- ChatGPT now has ads (even for Pro)
- New Nano Banana Pro competitor
- Telegram launches AI computing network
A collection of AI Updates! 🧵
1. ChatGPT starts showing ads on Pro accounts
Brand mentions appearing in replies, ads on iOS - even paid subscribers seeing placements.
Users are losing it as OpenAI monetizes across even the highest of tiers.
2. Perplexity launches memory feature across all models
Remembers threads, interests, preferences for smarter personalized answers - works with their Agent Assistant too.
Works across search modes with full user control - auto-disabled in incognito.
3. OpenAI Images V2 Near Launch to Compete with Nano Banana Pro
Current image generation is slow with limited editing. New GPT-Image version will match Nano Banana capabilities - faster generation and advanced editing features.
Leaked "ImageGenV2Banner" in ChatGPT web app confirms imminent release.
4. Gemini Offers Free Pro Plan to Students for Full Year
Eligible students get access to Gemini Pro features at no cost for 12 months. Major push to capture student market and build early loyalty.
Direct challenge to ChatGPT's education dominance
5. Prime Intellect Launches INTELLECT-3: 100B+ MoE Model with Scaled RL
State-of-the-art performance for its size across math, code, and reasoning. Built on their end-to-end stack - same tools available to developers for environments, evals, RL frameworks, and sandboxes.
Scaling agentic RL and long-horizon agents next.
6. Runwayml Unveils Gen-4.5 Frontier Video Model
State-of-the-art motion quality, prompt adherence, and visual fidelity. Executes complex sequenced instructions with unprecedented physical accuracy - realistic weight, momentum, and surface behavior.
Built entirely on NVIDIA GPUs. Rolling out now.
7. Grok AI Now Built Into X's Compose Window
Grammar fixes, post shortening, and style rewrites now available with one click while composing. AI writing assistance built natively into the platform.
No browser extensions needed - Grok lives in your compose flow.
8. MistralAI Preps Ministral 3 and Mistral Large 3 Release
Ministral 3 uses Llama2/3 architecture. Large 3 mirrors DeepSeek V3 as MoE with speculative decoding via Eagle. Both implement llama4 rope scaling.
Architecture details leaked via GitHub PRs.
9. Kling AI Launches Kling O1 Multimodal Creative Engine
True multimodal understanding across text, image, and video inputs. Unified processing makes creation faster and more effortless. Limited-time subscriber offer available.
More announcements allegedly coming soon.
10. Telegram Launches Cocoon Decentralized AI Compute Network
100% confidential AI processing now live. Challenges Amazon and Microsoft's centralized model with better privacy and economics.
New AI features coming to Telegram built on Cocoon.
That's a wrap on this week's AI News.
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