The Biggest Week For AI News in 2025 (So Far)

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There’s an insane amount of news to unpack this week – from GPT-5, to Claude 4.1, to Genie 3… let’s demo and talk about everything!!

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Resources From Today’s Video:
OpenAI launches GPT-5, its smartest and fastest AI model with advanced expert-level intelligence – https://openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-5/
Microsoft incorporates OpenAI’s GPT-5 into consumer, developer and enterprise offerings – https://copilot.microsoft.com/
OpenAI launches gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b, advancing open-weight reasoning AI models – https://openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-oss/
OpenAI optimizes ChatGPT to improve user learning, problem-solving, and productivity capabilities – https://openai.com/index/how-we’re-optimizing-chatgpt/
Anthropic launches Claude Opus 4.1 to advance reliable and interpretable AI systems – https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-opus-4-1
Google DeepMind unveils Genie 3, an AI model that generates diverse interactive environments from text – https://deepmind.google/discover/blog/genie-3-a-new-frontier-for-world-models/
Google Gemini now lets users create personalized illustrated storybooks with custom art and audio – https://blog.google/products/gemini/storybooks/
Grok Imagine Launches for SuperGrok and Premium+ Subscribers with Latest App Update – https://x.com/chaitualuru/status/1952174534142067092
Qwen-Image: Crafting with Native Text Rendering – https://qwenlm.github.io/blog/qwen-image/
Leonardo Updates – Veo 3 Image to Video Now Available + Lucid Origin Model – https://leonardo.ai/
ElevenLabs Unveils Eleven Music: Advanced AI Music Model with Multi-Lingual Capabilities – https://elevenlabs.io/blog/eleven-music-is-here
Midjourney Launches HD Video Mode for Pro and Mega Subscribers – https://x.com/midjourney/status/1953265002254921958
Google’s Kaggle to host AI chess tournament to test reasoning skills of top AI models – https://siliconangle.com/2025/08/04/google-deepmind-host-ai-chess-tournament-evaluate-leading-ai-models-reasoning-skills/
Grok 5 to Launch by Year-End Promises Elon Musk; Tesla Set for Major AI Breakthrough – https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1953515379688714697

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Time Stamps:
0:00 – Intro
0:15 – ChatGPT-5
2:53 – Microsoft Copilot has GPT-5
3:22 – GPT-5 Game Coding Demo
5:09 – GPT-OSS
7:05 – GPT Mental Health Break
7:37 – Claude Opus 4.1
10:43 – Claude 4.1 vs. GPT-5
12:18 – Invideo Updates
14:01 – Google Deepmind Genie 3
16:15 – Google Gemini Storybooks
19:19 – Grok Imagine Launches SuperGrok and Premium +
21:40 – Qwen-Image
22:32 – Leonardo Updates
24:27 – ElevenLabs Unveils Eleven Music
28:09 – Midjourney HD Video Mode for Pro and Mega
28:36 – Google’s Kaggle hosts Gaming Tournament
29:24 – Grok 5 Launch Coming?

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