Google DeepMind unveiled a new AI research paper demonstrating breakthroughs in reinforcement learning for robotics, which could accelerate the development of autonomous systems.
Microsoft rolled out GPT-5.2 in Microsoft 365 Copilot, offering Thinking and Instant models with contextual understanding from Work IQ data.
Google DeepMind unveiled Gemini 3 in early December, a state-of-the-art multimodal model integrated into Google Search and Android apps.
OpenAI released GPT-5.1, an upgrade to the GPT-5 series for ChatGPT, featuring two variants: GPT-5.1 Instant for conversational tasks and GPT-5.1 Thinking for enhanced reasoning.
OpenAI added controls in ChatGPT to adjust the chatbot’s warmth, enthusiasm, emoji use, and formatting style.
GPT-5.2 is rolling out to all ChatGPT users starting with paid plans, offering 3,000 messages per week with GPT-5 Thinking mode for Plus users.
Claude Code received updates with sub-agents that delegate tasks to specialized AI assistants, and Anthropic plans further investment after reaching $1B run rate in six months.
Google's Gemini 3 Pro unveiled with a historic 1501 Elo score on LMArena, the highest ranking ever, and Gemini 2.5 Flash achieves 372 tokens/second for fast applications.
Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.5, launched in November 2025, achieved a record 80.9% on SWE-bench Verified, leading in coding performance benchmarks.
OpenAI released GPT-5.2 on December 11, 2025, introducing three operating modes: Instant for low latency tasks, Thinking for deep reasoning, and Pro for maximum intelligence, with a 400K token context window and memory feature across sessions.
This new technique enables LLMs to dynamically adjust the amount of computation they use for reasoning, based on the difficulty of the question.[3]