AI Weekly News - GPT-5, New Architectures, Hardware Wars & Regulation

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AI Weekly News - GPT-5, New Architectures, Hardware Wars & Regulation

Weekly AI Digest: A "Great Diversification" with new models, chip competition, and global governance.

Ian Ochieng AI

Aug 03, 2025

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Join us on The Before AGI Podcast for your essential AI News Digest. This week, we explore the "Great Diversification" of AI. The Transformer architecture faces a serious challenger with Stanford's Kronos-SSM, sparking Microsoft to build a custom chip (Athena). OpenAI confirms GPT-5, while open-source models (Helios-130B, Mistral VDRL) set new standards for transparency and performance. We also cover AI designing new materials (GrapheneForge) and drugs, the escalating talent and compute wars, and the fragmented global race to regulate.

In this episode, you'll gain insights into:
🧠 New Architectures & Models: Beyond Transformers with Kronos-SSM; OpenAI's GPT-5 confirmation and the power of O3 Pro; DeepSeek's efficiency.
🔬 AI Accelerating Science: Google's GrapheneForge designing millions of new materials; AI-designed drugs from Isomorphic Labs entering human trials.
⚙️ Hardware & Talent Wars: Microsoft's Athena chip signals vertical integration; Murati's record $2B seed round and Meta's 8-figure offers highlight the intense competition.
🌍 Global Governance in Action: The EU AI Act's enforcement begins, the US Senate rejects a federal moratorium on state laws, and China proposes its own international cooperation model.
🚨 The Security Gap: An IBM report reveals AI adoption is massively outpacing security, with 97% of breached firms lacking AI-specific controls.

This digest connects the dots on a pivotal moment for AI, where technological diversification, infrastructure battles, and regulatory urgency are shaping the future.

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