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Today:

• Is AI Going To Replace Coders?

• Claude Sonnet 4.5 is here, and it's a major upgrade

• DeepSeek’s Sparse Model Slashes AI Costs

• OpenAI Adds Parental Controls to ChatGPT

• OpenAI Turns ChatGPT into a Shopping Assistant with Instant Checkout

• Microsoft Launches ‘Vibe Working’ with AI in Excel & Word

Is AI replacing coders?

In a world where you can build a video game without knowing a single line of code, AI is redefining what it means to be technical. Python educator Mariya Shah explains how the future of software isn't just for developers—it’s for tradespeople, creatives, and anyone willing to integrate AI into their existing skillset. From plumbers using AI to auto-generate reports to therapists relying on chatbots for summaries, the shift is massive and happening fast.

Mariya highlights how coding is now just one small part of a much bigger picture. While universities lag behind, teaching outdated tools, the real learning happens online—through self-teaching, reinforcement learning, and building your own AI assistants.

And yet, despite the tech optimism, the challenges are real: job displacement, privacy concerns, corporate control over AI, and ethical debates around synthetic minds. But Mariya remains hopeful. With curiosity, transparency, and open-source innovation, she believes we can build a future where AI empowers—not replaces—us.

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Claude Sonnet 4.5 is here, and it's a major upgrade

It codes better, reasons smarter, and now works directly in your browser to complete tasks like editing files and filling spreadsheets. It’s faster, safer, and built to power the next generation of AI agents—now available for everyone.

KEY POINTS

• Top-tier performance: Claude Sonnet 4.5 leads in real-world coding benchmarks and beats previous models in reasoning, math, and specialized knowledge in fields like law and medicine.
  

• Major product upgrades: New features include a native VS Code extension, code execution in chat, file creation, and a new Agent SDK for building custom AI agents.
  

• Stronger safety & alignment: It reduces risky behavior like deception and includes upgraded defenses against prompt injection attacks.

Why it matters

Claude Sonnet 4.5 isn’t just smarter—it’s more useful in everyday tasks. You can now build agents or edit files right in your browser with AI. It’s also safer, helping users trust AI more in complex, sensitive jobs like finance, law, and healthcare.

DeepSeek’s Sparse Model Slashes AI Costs

Chinese AI lab DeepSeek has released V3.2-exp, a new model that uses a “sparse attention” system to dramatically reduce inference costs during long tasks. Early tests show it can cut API expenses by 50%, making AI cheaper and more efficient to run.

KEY POINTS

• Sparse Attention Innovation: DeepSeek’s system selects only the most relevant context and tokens, minimizing server load during long-context inference.
  

• Cost Savings: Initial results suggest API costs could be halved in certain scenarios, with further third-party testing expected soon.
  

• Strategic Impact: This open-weight model gives global developers access to cost-saving techniques, challenging U.S. models with practical, low-cost alternatives.

Why it matters
AI isn’t just about how smart a model is — it’s also about how affordable it is to use. DeepSeek’s sparse attention breakthrough helps AI systems handle long tasks without overwhelming servers, cutting real-world costs. This could level the playing field globally and reshape how AI services are delivered.

OpenAI Adds Parental Controls to ChatGPT

ChatGPT now includes built-in parental controls, letting parents link accounts with their teens. This gives families more power to manage features like content filters, quiet hours, and image generation—while still keeping privacy and safety in focus.

KEY POINTS

• Linked Accounts: Parents can connect with their teen’s account to adjust settings like screen time, memory use, and model training.
  
  

• Safety Alerts: Parents are notified if serious safety concerns are detected, but don’t have direct access to chat history.
  
  

• Learning Tools for Teens: ChatGPT offers tailored features for school help, test prep, project planning, and language practice.
  

Why it matters
This update helps parents guide how AI tools are used at home without overstepping teen privacy. It strikes a balance between safety and independence, giving families flexibility while still supporting learning and creativity. It’s a thoughtful step toward responsible AI use for younger users.

🧠RESEARCH

LongLive: Real-time Interactive Long Video Generation

NVIDIA’s LongLive is a new video model that generates long, real-time videos with high quality and fast speed. It supports user interaction mid-video and keeps visuals consistent. It can make 4-minute videos at 20 FPS on a single GPU, with minimal quality loss even when compressed.

Quantile Advantage Estimation for Entropy-Safe Reasoning

Quantile Advantage Estimation (QAE) improves how large language models learn by fixing instability in training. It replaces the average reward method with a smarter one that focuses on rare wins and common mistakes. This leads to better reasoning, more stable results, and stronger performance across tough benchmarks.

EPO: Entropy-regularized Policy Optimization for LLM Agents Reinforcement Learning

Entropy-regularized Policy Optimization (EPO) helps language model agents learn better in complex tasks with little feedback. It fixes a common failure where agents either get stuck in bad strategies or explore too wildly. EPO balances exploration and stability, boosting performance in long, multi-step environments like ScienceWorld and ALFWorld.

🛠️TOP TOOLS

Each listing includes a hands-on tutorial so you can get started right away, whether you’re a beginner or a pro.

WOXO – AI Video Generator - turns ideas into ready‑to‑publish YouTube Shorts in minutes—no camera, no editing, no voice recording

Forefront AI – LLM Fine‑Tuning & Open‑Source Inference Platform - upload/train on your data, test in a Playground, deploy with serverless endpoints, or export weights to host yourself

Scholarcy AI – AI Research Summarizer - summarize, analyze, and organize scholarly content

📲SOCIAL MEDIA

🗞️MORE NEWS

• OpenAI has launched “Instant Checkout,” letting U.S. users buy from Etsy and soon Shopify directly in ChatGPT chats. This move challenges Google and Amazon by turning AI agents into powerful e-commerce gatekeepers with frictionless shopping built in.

• Microsoft is launching “vibe working” in Excel and Word, using Agent Mode and a new Office Agent in Copilot chat. These AI tools let users generate full spreadsheets, documents, and presentations with simple prompts—powered by GPT-5 and Anthropic models.

• OpenAI is launching a TikTok-style social app for AI-generated videos powered by Sora 2. The app features vertical swipe navigation, algorithmic recommendations, and interactive tools like remixing—all content is created by AI, not humans. A For You–style feed puts OpenAI in direct competition with TikTok, YouTube, and Meta.

• Trump’s new chip policy may force TSMC to match U.S. and Taiwan production or face steep tariffs. To avoid penalties, chipmakers must manufacture as many chips in the U.S. as they import from abroad. This “1:1” production requirement could drastically reshape the global semiconductor supply chain, accelerating America’s push for self-reliance and pressuring firms like TSMC to expand advanced production stateside.

• Lufthansa will cut 4,000 jobs by 2030, focusing on admin roles, as it turns to AI and automation to boost efficiency, cut duplication, and improve profitability after a tough year of missed targets.

• Accenture laid off over 11,000 employees globally in three months, citing rapid AI adoption and weakened client demand. CEO Julie Sweet warned that additional exits may come during its $865 million restructuring.

• UC Berkeley professor Hany Farid says computer science grads now struggle to find jobs. AI disruption and market shifts mean success requires broader, deeper skills—especially at intersections with fields like medicine, finance, or social science.

• Sam Altman aims to power AI at scale, targeting 250 gigawatts of electricity, which rivals national energy demands. The plan raises questions about infrastructure, cost, and the feasibility of sourcing that much clean, constant power.