it feel robotic.

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China's Manus AI 'agent' could be our 1st glimpse at artificial general intelligence

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Chinese startup Butterfly Effect has unveiled what it claims is the first general AI agent capable of acting autonomously.

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Exploring Stanford’s Proposed Regression-Based Approach to Sequence Models and Associative Memory

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Sequence modeling uses sequentially ordered training data to teach models to predict the next element in a series, taking previous elements context and dependencies into account. It is vital in the machine learning (ML) field, inspiring numerous architectures. However, it has left data scientists without a unified framework. Since they dont understand models fundamental similarities, there is no way to reproduce or optimize effective techniques.

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OpenAI and Google ask the government to let them train AI on content they don’t own

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OpenAI argues it needs access to avoid forfeiting the lead in AI to China. OpenAI and Google are pushing the US government to allow their AI models to train on copyrighted material.

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