OpenAI is reportedly planning to launch a free version of ChatGPT for schools, aiming to expand its influence in the education sector.
This new technique enables LLMs to dynamically adjust the amount of computation they use for reasoning, based on the difficulty of the question.[3]
CSAIL researchers find even “untrainable” neural nets can learn effectively when guided by another network’s built-in biases using their guidance method.[3]
MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab researchers developed an expressive architecture that provides better state tracking and sequential reasoning in LLMs over long texts.[3]
Google introduced Nano Banana for precise image editing in Gemini by drawing, circling, or annotating directly on images, alongside NotebookLM integration and expansions to Wear OS, Google TV, and Android Auto.
Anthropic updated Claude Code with sub-agents that delegate tasks to specialized AI assistants for independent contexts.
OpenAI released GPT-5.1, featuring Instant and Thinking models with improved reasoning, warmer conversational tone, and customizable controls for ChatGPT's energy, enthusiasm, emoji use, and formatting.
OpenAI launched GPT Image 1.5, an updated image generation model in ChatGPT that's faster, better at following instructions, and supports precise edits.
OpenAI launched its ChatGPT app store (formerly connectors), allowing developers to submit apps via a new SDK for integration within ChatGPT.
xAI launched a Grok Voice Agent API for multilingual, tool-using voice agents with industry-leading latency at $0.05/min.
Mozilla announced AI as a major focus for Firefox's future, planning an optional AI Mode in 2026 where users select their preferred AI model.