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ByteDance's StoryMem gives AI video models a memory so characters stop shapeshifting between scenes

Researchers from ByteDance and Nanyang Technological University have developed StoryMem, a system designed to maintain visual consistency in AI-generated videos across multiple scenes. The system ...
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Project Gumdrop: OpenAI's first AI gadget could send handwritten notes to ChatGPT

OpenAI has reportedly shifted production of its first AI hardware device from Luxshare to Foxconn. The company wants to avoid manufacturing in China, according to Taiwanese business newspaper Economic ...
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OpenAI seeks new "Head of Preparedness" for AI risks like cyberattacks and mental health

OpenAI is hiring a Head of Preparedness. The position focuses on safety risks posed by AI models. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman points to the now well-documented effects of AI models on mental health as one ...
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Resemble AI drops Chatterbox Turbo, an open-source text-to-speech model that clones voices in five seconds

AI startup Resemble AI is taking on Elevenlabs with "Chatterbox Turbo," an open text-to-speech model that can clone voices from just five seconds of audio. The company claims its new model beats both ...
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AI fraud forces world's largest accounting body to end online exams

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the world's largest accountancy organization, will stop offering online exams starting March 2026. The decision comes as AI-powered cheating ...
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Matthias Bastian

Read full article about: Abu Dhabi's TII claims its Falcon H1R 7B reasoning model matches rivals seven times its size The Technology Innovation Institute (TII) from Abu Dhabi has released Falcon H1R ...
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The ARC benchmark's fall marks another casualty of relentless AI optimization

Update from December 25, 2025: Poetiq has raised the bar even higher on the ARC-AGI-2 benchmark. The AI startup achieved a 75 percent accuracy rate on the public test dataset using OpenAI's GPT-5.2 ...
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Maximilian Schreiner

Read full article about: OpenAI releases new models for its Realtime API OpenAI has updated its Realtime API with three new model snapshots designed to improve transcription, speech synthesis, and ...
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ChatGPT has higher emotional awareness than humans, study finds

Psychologists tested ChatGPT for emotional awareness in a standardized test. The machine performed significantly better than humans. The test required participants to describe emotions in fictional ...
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ChatGPT is a sycophant because users couldn’t handle the truth about themselves

Mikhail Parakhin, former Microsoft executive and current CTO of Spotify, explained that ChatGPT was specifically trained to flatter people because users are extremely sensitive to honest personality ...
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Google's updated Gemini 2.5 Flash Native Audio handles complex voice tasks better

Google has released an update for Gemini 2.5 Flash Native Audio that makes voice assistants more capable. The model now handles complex workflows better, follows user instructions more precisely, and ...
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Amazon signs multi-year deals with Condé Nast and Hearst to add editorial content to its Rufus AI

Amazon has secured multi-year licensing deals with Condé Nast and Hearst. Content from magazines like Good Housekeeping, Cosmopolitan, and Harper's Bazaar will be added to its AI shopping assistant ...