Today’s menu 🍽️👇️ 

Length: 5 minutes ⏰

• OpenAI makes its image generator available to developers 🧑‍💻 

• Anthropic CEO wants to open the black box of AI models 🤖 

• Google Gemini has new monthly users count will shock you 😳 

• Guide: Create customized illustrations for your brand 🎨 

• Top AI Tools of the week! 🛠️ 

BREAKING AI NEWS

OpenAI makes its image generator available to developers 🧑‍💻 

OpenAI has officially launched its advanced image generation model, GPT-image-1, to developers via API. This model, which powers the image generation feature in ChatGPT, is now accessible for integration into various applications, tools, and workflows ✅ 

GPT-image-1 is celebrated for its ability to create diverse visuals, including anime-style images inspired by Studio Ghibli, which gained significant popularity on social media.

The API offers developers customization options, such as adjusting image quality, resolution, and style. It supports text-to-image generation, image editing, and even rendering text within visuals. Companies like Adobe, Canva, Figma, and Instacart are already leveraging GPT-image-1 for creative projects, marketing, and design workflows. For instance, Canva uses it to transform rough sketches into polished visuals, while Instacart employs it to visualize recipes 🤔 

OpenAI has implemented safety measures, including adjustable moderation tools and C2PA metadata tagging to identify AI-generated images. Pricing is tiered based on image quality, ranging from $0.02 for low-quality images to $0.19 for high-quality ones.

Anthropic CEO wants to open the black box of AI models 🤖 

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has set an ambitious goal to decode the inner workings of AI models by 2027. In his essay, The Urgency of Interpretability, Amodei highlights the challenges of understanding how advanced AI systems make decisions. Despite their impressive capabilities, researchers often cannot explain why these models behave as they do, which raises concerns about deploying them in critical areas like national security and the economy 🤔 

Anthropic is a leader in mechanistic interpretability, a field focused on unraveling the "black box" of AI. The company has made progress by identifying circuits within AI models—specific pathways that influence decision-making. For example, one circuit helps models determine which U.S. cities belong to which states. However, millions of such circuits remain unexplored.

Amodei envisions tools akin to "MRI scans" for AI, which could detect issues like misinformation or manipulative tendencies. He also advocates for industry-wide collaboration and light-touch regulations to ensure AI accountability. This initiative underscores the importance of transparency and safety as AI systems become increasingly autonomous and influential.

OpenAI releases a ‘lightweight’ version of its deep research 📖 

OpenAI has introduced a "lightweight" version of its ChatGPT deep research tool, powered by the o4-mini model. This version is designed to be cost-effective while maintaining high-quality responses.

It is now available to all ChatGPT users, including free-tier access, Plus, Team, and Pro subscribers. The lightweight tool offers shorter responses compared to the original deep research tool but retains meaningful insights ✅ 

The rollout aims to increase usage limits for users, with free-tier users allowed five queries per month, Plus and Team users getting 25, and Pro users receiving up to 250 queries. Once users reach their limit for the full version, the system automatically switches to the lightweight version. Enterprise and educational accounts will gain access next week 📆 

Google Gemini has 350M monthly users 😳 

Google's AI chatbot, Gemini, has reached an impressive milestone of 350 million monthly active users as of March 2025. This data was revealed during Google's ongoing antitrust trial. The chatbot's growth has been remarkable, considering it had only 9 million daily active users in October 2024, which surged to 35 million daily active users last month 📈 

Despite this growth, Gemini still trails behind competitors like OpenAI's ChatGPT, which reportedly has around 600 million monthly active users, and Meta AI, with approximately 500 million. Google's strategy to boost Gemini's adoption includes integrating it with Samsung devices, Google Workspace applications, and Chrome. Additionally, the release of updated models like Gemini 2.0 and 2.5 has contributed to its popularity ✅ 

CREATE CUSTOMISED ILLUSTRATIONS

Create customized illustrations in your own style 🎨 🖌️ 

With Freepik, you can develop a unique branded illustration style by uploading reference images to ensure uniform visuals throughout your content ✅

Here’s how to get started 👇️ 

1. Open Freepik AI's “Create” tab and hit the plus icon in the Style section.

   

2. Upload your reference images (10–50 images suggested).

3. Select your preferred quality (Ultra, High, or Medium).

4. Now reate illustrations by choosing your style and entering a prompt.

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