In this newsletter:

• OpenAI's most powerful GPT-4.1 model is now available in ChatGPT
• TikTok turns still photos into moving videos with the new AI Alive feature
• Google transforms Android for blind users with AI that answers questions

Plus, you’ll find new AI tools and this week’s top AI news headlines!

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🚀 OpenAI's Most Powerful GPT-4.1 Model Is Now Available in ChatGPT

OpenAI has rolled out its advanced GPT-4.1 models to ChatGPT users, bringing enhanced capabilities and massive improvements in how much information the AI can process at once.

What's new:

• GPT-4.1 now available to all paid users (Plus, Pro, Team)
• GPT-4.1 mini becomes default model for all users, including free accounts
• Both models excel at coding tasks and following instructions
• Outperform previous GPT-4o versions "across the board"
• Support one million token context window (nearly 8x larger than GPT-4o's 128,000 limit)
• Process more text, images, and videos in a single conversation
• Speed improvements make them suitable for everyday coding tasks
• Enterprise and Edu users will get access "in the coming weeks"
• GPT-4.1 nano (smallest and fastest model) not included in this rollout

Why it matters:

With this upgrade, OpenAI is significantly expanding what its AI can understand and remember in a single conversation. The massive increase in context window means users can feed in entire books, lengthy code repositories, or multiple documents without the AI losing track of earlier information.

These improvements, combined with faster processing and better instruction following, make ChatGPT more practical for complex professional tasks while maintaining accessibility for everyday users.

👀 Read more about ChatGPT's powerful upgrade!

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🎬 TikTok Turns Still Photos Into Moving Videos With the New AI Alive Feature

TikTok has introduced "AI Alive," a new feature that transforms static images into dynamic videos with movement and atmospheric effects, bringing photos to life within the app's Stories feature.

What's new:

• Converts ordinary photos into short videos with realistic motion
• Adds atmospheric elements like shifting skies, drifting clouds, and sound effects
• Can animate people in group photos, highlighting gestures and expressions
• Available exclusively within TikTok's Story Camera
• Accessible via the blue plus button on Inbox or Profile pages
• Features an AI-generated label to identify AI-created content
• Embeds C2PA metadata so AI origins remain identifiable even if downloaded
• Undergoes multiple safety reviews before and after creation
• Users can report videos that violate platform guidelines

Why it matters:

While competitors like Instagram and Snapchat offer AI text-to-image features, TikTok is pushing the boundary by enabling image-to-video conversion.

This advancement gives users creative possibilities without needing video recording equipment or editing skills, potentially transforming how people share memories and experiences on social media.

👀 Read more about how TikTok is bringing your photos to life!

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👁️ Google Transforms Android for Blind Users With AI That Answers Questions

Google has unveiled several AI-powered accessibility features for Android and Chrome, including a major upgrade to its TalkBack screen reader that allows blind and low-vision users to ask questions about images and entire screen contents.

What's new:

• TalkBack now lets users ask Gemini about photos and screen content
• Get specific details about images like brand, color, or material of items
• Ask questions about shopping discounts and product specifications
• Expressive Captions enhanced to show when words are stretched for emphasis
• New sound labels for whistling, throat clearing, and other vocalizations
• Chrome now auto-recognizes scanned PDFs with Optical Character Recognition
• Allows highlighting, copying, and screen reading previously inaccessible documents
• Page Zoom on Android Chrome now preserves website layout when enlarging text
• Customize zoom preferences globally or site-by-site
• Available for English users in the US, UK, Canada, and Australia on Android 15+ devices

Why it matters:

These updates represent a significant leap in making digital content accessible to everyone. By combining AI with accessibility tools, Google is breaking down barriers for people with visual impairments, allowing them to interact with visual content in ways previously impossible.

The ability to ask questions about images and screens transforms passive descriptions into interactive experiences, giving users greater independence in navigating digital information.

👀 Read more about Google's AI-powered accessibility innovations!

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• ​PeopleAlsoAsk.ai: Finds real questions people search for to plan content and SEO.
• ​WhisperClip: Records and transcribes audio, then copies the text to your clipboard.
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• ​Amie: Records meetings, writes summaries, and plans tasks in a calendar.
• ​CraftedCourses: Makes online courses with lessons, quizzes, and uploads.
• ​Vizbull: Turns photos into cartoon, sketch, or art styles with custom options.
• ​VoiceType: Writes emails from short voice prompts with grammar and spelling checks.
• ​The Influencer AI: Makes photos and videos using custom or pre-made virtual models.
• ​Interm AI: Gives live answer tips and hints during job interviews.
• ​Fluig: Turns text, files, or links into diagrams like mind maps, flowcharts, and tables.
• ​AceEssay: Writes essays, checks grammar, adds citations, and rewrites text for AI detection.
• ​AthenaChat: Builds and shares AI chat agents via a link without setup.
• ​HitWit: Creates visual summaries, quizzes, and interactive lessons from documents and videos.
• ​ImageOptimizer.ai: Compresses images, removes metadata, and renames files for web use.
• ​Parliant: Runs open-ended surveys with follow-up questions and auto-analysis.
• ​VidMe: Makes videos with avatars from scripts for TikTok and Instagram.

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This Week's Top AI News Headlines:

• Sam Altman Envisions ChatGPT as a Life-Long AI Companion Capable of Remembering Every Conversation, Email, and Book to Serve as a Personalized Assistant and Decision-Making Partner (View Article)
• Windsurf Launches In-House AI Models SWE-1 Series to Enhance Full Software Engineering Workflow, Signaling Shift from Relying on External AI Providers to Developing Proprietary Models (View Article)
• Microsoft Layoffs Hit Washington-Based Programmers Hardest as AI Now Writes Up to 30% of Company Code, Reshaping Developer Roles (View Article)
• Anthropic’s Lawyer Apologizes After Claude AI Hallucinates Legal Citation in Ongoing Song Lyrics Copyright Case (View Article)
• Google Enhances Gemini Chatbot with GitHub Integration, Allowing Gemini Advanced Users to Analyze, Debug, and Modify Code Directly from Repositories (View Article)
• Rahul Sonwalkar, Known for the ‘Rahul Ligma’ Prank, Is a Real Engineer Behind AI Startup Julius, Now Used by Harvard for Teaching Data Science and AI Leadership (View Article)
• Jeff Bezos Faces Backlash for $5B Amazon Deal with Saudi AI Firm Humain, Renewing Scrutiny (View Article)
• Cognichip Emerges from Stealth with $33M Funding to Develop 'Artificial Chip Intelligence'—a Generative AI Model Aiming to Halve Chip Design Time and Costs for Semiconductor Industry (View Article)
• Hedra Raises $32M from a16z to Expand AI Video Platform Behind Viral Talking Baby Podcasts, Aiming to Enhance Character-Driven Content for Creators and Marketers (View Article)
• Elon Musk’s xAI Misses Deadline for AI Safety Report, Raising Concerns Over Grok’s Behavior and Company’s Risk Management Practices (View Article)
• Databricks Acquires Open-Source Database Startup Neon for $1B to Enhance AI Agent Deployment with Serverless Postgres Technology (View Article)

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