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Google has launched Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental, a new AI model that pauses to "think" through complex problems, similar to OpenAI's o1 model, but with faster performance and no cost.

TODAY IN MORNING AI

• Anthropic introduced new best practices for building AI agents

• Meta teased speech capabilities and advanced reasoning in Llama 4 in a recent blog post

• Perplexity acquired Carbon, a data connectivity startup

• Google Unveils Experimental AI Capable of Reasoning

• AI fun fact

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AI HEADLINES
TOP AI STORIES

Alec Radford, OpenAI's lead author of GPT and other key technologies, announced his departure to pursue independent research, following the recent exit of several senior research leaders from the company.

Anthropic introduced new best practices for building AI agents, emphasizing simple, composable patterns rather than complex frameworks, and sharing insights from customer implementations across various industries.

Meta teased speech capabilities and advanced reasoning in Llama 4 in a recent blog post, along with plans to introduce business-focused AI agents for customer support and commerce in 2025.

Perplexity acquired Carbon, a data connectivity startup, to enable users to connect apps like Notion and Google Docs directly to its AI search platform.

Microsoft AI revealed that Copilot Vision — the company’s AI companion capable of seeing your browser and interacting with you in real-time — is now rolling out to U.S. Copilot Pro users on Windows.

AI DEVELOPMENT
Google Unveils Experimental AI Capable of Reasoning

Google has launched Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental, a new AI model that pauses to "think" through complex problems, similar to OpenAI's o1 model, but with faster performance and no cost.

Key details:

• The model displays its reasoning process when solving problems, akin to other reasoning models like OpenAI's o1.

• Built on Gemini 2.0 Flash, early users report significantly quicker performance compared to competing models.

• The model enhances computation time to refine reasoning, resulting in longer but potentially more accurate answers.

• It is currently ranked #1 on the Chatbot Arena across all categories and is available for free via AI Studio, the Gemini API, and Vertex AI.

Why it matters: As the competition for superior AI reasoning capabilities heats up, Google is joining OpenAI and others in exploring novel approaches beyond just scaling model size. While OpenAI raises prices for its top-tier models, Google is taking the opposite approach by offering its best AI tools for free.

TOOLBOX
SOME USEFUL AI TOOLS

• Kling AI v1.6 – An update to the popular AI video generator, featuring improved prompt adherence, professional modes, and more.

• Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking – Google DeepMind’s latest free-to-try reasoning model, competing with ChatGPT o1.

• Backflip AI – Transforms text into AI-generated 3D designs.

• tldraw computer – An infinite canvas for natural language computing.

• ModernBERT – A family of state-of-the-art encoder-only models with significant improvements over previous generations.

PROMPT OF THE DAY
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PROMPT👇

Analyze social media discussions related to our brand or product.

By entering this prompt, you will receive an analysis of the conversations people are having on social media about your product or service.

AI DESIGNS

Acrylic painting by Francis Bacon, Man and woman arguing underwater, having a dispute all about fruits, fruits all around, painting in the style of expressionism, pop art style combination, art brut, a Georg Baselitz expressionist painting, in the style of Allen Jones, inspired by the fat models of Fernando Bottero, a ceramic minimalism, sculpture by Tony Cragg --ar 16:9 --style raw --stylize 456 --niji 6

As you see, it contains several of my favorite painters: Francis Bacon, Georg Baselitz, Fernando Bottero, Allen Jones (Pop Art Icon), and Tony Cragg (who is mostly a sculptor). Try to add different weights to all of them and find your balance in this beautifully resulting art-prompt.

AI FUN FACT
DID YOU KNOW?

The first computer virus, called "Creeper," was created in the early 1970s. It was designed not to harm but to display the message, "I'm the creeper, catch me if you can!" It was followed by the creation of the first antivirus program, "Reaper," which was designed to catch and delete the Creeper virus.

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