AI News Roundup – August 01, 2025
Google rolls out Gemini Deep Think AI, a reasoning model that tests multiple ideas in parallel
Google has rolled out Gemini 2.5 Deep Think, an advanced multi-agent AI system that spawns multiple AI agents to work on a problem simultaneously and explore different solutions in parallel
techcrunch
Aug 01, 2025
Data Labeling Is the Hot New Thing in AI
‘Data labeling,’ the process of using human experts to fine-tune AI models, is becoming increasingly critical for developing safe and effective agentic AI, as shown by Meta’s massive investment in Scale AI
ieee
Aug 01, 2025
A.I. Researchers Are Negotiating $250 Million Pay Packages. Just Like N.B.A. Stars
The intense competition for top AI talent has led to massive pay packages reaching up to $250 million, with salaries now comparable to those of professional sports stars
the new York times
Jul 31, 2025
The AI Company Capitalizing on Our Obsession With Excel
A new startup has launched Shortcut, an application that looks and feels like Microsoft Excel but features a built-in agentic AI for creating complex financial models from natural language
the wall street journal
Jul 31, 2025
Personal Superintelligence
Mark Zuckerberg has shared his vision for ‘personal superintelligence,’ where advanced AI acts as a personal coach to help individuals achieve their unique goals and aspirations
meta
Jul 30, 2025
What’s new in NotebookLM: Video Overviews and an upgraded Studio
Google’s AI research assistant, NotebookLM, has been updated with ‘Video Overviews’ to auto-create narrated presentations from documents and an upgraded Studio panel for storing multiple outputs
google
Jul 29, 2025
Introducing study mode
OpenAI has launched a new ‘study mode’ in ChatGPT, designed to foster deeper learning through interactive, step-by-step guidance instead of providing immediate answers
openai
Jul 29, 2025
Microsoft Releases List of Jobs Most and Least Likely to Be Replaced by AI
A new Microsoft paper suggests that jobs centered on information and writing are most vulnerable to AI automation, while manual labor roles are considered the safest from replacement
futurism
Jul 29, 2025
China’s AI race heats up as Shanghai launches massive subsidy scheme
Shanghai is intensifying China’s AI race with a new $139 million subsidy program designed to lower operating and computing costs for local AI startups and businesses
south china morning post
Jul 29, 2025
China urges global consensus on balancing AI development, security
China is calling for a global consensus on balancing AI development and security, announcing a new international cooperation body and offering to share its advancements with developing countries
techxplore
Jul 26, 2025
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