Significant progress in AI and Robotics this week.
So, I summarized everything from Google, Microsoft, Alibaba, Figure, Cohere, Unitree, Field AI, Boston Dynamics, Deepseek, and more.
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Google updated multiple product lines with new AI features, including:
—Pixel phones with 20+ AI features, like magic cues and live call translation
—Agentic capabilities in Search's AI Mode for AI Ultra subscribers
—Gemini for Government at $0.5/agency
Aug 17 • 16 tweets • 6 min read
Another huge week of AI and robotics news
I summarized everything from OpenAI, xAI, Google, Meta, Figure, Nvidia, Tencent, Unitree, Weave Robotics, Engine AI, and more.
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OpenAI updated ChatGPT after GPT-5 drew backlash from users. Key changes:
—Return of GPT-4o for paid users
—Auto, Fast, and Thinking modes for GPT-5
—3K messages/week for GPT-5 Thinking with extra Thinking mini capacity
—A 'warmer' GPT-5 personality
Significant progress in AI and Robotics this week.
So, I summarized everything from OpenAI, Google, xAI, Anthropic, Figure, Unitree, OpenMind, Microsoft, Perplexity, ElevenLabs, and more.
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OpenAI had a huge week, announcing:
—New flagship models: GPT-5, GPT-5 Pro, and GPT-5 Mini
—gpt-oss-120B and 20B: OAI's first open models since GPT-2
—New personalities for ChatGPT
—Deal with the U.S. govt to offer ChatGPT at $1/agency
Aug 3 • 19 tweets • 7 min read
Another huge week of AI and robotics news
I summarized everything from Meta, Google, OpenAI, Figure, Microsoft, Z ai, Skild AI, Limx Dynamics, Syncere, Daxo Robotics, X-Humanoid, and more
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Zuckerberg shared that Meta's new AI lab will develop "personal superintelligence" to empower individual goals, not automate work
He said “devices like glasses” will be key to computing of the future, also hinting at a shift from the "open" strategy
Jul 30 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Here's a F.02 in my home, using Helix to do my laundry
This is not teleoperated
We’re running Helix, our in-house neural network
Jul 27 • 18 tweets • 7 min read
Significant progress in AI and Robotics this week.
So, I summarized everything from Meta, xAI, Microsoft, OpenAI, Google, Alibaba, Sapient Intelligence, Unitree, and more.
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Meta Reality Labs' research on a new AI-powered neuromotor interface appeared in Nature
The band-based system allows users to control devices using simple hand/finger gestures, tapping muscular signals produced during movement
Jul 20 • 17 tweets • 7 min read
Another massive week of AI and robotics news.
I summarized everything from OpenAI, xAI, Google, Cognition, Figure, AWS, Meta, UBTECH, Pollen Robotics, Agility Robotics, and more.
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OpenAI dropped ChatGPT Agent, an automated system that can think, plan, and execute complex tasks on a virtual computer
It merges tools like Operator and Deep Research, and can switch between browsing, coding, and doc creation, while connecting to apps
Jul 17 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
Today I'm excited to introduce our 3rd-generation battery for our F.03 humanoid robot
Figure succeeds when we own the full stack
Actuators, batteries, every critical system is engineered in-house and manufactured by us
Advancements across 3 generations of battery technology has results in:
→ 78% cheaper
→ Higher safety and reliability
→ 2kW fast charger with active cooling
→ Significant energy density improvements
Jul 13 • 18 tweets • 7 min read
Significant progress in AI and Robotics this week.
So, I summarized everything from xAI, Perplexity, Hugging Face, Figure, OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Daxo Robotics, UC Berkeley, and more.
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xAI launched Grok 4 and its multi-agent-powered sibling, Grok 4 Heavy
Both deliver SOTA performance on benchmarks like AIME 2025, Humanity's Last Exam, and Arc-Agi - beating Gemini 2.5 Pro and OpenAI's o3
Also coming via API with 256k context window
Jul 6 • 19 tweets • 7 min read
Another huge week of AI and robotics news.
So, I summarized everything from Microsoft, Google, Meta, Perplexity, HeyGen, Chai Discovery, Replit, LimX Dynamics, K-Scale Labs, DJI, Cursor, Sakana AI, and more.
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Microsoft introduced MAI-DxO, what the company is calling a "step towards medical superintelligence"
The system solved 85.5% of 304 cases vs. just 20% by experienced physicians
It also delivered greater cost savings than human doctors
Jun 29 • 16 tweets • 6 min read
Significant progress in AI and Robotics this week.
So, I summarized everything from Google DeepMind, ElevenLabs, Anthropic, Meta, Microsoft, Apptronik, Mistral, Berkley AI, Galbot, and more.
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Google dropped major AI models this week, starting with Gemini Robotics On-Device
The VLA model runs locally and enables robots to perform a range of two-handed tasks, without the internet
Can also learn new skills with a few dozen demos
Jun 22 • 17 tweets • 6 min read
Another huge week of AI and robotics news.
So, I summarized everything from Google, Midjourney, Figure, Cover, OpenAI, 1X, MiniMax, Hexagon, Sunrise Robotics, Gecko Robotics, and more.
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Google dropped a bunch of AI updates this week:
—New Search Live with voice capability in AI Mode for U.S. users
—Preview of new 2.5 Flash-Lite, fastest and most affordable in the 2.5 family
—General availability of Gemini 2.5 Pro and 2.5 Flash
Jun 15 • 19 tweets • 7 min read
Significant progress in AI and Robotics this week.
So, I summarized everything from OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Mistral, Meta, 1X, Sakana AI, Nvidia, Infinite Machine, Snap, Bytedance, and more.
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OpenAI dropped several updates this week, including:
—New o3 Pro, thinks longer and beats rivals on PhD-level math & science
—80% price cut for o3
—More natural Advanced Voice, translating for multiple turns
—Projects with deep research, voice mode
So, I summarized everything from OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Figure, Unitree, BIGAI, UCR Robotics, Agility Robotics, Agibot, and more.
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OpenAI dropped a series of updates this week, including:
—Custom and ready-to-use ChatGPT data connectors (Google Drive and more)
—Record mode to turn meetings into transcripts with insights
—Internet access for Codex
—Lightweight memory for free users
Jun 7 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
Welcome to the most boring video we've ever posted
Here's 60 minutes of our humanoid robot solving logistics, powered by our Helix neural network
I want to emphasize: Figure is here to deliver humanoid robots - at scale - that do real, useful human-like work
That means running for hours every day and consistently hitting speed and performance targets
That’s what matters to our customers
Jun 1 • 16 tweets • 7 min read
Significant progress in AI and Robotics this week.
So, I summarized everything from Google DeepMind, Anthropic, Figure, DeepSeek, Sakana AI, Perplexity, ETH Zurich, Unitree, Physical Intelligence, and more.
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Google DeepMind announced new Gemma models, including:
—SignGemma to convert sign language into spoken words, coming later this year
—MedGemma, a 4B param multimodal model and a 27B text-only model for medical text and image comprehension
May 11 • 17 tweets • 6 min read
Another huge week of AI and robotics news.
So, I summarized everything from OpenAI, Google, Meta, Microsoft, FutureHouse, Mistral, Unitree, Stanford, UC Berkeley, Hugging Face, and more.
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OpenAI ditched its for-profit push, saying it will convert its existing for-profit arm into a PBC but keep its non-profit in control with a majority stake
This comes after pressure from several ex-employees and an ongoing legal battle
May 4 • 17 tweets • 7 min read
Significant progress in AI and Robotics this week.
So, I summarized everything from Meta, OpenAI, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, DeepSeek, Alibaba, Baidu, and more.
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Meta hosted its first LlamaCon developers conference and made a ton of announcements, including:
—Llama API free preview
—ChatGPT-like Meta AI app with "Discover" feed
—Lama Guard 4 (12B), LlamaFirewall, and Prompt Guard
—Colab with Groq and Cerebras
Apr 27 • 18 tweets • 7 min read
Another huge week of AI and robotics news.
So, I summarized everything from OpenAI, Perplexity, Anthropic, Nari Labs, Character AI, Kortix AI, Physical Intelligence, Unitree, and more.
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OpenAI dropped gpt-image-1 in the API, the model behind ChatGPT's viral image gen
This allows devs to integrate image creation, with text rendering and editing features, into third-party apps
Companies like Adobe and Figma are already using it
Apr 20 • 16 tweets • 6 min read
Significant progress in AI and Robotics this week.
So, I summarized everything from OpenAI, Google, Scout AI, Microsoft, xAI, Hugging Face, Kling AI, Anthropic, ByteDance, and more.
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OpenAI revealed its smartest reasoning AI models yet with o3 and o4-mini
While o4-mini focuses on cost, o3 delivers SOTA performance across benchmarks
Both can do visual analysis in their CoT and use all ChatGPT tools, including image gen
Apr 13 • 18 tweets • 7 min read
Another huge week of AI and robotics news.
So, I summarized everything from OpenAI, Google, Samsung, Meta, Nvidia, Amazon, Microsoft, Midjourney, Runway, Clone Robotics, and more.
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OpenAI rolled out a important update to ChatGPT’s memory
It can now automatically remember and reference information across all user conversations
The start to a more personalized and useful experience in chat