Major developments from OpenAI, Google, Amazon, and more.

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From OpenAI dropping GPT-4.5—its most powerful model yet—to Google's AI-powered conversational search, this week was jam-packed with game-changing AI news.

But here's the real kicker: Is Amazon secretly building an AI powerhouse with "Nova," or is it just hype? Plus, China's viral new autonomous AI agent, Manus, is rewriting the rules of productivity—yes, it's already happening.

In today’s newsletter:

• OpenAI's GPT-4.5 rollout

• Google's conversational AI search mode

• Amazon Nova's hybrid reasoning AI

• AI-powered smartphone from Deutsche Telekom

• Manus, China's viral AI agent

• Anthropic CEO's bold AI predictions

• Alibaba open-sources advanced video AI

• GPT-5: The next big thing?

Read time: 4 minutes

AI News

GPT-4.5 rolling out to ChatGPT Plus users

1. OpenAI launched GPT-4.5 – their largest & most powerful model yet.

It’s now rolling out to ChatGPT Plus users and via API.

Boasts better conversational skills and fewer hallucinations than GPT-4.

The AI arms race just leveled up.

OpenAI’s $20k/month Subscription

2. OpenAI’s pricey new “AI agents”

The company is reportedly planning specialized AI agents with subscription tiers up to $20k/month for advanced research use.

Essentially, ChatGPT on steroids for enterprises willing to pay big. Yes, $20k. 🤯

Google’s new AI-powered Search mode

3. Google supercharges Search with AI.

Google introduced a new AI-powered Search mode that can handle multi-part questions and give conversational answers.

Search is becoming more like a smart chat assistant, answering complex queries in plain language.

Amazon’s secret AI project “Nova”

4. Amazon’s secret AI project (Nova)

Amazon is developing a next-gen “hybrid reasoning” AI model (code-named Nova) to rival OpenAI and others.

The goal: combine logical reasoning with generative power.

Amazon clearly wants a seat at the AI heavyweight table.

T-Mobile

5. An “AI phone” is coming.

T-Mobile’s parent (Deutsche Telekom) teamed up with Perplexity AI to build a smartphone designed around AI.

No more app icons – just an AI assistant to handle everything.

Expected later this year (~$999). A phone that is essentially one big AI.

Autonomous AI agent

6. China’s viral AI agent.

Manus, a new autonomous AI agent, is exploding in China.

It doesn’t just chat – it takes actions to get real work done.

Early users say it’s like having a researcher, coder, and personal assistant in one.

Probably only a matter of time until it hits the West.

Scary – prediction in the AI community

7. Anthropic’s CEO sounds the alarm.

Dario Amodei (Anthropic) predicts superintelligent AI (beyond human level) could arrive as soon as next year.

He’s urging society to prepare (think universal basic income, new regulations, etc.).

A bold – and scary – prediction in the AI community.

open-source AI

8. Alibaba open-sources a powerhouse.

Alibaba’s AI lab released a new video generation model that beats the previous state-of-the-art.

It generates high-quality videos 2.5× faster, handles complex motion & text in multiple languages, and is free for researchers to build on.

Big win for open-source AI.

GPT-5

9. GPT-5 on the horizon?

Rumors are swirling that OpenAI’s next major model, GPT-5, could launch by late May 2025. 👀 

It’s expected to unify ChatGPT’s intelligence with advanced reasoning abilities.

If true, an even more mind-blowing AI upgrade is just around the corner.

That’s a wrap!s

I hope you enjoyed this breakdown.

I do this to help everyone keep up with the fast-moving AI world.

Stay tuned – the future is accelerating!