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• GPT-5.4 Is Here: OpenAI’s ‘Most Capable and Efficient’ Model for Professional Work

  05-03-2026 21:14 via eweek.com
  OpenAI has released GPT-5.4, a new model designed to handle complex professional work more efficiently than earlier versions. The company says the model combines improvements in reasoning, coding, and automation, aiming to help users complete tasks faster and with fewer errors.The company says the system is its “most capable and efficient frontier model for professional work,” marking a major upgrade to the capabilities available through ChatGPT, Codex, and its developer API.The laun
  
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• X Suspends Creators for Unlabeled AI War Content

  05-03-2026 18:53 via eweek.com
  X is putting real money on the line to force clearer AI labels during wartime.
  Creators who post AI-generated videos depicting “armed conflict” without disclosing they’re synthetic can lose access to X’s Creator Revenue Sharing program for 90 days, with repeat violations risking permanent removal. It’s a blunt incentive: label it, or lose the payout.
  According to TechCrunch, the enforcement is aimed at AI-generated conflict videos that lack disclosure, and X says it
  
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• OpenAI Teases GPT-5.4 with Cryptic Post — and the Upgrades Could Be Massive

  05-03-2026 17:32 via eweek.com
  OpenAI has begun teasing its next major AI model, and early signals suggest it could arrive sooner than many expected.The company sparked new speculation this week after posting a short message on X stating simply: “5.4 sooner than you Think.” The brief remark has fueled discussion among developers and researchers about what the next upgrade to the GPT-5 series could bring.While OpenAI has not officially revealed details, several reports and leaks indicate that the upcoming GPT-5.4 m
  
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• Lawsuit Claims Google’s Gemini Encouraged Delusions Before Man’s Death

  05-03-2026 16:21 via eweek.com
  The 2013 film, “Her,” is all about a man who falls in love with the operating system on his computer. At the time it was released, the idea of a man falling in love with computer software was too silly to be taken seriously. Fast forward to 2026: With AI chatbots becoming more and more commonplace, it’s a concept that isn’t so far-fetched. There have been several notable stories of humans taking their relationships with AI chatbots too far… and one of the late
  
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• Bill Gates’ Daughter Builds $185M AI Startup While Rejecting ‘Ties to My Privilege or My Last Name’

  05-03-2026 15:58 via eweek.com
  Phoebe Gates, the 23-year-old daughter of tech legends Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates, is making a name for herself in Silicon Valley that has nothing to do with her inheritance. As the co-founder and co-CEO of Phia, an AI-powered shopping assistant, she is attempting to pull the digital retail experience into the modern era. Alongside her Stanford University roommate and co-founder, Sophia Kianni, Gates is building a tool that acts less like a search engine and more like a high-end pe
  
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• Google Launches Canvas in AI Mode for Users Across the US

  05-03-2026 15:29 via eweek.com
  Google is steadily reshaping what it means to “search.” Instead of delivering a quick list of links and calling it a day, the company is experimenting with turning Search into a place where ideas can take shape and projects can unfold.Its newest step in that direction is Canvas, a workspace built directly into AI Mode that gives users a persistent area to brainstorm, organize, and build while they search.Now rolling out to users across the US, Canvas introduces a project-style workfl
  
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