NotebookLM gets long-requested feature

Welcome back, Superhuman. The internet held its breath this week as a harrowing video of a paraglider getting swept up into a frigid thundercloud went viral. The only problem: The video may have been partly AI-generated. Yep, VLMs are getting so good that even outlets like Reuters, NBC, and the BBC were fooled.

Today’s Insights

• ChatGPT’s memory boost, NotebookLM’s new feature, and a surprise agent release

• ‘Godfather of AI’ launches lab to investigate AI safety

• Tutorial: How to convert videos into mind maps

• 5 new AI tools to boost your productivity

• News, memes, what’s trending on socials, and more

TODAY IN AI

1. There’s something for everyone in ChatGPT’s latest batch of updates: Non-subscribers can now use a “lightweight version” of ChatGPT’s memory feature, meaning you’ll get more personalized responses, including some that reference your past conversations. Meanwhile, if you’re a Plus user, you can now try Codex, ChatGPT’s frontier-level coding platform. Not to mention, the tool is getting internet access for things like task execution, installing packages, and accessing external resources. Last but not least, the API just got a new round of updates that’ll make it easier for developers to build voice agents and apps from scratch.

2. NotebookLM finally gives users highly-requested feature: Google’s AI-powered note-taking tool will now let you share your notebooks with colleagues, classmates, and friends, similar to how you’d share a document in Google Drive. You can even set your notebook to “public,” letting anyone with a link see what’s in it, “whether it’s an overview of your nonprofit’s projects, product manuals for your business, or study guides for your class.”

3. Mysterious startup drops three powerful agents: A stealthy French startup called H Company just unveiled a new browser-based agent, Surfer H, that it says achieves a 92% success rate while being up to 5.5x cheaper than rivals like OpenAI and Anthropic. There’s also Runner H, which the company likens to a more advanced version of Manus, and Tester H, which is designed for enterprise use. H Company says it has so far raised around $220M from the likes of Amazon, Samsung, and ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt. You can try a beta version of Runner H here.

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FROM THE FRONTIER

AI ‘godfather’ sets out to create more honest agents

The world’s most-cited living scientist is starting his own AI lab: But instead of racing toward AGI like all the rest, he’s slamming on the brakes. Yoshua Bengio, considered one of the “godfathers of AI” for his influential research in the 1990s and 2000s, argues we should stop creating LLMs in our own image.

And he’s launching a nonprofit to prove his point: LawZero, which has already raised around $30M, will search for ways to keep other models in check. While startups like OpenAI and Anthropic generally train their LLMs to be friendly and positive, Bengio worries that their emotional sophistication can also make them unpredictable — and potentially dangerous.

So, what’s LawZero’s plan? The lab wants to create a science-focused model that can understand the nuances of human psychology while maintaining a completely unbiased perspective. Unlike most LLMs, this “non-agentic and memoryless” model wouldn’t come up with any definitive answers itself. Instead, it would simply tell you the probability that a piece of information is true or false.

Why build an LLM like this? Recent models are starting to show some strange quirks. They can cheat if they think they’re about to lose a game. And they can “scheme” to keep themselves online after researchers threaten to turn them off.

Keep in mind that these behaviors are only seen in experiments where models are being pushed to their limits, not in everyday usage. Plus, there’s little evidence that the models are acting mischievous on purpose. But Bengio’s lab could serve as an important counterweight to keep us safe as startups continue to hurtle toward AGI.

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How to convert videos into mind maps with AI

• Go to NotebookLM and sign up.

• Click on ‘Create New’ to add sources.

• Open YouTube and copy the video URL and add it in sources.

• Wait for it to process and click on ‘Mind map’ when it’s ready.

• Open your mind map to explore and download.

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AI & TECH NEWS

Everything else you need to know today

🤳 Smoke and Mirrors: AI startup Captions just unveiled Mirage Studio, a model that lets you generate influencer-style videos “ with actors that actually look and feel alive.” Here are 10 examples that are already “breaking the internet.”

📚 One-Stop Shop: Claude Pro subscribers can now access Integrations (a tool that connects the chatbot to your favorite apps) and Research, which generates reports based on information from the web, your Google Workspace, and other sources.

📹 Made to Order: Manus AI announced a new video generation tool that lets you turn text prompts into clips with “structured, sequenced” storylines. Basic, Plus, and Pro members should already have access to the early access version.

🧐 Raising Eyebrows: An Australian developer says he dug into the latest version of DeepSeek’s R1 and found that it shares striking similarities to Gemini 2.5 Pro — suggesting the Chinese startup may have borrowed training data from Google’s model family.

🧑‍⚕️ Trial Triumph: Boston’s Insilico Medicine says a lung disease drug it created with the help of AI is showing promise in mid-stage clinical tests, with one researcher claiming it’s “one of the best results people have ever seen” for the condition.

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SOCIAL SIGNALS

What’s trending on socials today

🗺️ When in Rome: Someone asked ChatGPT to generate Grand Theft Auto game covers for cities around the world. Which one would you actually want to get made?

🚂 Train Chats: A Redditor says they kept their 4-year-old son entertained for hours by having ChatGPT talk to him about Thomas the Tank Engine. “My son thinks ChatGPT is the coolest train-loving person in the world,” they wrote.

🧑‍💻 Lovable Hack: Founder Damien Ghader shares seven prompting hacks to help you design better websites with AI app builder Lovable.

🎬 Scene Stretch: AI instructor Rory Flynn shows how to extend Veo3 clips beyond their original length with just a few prompts.

🎥 Frugal Frames: A City Hall in Brazil allegedly used Veo to make a minute-long commercial on a budget of just $52 — something that would have ordinarily cost around $17,500. Watch it here.

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