Key Takeaways OpenAI's new Operator AI agent could have huge implications for Google Search, gig economy companies like Uber, and digital advertisers, according to analysts.Operator, released Thursday to users of OpenAI's $200 monthly Pro plan,

The AI contender to the apparent market leader finished a $2 million funding round and now has a $60 billion valuation.

OpenAI is focusing on AI infrastructure with Stargate as rivals like China's DeepSeek close the gap on its AI models.

DeepSeek R1’s Monday release has sent shockwaves through the AI community, disrupting assumptions about what’s required to achieve cutting-edge AI performance. This story focuses on exactly how DeepSeek managed this feat,

Google is making a fresh investment of more than $1bn into OpenAI rival Anthropic, boosting its position in the start-up as Silicon Valley titans rush to develop cutting-edge artificial intelligence systems.

It can also ask follow-up questions to further personalize the tasks it completes, such as login information for other websites. Users can take control of the screen at any time.

The company says the CUA’s reasoning technique, which they call an “inner monologue,” helps the model understand intermediate steps and adapt to unexpected input. Under the hood, CUA takes screenshots of web pages and uses a virtual mouse and keyboard to navigate.

AI agents have the potential to transform industries by automating tasks, personalizing interactions, and improving efficiency.

Turns out, in 1999, Adams wrote an essay titled “How to Stop Worrying and Learn to Love the Internet,” and wow does it hold up 26 years later as a way to think about the world we live in now. Here’s just one quote:

DeepSeek is a Chinese AI startup specialising in open-source large language models (LLMs). When launched in December 2024, DeepSeek V3 demonstrated superior performance across benchmarks compared to leading models from OpenAI,

The fact of the matter is that the AI craze is being driven by tech companies, not our needs. And these companies are working nonstop to sell us on how much we need AI in our lives. There is a lot at stake for them;