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Artificial intelligence is either a field of research, the most important technical innovation of mankind, its downfall – or simply a pipe dream from Silicon Valley. Can machines really be intelligent? What is intelligence anyway? What opportunities does AI technology offer, and what are the risks? From neural networks to the science fiction vision of super AI, from deepfakes to AI surveillance: THE DECODER delivers the latest AI news and information on all facets of artificial intelligence.

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OpenAI launches new ChatGPT agent that automates complex tasks for Pro, Plus, and Team

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OpenAI releases its first open-weight language models since GPT-2 with GPT-oss

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Google upgrades Gemini with Deep Think and flags early warning risks

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Tesla has signed a $16.5 billion deal with Samsung, locking in a massive supply agreement that runs through 2033 and could provide a lifeline for Samsung's struggling foundry division.

Tesla will source its AI6 semiconductors from Samsung, giving the South Korean tech giant a boost just as it faces shrinking market share in chip manufacturing. Samsung's share of the global foundry market recently dipped from 8.1 percent to 7.7 percent, while industry leader TSMC holds a dominant 67.6 percent.

Tesla's system-on-chips power its vehicles and, in the future, will also be used in its Optimus humanoid robots, handling perception and planning for Tesla's FSD (Full Self-Driving) system. Samsung already manufactures Tesla's HW4 (Hardware 4) chips, which are currently at the heart of the FSD platform. The next generation, AI5 (previously known as Hardware 5), is set to be produced by TSMC starting in late 2026 - first in Taiwan, then later at a new facility in Arizona.

The deal is seen as a vote of confidence in Samsung's upcoming 2-nanometer fabrication technology and could help the company's foundry business run closer to full capacity.

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Imoliver, Suno’s most streamed AI music creator, landed a record deal with independent label Hallwood, marking a new moment for the music industry. Imoliver, a human artist who makes all his tracks with AI, has already racked up more than three million streams for his song "Stone" on Suno. The track will see a wider release on August 8, ahead of a full album in October.

Hallwood’s decision to sign Imoliver signals a shift in how the industry views collaboration between humans and generative AI. "This is a milestone - not just for Oliver, Hallwood and Suno, but for the future of music," said Mikey Shulman, CEO of Suno.

Meanwhile, Suno is facing lawsuits from major music companies and GEMA over alleged copyright infringement.

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Google's AI systems processed over 980 trillion tokens in June—more than double the amount in May, according to Google product manager Logan Kilpatrick and DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis. Tokens are short text chunks used by AI models to understand or generate responses.

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The increase may not only reflect higher use, but especially more use of so-called reasoning models like Gemini Flash 2.5, which process many more tokens to give more accurate responses. Artificial Analysis reports Flash 2.5 uses about 17 times more tokens than its previous version and is 150 times more expensive for reasoning tasks.

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Midjourney is adding new AI video features that let users generate clips with custom start and end images. This allows for seamless loops or smooth transitions that morph one image into another.

Video generation is now available directly inside Discord, though the web interface still offers a better experience. The company recently launched version 7 of its image generation model and introduced a new draft mode. Midjourney has also been in the spotlight after Disney and others filed copyright lawsuits against it.

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Meta has hired Shengjia Zhao, a key developer of ChatGPT, as Chief Scientist of its new Meta Superintelligence Labs.

Zhao worked at OpenAI since 2022, helping build ChatGPT’s first training pipeline, core GPT-4 training methods, and the "o-model" series—AI models focused on logical reasoning. Meta has not yet released a reasoning model.

Zhao will report to CEO Mark Zuckerberg and work with Alexandr Wang, former Scale AI CEO and now Meta’s Chief AI Officer. The hire is part of a large-scale recruitment effort led by Zuckerberg to advance long-term AI research. Zuckerberg called the hire part of building an "elite, talent-dense team that has the resources and long-term focus to push the frontiers of superintelligence research."

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