Matthias Bastian

Aug 6, 2025

Google has officially launched Jules, its AI coding agent that was in testing since May. Jules can handle multiple tasks at once and automate routine developer work, similar to Anthropic's Claude Code. The latest version includes easier controls, lets users reuse previous tasks, and adds visual feedback for web app testing, Google says. Jules runs on Gemini 2.5 and is available through several Gemini subscription tiers.

Google is also rolling out Gemini CLI GitHub Actions, a free AI tool that integrates directly with GitHub repositories, automating routine developer tasks on demand. The agent responds to events like new issues or pull requests, working in the background based on the context of each project. Google says the agent supports authentication without fixed credentials and logs activity via OpenTelemetry. Technically, it builds on Gemini CLI.

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Matthias Bastian

Aug 6, 2025

AI in practice

Anthropic has released a new open source tool on GitHub that automatically checks code for security vulnerabilities. The GitHub action "Claude Code Security Reviewer" uses the Claude AI model to scan pull requests for potential security issues.

According to the project description, the tool can spot security vulnerabilities across different programming languages by understanding the context of the code. It automatically adds comments directly in code discussions, filters out likely false positives, and focuses only on files that have been modified. The tool is available under the MIT license on GitHub.

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Matthias Bastian

Aug 5, 2025

AI in practice

Anthropic prepares for GPT-5 by releasing its upgraded Claude Opus 4.1 model

Matthias Bastian

Aug 5, 2025

AI in practice

ElevenLabs launches Eleven Music, an AI music generator "cleared for broad commercial use"

Matthias Bastian

Aug 5, 2025

AI research

Google Deepmind's Genie 3 creates interactive 3D worlds that stay consistent for "multiple minutes"

Matthias Bastian

Aug 4, 2025

AI in practice

OpenAI says it doesn't want ChatGPT to become a social media time sink

Matthias Bastian

Aug 4, 2025

AI in practice

ChatGPT is set to reach 700 million weekly users this week, according to Nick Turley, App Product Manager at OpenAI. That's up from 500 million at the end of March and four times higher than last year. In addition, OpenAI now counts 5 million paying business users, up from 3 million in June, as more enterprises and educators turn to AI tools. The company recently raised $8.3 million in funding and is preparing to launch GPT-5.

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Matthias Bastian

Aug 3, 2025

AI research

Persona vectors allow Anthropic to steer language model behaviors like sycophancy and evil

Matthias Bastian

Aug 2, 2025

AI in practice

Google's AI infrastructure is under strain as demand for its latest models increases. Product manager Logan Kilpatrick responded to complaints about the limited availability of Gemini 2.5 Pro Deep Think, explaining, "the release is constrained because this is a big model and takes a boat load of compute to run, when our TPU's are already burning to keep up with massive growth on Veo, Gemini 2.5 pro, AI mode rollout to hundreds of millions, etc."

Kilpatrick addressed criticism after users pointed out that, despite strong benchmark scores, Gemini 2.5 Pro Deep Think is difficult to use to use due to access restrictions. Even Ultra subscribers can only make a handful of requests per day as the system struggles to keep up with demand.

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Matthias Bastian

Aug 2, 2025

AI in practice

Wan2.2 A14B now tops the rankings for open source video models, according to Artificial Analysis. It ranks seventh for text-to-video and fourteenth for image-to-video, with the lower placement in the latter likely due to its 16 frames per second output compared to 24 fps in some competitors. Among open models, Wan2.2 A14B leads the field, but it still trails behind closed models like Veo 3 and Seedance 1.0 in overall performance. Pricing, however, is often much lower depending on the provider.

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