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ChatGPT can now turn text prompts and photos into animated GIFs with OpenAI's Images 2.6 model

OpenAI is adding a GIF feature to ChatGPT. With the new Images 2.6 model, users can create animated GIFs from text prompts or photos and then adjust speed and individual frames. The model's image ...
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OpenAI acquires Pierre Computer Company to make Git keep up with AI coding agents

OpenAI is buying Pierre Computer Company, the startup whose libraries already power the coding agent Codex. Combined with OpenAI's recently launched Git backend Pando, the deal shows the company is ...
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New open-source benchmark reveals reasoning as the biggest bottleneck for AI in cloud operations

CloudOpsBench is a new open-source benchmark that measures how well AI agents handle typical DevOps tasks in the cloud, from fixing services and removing resources to restricting access rights, ...
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Anthropic's new prototype proves which model wrote an AI response without exposing its weights

Anthropic has released FlashProve, a research prototype that uses cryptography to verify whether an AI response actually came ...
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Schools that turn off Google's AI will lose search too starting in 2027

Starting in 2027, Google plans to turn off AI features in its school products by default, letting schools decide what to ...