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OpenAI has introduced GPT-Live-1 and GPT-Live-1 mini, full‑duplex voice models that listen and speak simultaneously, aiming to make conversations with AI feel more human. The update enables real‑time translation, natural interruptions, and longer, continuous dialogue, signaling a move toward voice as a primary computing interface.
Publishers led by The New York Times have filed a sanctions motion accusing OpenAI of hiding searchable training datasets and millions of de‑identified ChatGPT logs that could show whether the company reproduced copyrighted journalism in its outputs. Depositions have revealed OpenAI held large log samples and internal regurgitation-detection tools; plaintiffs say the sample provided to courts was unusable.
A wave of integrated AI platforms is consolidating AI workflows, reducing tool-sprawl and enabling teams to manage AI tasks in a single environment. The shift follows multiple reports showing adoption of Claude Code, Codex, and related automation tools among developers and businesses.
Meta is rolling out Pocket, a mobile app that turns prompts into interactive gizmos, a test born from Gizmo and Muse Spark AI. The feature lets users craft interactive mini-games from prompts and remix others, with plans to refine prompts and visuals. Divining the broader strategy, Pocket sits alongside other live Meta experiments aimed at making AI creation mainstream.
OpenAI has added an Apple Messages plugin to ChatGPT for Mac that can read, search, summarise, draft and send iMessages. The feature is optional, runs on the desktop app and requires user permission; OpenAI says processing happens locally on the Mac but privacy experts, Apple’s on-device privacy stance and some users have raised concerns about message access and authenticity.
The Justice Department has weighed in on the OpenAI–Times copyright dispute, arguing that training AI on published material is fair use and will bolster national security and innovation. The Times contends the practice harms journalism and breaches copyright. Courts now face a pivotal question over whether AI training is transformative and non-infringing.