AI News: New ChatGPT & Google Models (14 Updates Worth Knowing)
The week’s most practical updates: faster ChatGPT image generation and editable GIFs, longer free Google video generations, and new voice-based agent features.
- Use ChatGPT Images 2.6 to create and revise images or animated GIFs; the demo image took about 20 seconds.
- Try Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash in Google Vids for up to three free 15-second videos per month.
- Meta Muse now supports voice and video calls; Grokbot can place phone calls on your behalf.
A rapid news roundup; the notes capture the main updates and practical details. · Best for: AI followers, especially ChatGPT users tracking new models and agent features.
A quick roundup of AI product and model announcements. The video demonstrates image generation, Google video creation, voice chat, and AI phone calls, then summarizes several other launches and adoption trends.
ChatGPT image generation and open-weight PH3 Image0:00
- OpenAI's Images 2.6 is available in ChatGPT and its API; the presenter says it generates images faster and can create and edit animated GIFs.
- The demonstrated San Diego skyline image took about 20 seconds; the GIF took about 20 seconds to create and around 30 seconds to edit.
- Pruna AI's PH3 Image is an open-weight image model based on Miniax H3. It can be downloaded, fine-tuned, or tried in a Hugging Face Space.
- The presenter says PH3 Image needs substantial memory: the 4-bit version needs about 21 GB of VRAM for an 8-megapixel image, while the full version needs about 56 GB.
Optimizely virtual teammate4:58
- The presenter connected an Optimizely SEO and AI search analyst teammate to his site to review SEO, AI-search visibility, keywords, and content gaps.
- He says it can monitor the site and surface prioritized action items. This segment is sponsored.
Google and Pika video models5:55
- Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash can generate clips up to 15 seconds, with a stated price of about 7 cents per second of 720p video and a 30% price reduction from version 1.1.
- The presenter highlights reference adherence, consistency, video editing, and speech as improvements. Google Vids offers up to three 15-second videos per month at no cost to eligible Google account or Workspace users.
- Pika H3 Flex is an open-weight video model that can generate up to 4K and 15-second clips with soundtracks. The presenter says its weights are 220 GB and its fast-generation results used an H100 with 80 GB VRAM.
- Both models can be tried in Hugging Face Spaces, according to the video.
Voice and phone-call agents11:55
- Meta Muse now supports voice chats and video calls; the demonstration shows a voice change and describes access to connected Gmail, calendar, and content ideas.
- Grokbot can make phone calls on a user's behalf. In the demonstration, it disclosed that it was a virtual assistant calling on a recorded line.
Other model and product updates17:09
- GPT-6 Cyber is described as available only to cybersecurity professionals. ChatGPT and Codex usage allowances are now shared, according to the presenter.
- Kimi K3.1 Pro weights are available on Hugging Face; the presenter says the model is 2.8 trillion parameters and the weights are 1.56 TB.
- Claude can connect to bank accounts through Plaid on Pro, Max, and Ultra plans. The presenter describes the connection as read-only and says Anthropic does not train on the financial information.
- Selendis is an early-access AI video-editing app that reportedly learns from a creator's editing choices and past videos; the presenter had not tried it.
- Netflix announced an AI Discover tab for recommendations organized around viewing moods.
Agent adoption, orbital AI, and the week's pace20:01
- The presenter reports that DoorDash and Uber said relatively few orders or trips had been placed by AI agents compared with their overall activity.
- Google's Project Suncatcher reached a reported first AI response from a prototype data center in orbit.
- The presenter attributes a slower news period partly to election uncertainty, Anthropic's anticipated IPO, market conditions, and companies waiting on competitors' announcements.
Tools & resources mentioned
- ChatGPT — access Images 2.6 through ChatGPT or the API to generate and edit images and GIFs.
- Hugging Face Spaces — try PH3 Image and Pika H3 Flex online; Hugging Face also hosts their downloadable weights.
- Google Vids — generate up to three 15-second Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash videos per month at no cost, as described in the video.
- Plaid — connects bank accounts to Claude for read-only financial queries.
- Optimizely — its SEO and AI search virtual teammate reviews a site's visibility and prioritizes actions.
Notes are AI-generated from the video's transcript and may miss nuance.