Leo Rodman June 16, 2025
OpenAI releases o3-pro, a souped-up version of its o3 AI reasoning model | TechCrunch
OpenAI has launched o3-pro, an AI model that the company claims is its most capable yet.
techcrunch.com/2025/06/10/openai-releases-o3-pro-a-souped-up-version-of-its-o3-ai-reasoning-model
Cutting-edge AI models from OpenAI and DeepSeek undergo 'complete collapse' when problems get too difficult, study reveals
A new study by Apple has ignited controversy in the AI field by showing how reasoning models undergo 'complete accuracy collapse' when overloaded with complex problems.
www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/ai-reasoning-models-arent-as-smart-as-they-were-cracked-up-to-be-apple-study-claims
OpenAI confronts user panic over court-ordered retention of ChatGPT logs
OpenAI explains how deleted ChatGPT logs may be accessed in court battle.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/06/openai-confronts-user-panic-over-court-ordered-retention-of-chatgpt-logs
Manus has kick-started an AI agent boom in China
A stampede of contenders and copycats has followed the launch of the general AI agent, but China’s internet restrictions have so far made it easier to cater to overseas users.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/06/05/1117958/china-ai-agent-boom
Mistral releases a pair of AI reasoning models | TechCrunch
Like other reasoning models, Magistral works through problems step-by-step for improved consistency and reliability across topics such as math and physics.
techcrunch.com/2025/06/10/mistral-releases-a-pair-of-ai-reasoning-models
Still no AI-powered, 'more personalized' Siri from Apple at WWDC 25 | TechCrunch
Apple announced a slew of updates at the Worldwide Developer Conference with one notable exception. It still hasn't revealed its previously announced AI-powered Siri.
techcrunch.com/2025/06/09/still-no-ai-powered-more-personalized-siri-from-apple-at-wwdc-25
Apple tiptoes with modest AI updates while rivals race ahead
At WWDC 2025, a highly anticipated smarter Siri update is still nowhere to be found.
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/06/apple-tiptoes-with-modest-ai-updates-while-rivals-race-ahead
Inside the effort to tally AI’s energy appetite
Takeaways from our data-driven story on how and why Big Tech is aiming to reshape our energy grids around artificial intelligence.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/06/03/1117685/inside-the-tedious-effort-to-tally-ais-energy-appetite
OpenAI signs surprise deal with Google Cloud despite fierce AI rivalry
Report: Deal marks shift from exclusive Microsoft partnership as AI compute needs soar.
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/06/openai-signs-surprise-deal-with-google-cloud-despite-fierce-ai-rivalry
Apple's new Workout Buddy helps you sweat smarter | TechCrunch
Apple has launched at its WWDC 2025 conference Workout Buddy, an AI workout coach. The AI tool gathers data from both your current workout and your fitness history – including paces, miles logged, activity rings closed, and training load – to coach you through workouts in real time.
techcrunch.com/2025/06/09/apples-new-workout-buddy-helps-you-sweat-smarter
Anthropic releases custom AI chatbot for classified spy work
“Claude Gov” is already handling classified information for the US government.
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/06/anthropic-releases-custom-ai-chatbot-for-classified-spy-work
Lawyers could face ‘severe’ penalties for fake AI-generated citations, UK court warns | TechCrunch
The High Court of England and Wales says lawyers need to take stronger steps to prevent the misuse of artificial intelligence in their work. In a ruling tying together two recent cases, Judge Victoria Sharp wrote that generative AI tools like ChatGPT “are not capable of conducting reliable legal research."
techcrunch.com/2025/06/07/lawyers-could-face-severe-penalties-for-fake-ai-generated-citations-uk-court-warns
DOGE used flawed AI tool to “munch” Veterans Affairs contracts
Staffer had no medical experience, and the results were predictably, spectacularly bad.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/06/doge-used-flawed-ai-tool-to-munch-veterans-affairs-contracts
The AI Hype Index: College students are hooked on ChatGPT
MIT Technology Review’s highly subjective take on the latest buzz about AI, including Meta’s AI friends and how generative AI is helping a Neuralink patient communicate faster.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/28/1117468/ai-hype-index-college-students-chatgpt-meta-apple-anthropic-grok
Anthropic’s new hybrid AI model can work on tasks autonomously for hours at a time
The company claims its ability to tackle complex, multistep problems paves the way for much more proficient AI agents.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/22/1117338/anthropics-new-hybrid-ai-model-can-work-on-tasks-autonomously-for-hours-at-a-time
How AI is introducing errors into courtrooms
Hallucinations from AI in court documents are infuriating judges. Experts predict that the problem’s only going to get worse.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1116823/how-ai-is-introducing-errors-into-courtrooms
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