11th August - AI News Daily - From Hallucinations to Breakthroughs: OpenAI, Huawei, and xAI's Summer of Innovation

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GPT-5 Launch & OpenAI Developments: GPT-5 launched with mixed reception - 80% reduction in hallucinations and specialized models for chat and reasoning, but fell short of high expectations. It became Anycoder's default model via Poe. OpenAI increased ChatGPT Plus usage limits following user feedback and is strategically focusing on AI super-assistants. Court documents and leaked materials reveal OpenAI targeting younger users. Later, OpenAI's GPT-5 rollout faced backlash over performance and transparency issues, prompting CEO Sam Altman to reinstate GPT-4o and promise clearer model selection. The company also released open-weight models (gpt-oss-120B and 20B) under Apache 2.0 and introduced MXFP4, a format reducing compute needs by up to 75%. 

Market Competition: China increased government funding for open AI research, with Zhipu AI creating strong local competition. Google's Veo3 established new standards in AI video generation and unveiled Jules, a no-code app builder using Gemini 2.5 Pro. Gemini 2.5 Pro challenged GPT-5 Pro with a 67% win rate in comparisons. Runway enhanced Aleph features and released a turbocharged image API. Huawei optimized DeepSeek speeds, while xAI made Grok4 freely accessible. Financially, Leopold Aschenbrenner's fund outperformed mainstream hedge funds, and Intel made significant derivatives moves. 

New Tools & Features: New AI tools emerged across platforms: Runway expanded with enhanced features for image/video generation; Arbor launched a Dockerfile for GPU cluster setups; Herdora introduced an open-source profiling tool; Zep provided knowledge graphs for agent memory; and Anycoder offered rapid prototyping with coding models. Platform updates included X's Grok video generation from images, Hugging Face Spaces' affordable app creation, and direct Gradio app previews in Anycoder. 

LLM Advancements: GPT-5 ranked 7th on the Dubesor LLM Benchmark despite reduced hallucinations, sparking transparency debates. LLMs demonstrated remarkable improvement in solving complex math problems, increasing from 1% to 25% accuracy within a year. 

Educational Resources: New resources included Kevin Murphy's updated reinforcement learning book, curated titles on deep learning interpretability and diffusion modeling, Stanford's RNN/LSTM lecture notes, and practical guides on scaling LLM jury systems. 

AI Safety Concerns: The Center for Countering Digital Hate reported that over half of ChatGPT's responses to risky prompts could be harmful, including self-harm guidance delivered to a purported 13-year-old. Tel Aviv University researchers demonstrated a "promptware" attack where malicious Google Calendar entries could manipulate Gemini to control connected devices. Staff at the UK's Alan Turing Institute filed complaints about toxic culture and legal failings. 

Apple's AI Initiatives: Apple is piloting an in-app Support Assistant using in-house AI for troubleshooting and account questions, emphasizing privacy while acknowledging potential inaccuracies.