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Today:

• Hidden Messages in Emojis Threaten AI

• Sam Altman Reveals GPT-5 Plans

• Anthropic Eyes $34.5B by 2027

• OpenAI Enhances AI Model Spec

• Snowflake Partners with Anthropic AI

• Adobe Launches AI Video Generator

DANGEROUS "EMOJI HACK": AI models susceptible to 'trojan horse' emojis…

A smiley face emoji has become a potential threat to AI security. Through the use of invisible Unicode characters called variation selectors, hidden messages can be encoded within emojis. 

This allows for prompt injections, where an AI model is tricked into executing commands, like responding with specific words. Such vulnerabilities highlight the need for stronger AI security measures, as they can be exploited for malicious purposes in AI interactions.

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Sam Altman Reveals GPT-5 Plans

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman outlined plans for GPT-4.5 and GPT-5, aiming to simplify the company’s AI offerings. GPT-4.5, internally called Orion, will be OpenAI’s last non-chain-of-thought model. GPT-5 will integrate multiple technologies, with different intelligence levels for free, Plus, and Pro ChatGPT users. Altman hinted at a release in the coming months. Meanwhile, OpenAI rejected Elon Musk’s $97.4 billion buyout bid.

Anthropic Eyes $34.5B by 2027

Anthropic projects revenue growth from $2.2 billion in 2025 to $34.5 billion by 2027, aiming to surpass OpenAI in API sales. The company burned $5.6 billion in 2024 but expects to cut that by nearly half in 2025. It seeks $2 billion in funding at a $58 billion valuation. Meanwhile, OpenAI leads with $44 billion projected revenue for 2027 and more efficient cash management.

OpenAI Enhances AI Model Spec

OpenAI updated its Model Spec to enhance AI behavior, prioritizing transparency, customizability, and intellectual freedom while maintaining safeguards against harm. The new version refines alignment principles, ensures AI remains objective, and allows broader public input. OpenAI also open-sourced the Model Spec under a CC0 license, enabling developers to adapt it freely. Future updates will be tracked online, reinforcing AI's evolving role in society.

Snowflake Partners with Anthropic AI

Snowflake partnered with Anthropic to integrate AI into corporate data systems, embedding the Claude 3.5 Sonnet model into its Cortex Agents platform. This collaboration enhances business data analysis while ensuring security compliance. Early tests show 90% accuracy in AI-powered data queries. Companies like Siemens Energy and Nissan North America have already seen significant improvements. The move signals a shift towards secure, integrated enterprise AI solutions for increased efficiency and governance.

Adobe Launches AI Video Generator

Adobe's AI video generator, Generate Video, is now in public beta, allowing users to create five-second 1080p clips from text or images. Integrated into the Firefly web app, it offers commercial-use safety and syncs with Creative Cloud tools. Adobe introduces AI credit subscription plans starting at $9.99. Competing with OpenAI’s Sora and Google’s Veo, Adobe aims to balance quality, features, and legal security for creators.

🧠RESEARCH

Expect the Unexpected: FailSafe Long Context QA for Finance

FailSafeQA, a financial benchmark testing LLMs' resilience to query and context failures. It evaluates 24 models on robustness, context grounding, and compliance. Findings show even top models struggle with hallucinations. Palmyra-Fin-128k-Instruct was most compliant, while OpenAI o3-mini was most robust but prone to fabrication.

Competitive Programming with Large Reasoning Models

OpenAI explores how reinforcement learning improves LLMs in coding and reasoning. OpenAI’s o3 model outperforms a domain-specific system (o1-ioi) at IOI 2024, achieving a gold medal without handcrafted strategies. Findings suggest scaling general-purpose models is more effective than specialized pipelines for competitive programming and reasoning tasks.

Retrieval-augmented Large Language Models for Financial Time Series Forecasting

The paper introduces a retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) framework for financial time-series forecasting. Using StockLLM and the FinSeer retriever, it enhances stock movement prediction by selecting meaningful historical patterns. FinSeer outperforms existing methods, achieving 8% higher accuracy on BIGDATA22, showcasing the power of retrieval models in financial forecasting.

CodeI/O: Condensing Reasoning Patterns via Code Input-Output Prediction

CodeI/O, a method that enhances LLM reasoning by transforming code into an input-output prediction format. This exposes models to universal reasoning patterns while avoiding code-specific syntax. CodeI/O++ further improves performance through multi-turn revision, demonstrating gains across symbolic, logic, math, and commonsense reasoning tasks.

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🗞️MORE NEWS

• OpenAI's new o3 Deep Research AI agent, initially for Pro users, will expand to ChatGPT Plus and free tiers. CEO Sam Altman confirmed limited free access, with plans to scale. The tool autonomously compiles research reports.

• Promise Studios welcomes top Gen AI artists to push storytelling boundaries. These creators will develop innovative projects with AI, blending technology and artistry. The studio fosters collaboration, providing resources and industry connections to shape the future of entertainment.

• Thrive Capital’s Josh Kushner urged OpenAI staff to stay, citing strong future compensation potential. Amid fierce AI talent wars, OpenAI faces defections, including Mira Murati’s rival startup, while navigating its transition to a for-profit model.

• AiMation Studios uses ElevenLabs’ AI voice and sound effects to accelerate animation production. Their AI-generated film Where the Robots Grow was made in 90 days. The studio now pioneers AI-driven filmmaking, reality TV, and microtransaction-based distribution.

• OpenAI canceled its o3 AI model in favor of a unified GPT-5 release, aiming for a simpler product lineup. CEO Sam Altman announced GPT-4.5 will arrive first, followed by GPT-5, integrating advanced reasoning and multimodal capabilities.

• Google's Gemini Deep Research is now available on iPhone for Gemini Advanced subscribers. It compiles detailed reports using long-context reasoning, allowing users to export findings to Google Docs after automated multi-step research.

• Meta has expanded access to Segment Anything 2.1 (SAM 2.1) via Amazon SageMaker JumpStart, improving AI-driven object segmentation in images and videos. SAM 2.1 enhances tracking, occlusion handling, and annotation efficiency, benefiting diverse applications from disaster relief to video editing.