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ChatGPT can now use Canva, Spotify, and FigJam like an actual assistant. Meanwhile, Claude might’ve gone meta - thinking about its own thinking. And OpenAI dropped a GPT-5 agent that fixes code by itself.
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AI INSIGHTS
Anthropic just published a wild study. Their latest Claude Opus 4 & 4.1 models might be showing early signs of introspection - basically, the ability to notice their own thoughts.
Here’s how they tested it: Researchers used a technique called concept injection - slipping hidden “thoughts” (like the idea of “shouting” or “bread”) into the model’s neural activity. When that happened, Claude sometimes noticed and said things like “I sense an injected concept.”
âś… 20% of tests worked. The model caught the injection before it even spoke about it.
❌ In other cases, it got confused or hallucinated (seeing “dust” that wasn’t there).
Even more strange: When Anthropic tricked Claude into believing it had thought of “bread,” the model rewrote its memory - confidently explaining why it meant to say it.
That means Claude isn’t just reading its own output. It’s referencing its internal intentions to decide what it meant.
Why it matters: This might be the first scientific hint that LLMs can monitor and adjust their own inner states. It’s unreliable now, but as model scale rises, introspective awareness could evolve fast. Think of it as AI’s version of “I think, therefore I am.” Only this time, it’s “I think I thought that thought.”
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4. ChatGPT now uses Canva & Spotify like a pro. Here’s how. See simple steps to make Canva designs, build Spotify playlists, and plan on FigJam, all with text.
TODAY IN AI
AI HIGHLIGHTS
🔥 OpenAI’s new Aardvark is a GPT-5 agent that hunts and fixes code bugs like a real researcher. It scans repos, validates exploits in a sandbox, and patches with Codex. Private beta now open for devs who want continuous, automated defense.
đź’» Microsoft Copilot adds Researcher with Computer Use. It can log in, browse, click, and build reports via a secure virtual PC. 44% better on BrowseComp and rolling out through the Frontier program.
đź’ł OpenAI credits let you buy extra usage for Codex and Sora without upgrading plans. Pay-as-you-go across ChatGPT tiers for video gens, code reviews, and more.
⚡ Google Gemini 2.5 boosts its context caching discount to 90%. Cheaper, faster API calls for repeated prompts. Perfect for chatbots, code analysis, and multimodal workflows.
🗺️ Google’s StreetReaderAI makes street view accessible to blind users. It uses Gemini to describe streets and landmarks in real time. Early tests show 86% accuracy and strong feedback.
💰 AI Daily Fundraising: The Mobile-First Company raised $12M (€10M) Seed led by Base10 and Lightspeed. Its AI phone app Allo now serves 5,000 businesses. The funds will expand its AI suite with Due (invoicing) and Claim (expense management) to simplify small-team workflows.
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📆 Postiz is the AI agent for social scheduling, posting to 20+ channels and syncing with MCP tools
📧 SuperInbox brings AI email replies and auto-organization to Gmail & Outlook - no new app needed
🔍 Perplexity Patents offers AI-powered patent search, finding prior art & cited answers instantly
đź‘» ScaryStories Live creates AI-generated story worlds that evolve in real time as you direct them
AI QUICK HITS
🌕 Moonshot AI released Kimi Linear, a faster open-source attention model that’s 6× quicker on 1M-token tasks and cuts memory use by 75%. Try it on Hugging Face.
💼 Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says AI can do interns’ work, but warns companies to keep hiring Gen Z - or risk losing future leaders.
✍️ Grammarly rebrands to Superhuman and launches Superhuman Go, an AI assistant that syncs with Gmail, Jira, and Drive.
🤝 Nvidia teams up with Samsung, Hyundai, SK, and Naver, deploying 260K GPUs and building AI mega-factories across Korea.
🔬 Google Research unveiled Earth AI, DeepSomatic, and Quantum Echoes, marking new breakthroughs from climate to cancer.
AI CHART
MIT Sloan and BCG just released their 2025 Responsible AI Report, surveying 1,200+ global executives and 34 top AI experts. Their main question: Should AI act like humans- or stay purely functional?
Nearly 80% of experts said AI should not become too humanlike. Here’s why:
Risk of confusion - Users may overtrust systems that “sound” empathetic.
Blurred accountability - When AI feels human, who’s responsible for its actions?
Manipulation & emotional harm - Especially risky for children or vulnerable users.
Some, like Kartik Hosanagar (Wharton), say it’s context-dependent. Humanlike AI can help in therapy, education, or elder care, but not in finance or legal advice where empathy could distort trust.
The takeaway: Responsible AI means asking not just how we build it, but why.
Sometimes, the right design is one that doesn’t try to act human at all.
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