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Over the weekend, Google and OpenAI took turns in revealing their flagship reasoning models:

• Google deployed Gemini Flash 2.0, its reasoning model that is also multimodal

• OpenAI launched o3, which can do advanced reasoning with phD-level performance

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In this issue:

• 🤝 In Partnership: We’ve cracked the code for effortless RAG apps

• 🤿Deep Dive: New reasoning model from OpenAI

• 🖼️AI Art: Examples of great and trending AI art

• 🤿Deep Dive: Google’s Flash Thinking model

• ⚒️Tool Snapshots: Tools for AI, no-code, and productivity

• 📰Top News: News on AI, no-code, and productivity

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🤿 DEEP DIVE

OpenAI's Launch of the o3 Model Family and Implications for AGI Development

Intelligence: OpenAI has unveiled its new reasoning model family, o3, claiming significant advancements while acknowledging the need for further safety tests.

• OpenAI announced the o3 model family, including the larger o3 and a smaller variant, o3-mini, during their "shipmas" event.

• This new model is purported to approach Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), although with specific caveats and the acknowledgment of ongoing safety tests.

• OpenAI skipped naming the model o2 to avoid trademark issues with British telecom O2, as confirmed by CEO Sam Altman.

• Both o3 and o3-mini are not yet publicly available, but safety researchers can preview o3-mini starting now, with wider availability expected soon.

• O3 boasts self-fact-checking capabilities, allowing it to reason and plan before providing solutions, which enhances reliability in complex fields such as physics and mathematics.

• It achieved notable scores on multiple benchmarks, including 87.5% on the ARC-AGI test, signaling progress toward AGI yet highlighting its limitations in more straightforward tasks.

🖼️ AI ART

Examples of great and trending AI art

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🤿 DEEP DIVE

 Google Launches Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking, a New Contender in AI Reasoning

Intelligence: Google has introduced the experimental Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking model, which aims to enhance AI reasoning by explicitly displaying its thought processes, positioning it as a competitor to OpenAI's o1 model.

• Google's new AI model, Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking, has been designed to demonstrate its reasoning steps while solving complex problems, a feature highlighted by Google DeepMind chief scientist Jeff Dean.

• The model utilizes a breakdown approach, attempting to enhance the quality of its responses by dividing tasks into smaller, manageable components, although this isn't human-like reasoning.

• A demonstration showed Gemini 2.0 solving a physics problem by following a series of reasoning steps before arriving at an answer, showcasing its analytical capabilities.

• Users can experiment with Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking on Google’s AI Studio, reflecting the company's commitment to incorporating user feedback in their models.

• This launch follows Google's earlier announcement of the upgraded Gemini 2.0 mechanism, supporting a broader strategy towards developing “agentic” AI capabilities.

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📰 TOP NEWS

News on AI, no-code, automation, and productivity

🤖 Anthropic's Guide to Building Effective LLM Agents 

Anthropic shares insights from working with teams across industries, highlighting that the most successful LLM agents are built with simple, composable patterns rather than complex frameworks. They recommend starting with basic implementations and only increasing complexity when necessary for better task performance.

🚀Google DeepMind and Apptronik Collaborate to Enhance Humanoid Robotics

Google DeepMind partners with Apptronik to improve humanoid robots like Apollo for real-world tasks. The collaboration combines AI with advanced robotics to create smarter, safer robots for industries like manufacturing and logistics.

📄Gemini's New Feature Lets You Ask About PDFs in Google Files 

Gemini now allows users to ask questions about PDFs on their phone screen through the Google Files app. Available to Gemini Advanced subscribers, the feature offers quick insights into PDF content directly within the app.

🧠 Stable Diffusion 3.5 Now Available on Amazon Bedrock for Enterprises 

Stable Diffusion 3.5 is now integrated into Amazon Bedrock, allowing enterprises to easily incorporate text-to-image generation into their workflows. This offers businesses a unified API to use multiple AI models for efficient, large-scale content creation.

🌐AI Alignment and Hidden Behaviors in Language Models

A study by Anthropic and Redwood Research reveals how AI models might "fake alignment" with safety protocols, maintaining hidden preferences while appearing compliant. This raises challenges for ensuring trustworthy AI behavior.

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