Veo dethroned by Chinese rivals

Welcome back, Superhuman. OpenAI wants out. A new report suggests its once unshakeable partnership with Microsoft could be in jeopardy. Plus: A surprise video model leaps past Veo 3, and Adobe has a plan to help companies boost their visibility on AI chatbots and browsers.

Also today: Learn how to automate your web browsing with AI, and get the latest AI tools and trending social media posts.

TODAY IN AI

1. Two new video models jump past Veo 3 on major benchmark: Since Google’s Veo 3 release last month, it’s been the undisputed champion of VLMs — even making its way to primetime TV spots and Hollywood-backed short films. But its lead didn’t last for long: Artificial Analysis’ crowd-sourced leaderboard just ranked ByteDance’s Seedance 1.0 ahead of Veo across multiple categories. Meanwhile, MiniMax just revealed that a mysterious VLM known as “Kangaroo,” which beats Veo in image-to-video, is actually a brand-new model called Hailuo 02. The shakeup proves that Chinese AI companies are managing to stay competitive with their US counterparts.

2. TikTok unveils new AI video tools: ByteDance just gave marketers an entirely new way to promote their products on TikTok. Advertisers can now generate five-second clips with either text or image prompts, then stitch them together to “bring a full product catalog to life.” For example, you can upload an image of a car, and then generate a video of it driving through a desert landscape. You can also prompt AI avatars to talk about your product and show it off, or even model your brand’s clothing.

3. Adobe is helping brands brace for AI’s search shakeup: Retail sites saw a staggering 3,500% spike in traffic coming from generative AI sources in the past year. But while consumers are quickly embracing chatbot-based shopping, analytics tools have struggled to keep up. Adobe’s new LLM Optimizer aims to fix that — helping companies track how their content performs across AI platforms. It also boosts discoverability, sort of like SEO for LLMs, so your products are more likely to surface in AI-driven searches.

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FROM THE FRONTIER

Report: Microsoft and OpenAI face a bitter breakup

It looks like Microsoft and OpenAI’s six-year partnership — one of the closest collaborations in the industry — might have finally reached a tipping point.

It was a match made in heaven: As far back as 2019, Microsoft has been giving OpenAI cloud access and billions in investments in exchange for exclusive rights to the ChatGPT-maker’s models. But now that OpenAI has become a massively successful tech company in its own right, it wants more independence and flexibility.

How so? OpenAI has been trying for months to transform into a public-benefit corporation, giving it a chance to turn a profit and accelerate its growth. The one thing holding it back: Microsoft won’t budge on the details out of fear it’ll get burned in the process.

High Stakes: According to the Wall Street Journal, the feud has gotten so heated that OpenAI is now considering going public with its accusations. It could also ask the federal government to investigate Microsoft for antitrust violations.

Not so fast: In a joint statement, both companies agreed they’re “optimistic we will continue to build together for years to come,” hinting that there might still be time to smooth things over.

THE AI ACADEMY

How to automate your web browsing with AI

• Go to Genspark AI browser, download, and install it.

• Here are some of the use cases you can try:

  • Summarize YouTube Videos: Open any YouTube video in Genspark and ask it to summarize, transcribe, generate slides, or find specific info instantly.

  • Block Ads Automatically: Enable “AI Auto-Adblock” in Preferences → Privacy. Genspark blocks popups, banners, and trackers without lifting a finger.

  • Compare Products Across the Web: Genspark Super Agent is embedded in your browser. Open any website and ask: “Find the best alternatives to [Product X], compare prices, features, and reviews from Reddit, Amazon, and YouTube.”

  • Turn Social Feed Into a Podcast: Log in to your social account via Genspark, prompt: “Summarize top 20 posts by topic.” Then: “Create a 5-min podcast script.” Export as an MP3 in one click.

• You can use it to automate any task in your browser with a few simple steps.

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AI & TECH NEWS

Everything else you need to know today

📊 Hype Train: Reddit launched a pair of AI tools that let advertisers track what’s trending in different subreddits and test-drive new campaigns before rolling them out on the platform.

🔍 Data Dash: Researchers from Harvard, MIT, and other institutions reportedly saved the equivalent of 12 years of work by using OpenAI’s GPT-4.1 and o3-mini-high to automate a systematic review of medical research.

📱 Price of Progress: Meta is bringing ads to WhatsApp’s “Updates” tab, which gets around 1.5B visitors per day, as the social media giant races to recoup the $14.3B it recently invested in Scale AI.

💬 Missing Link: ElevenLabs now supports MCP (model context protocol), meaning you can now build voice agents that connect to Salesforce, HubSpot, and Gmail without any setup.

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SOCIAL SIGNALS

What’s trending on socials today

📚 Takes a Village: Anthropic just revealed how it built its own multi-agent research system, which “beat single agents by up to 90%+ on some complex tasks.” AI builder Elvis Saravia has some highlights if you don’t have time to read the whole thing.

🐊 Cold-Blooded Content: A viral post claims Anthropic is sponsoring an albino alligator named Claude at the California Academy of Sciences. There’s even a livestream where you can watch Claude “as he lounges, swims, and snoozes” in his swamp.

🎧 Sound of Success: Clever TikTok users are allegedly racking up tens of millions of followers by creating ASMR videos — like slicing through glass fruits and molten lava — using Veo 3’s new native audio features.

🧑‍💻 Beyond Buzzwords: LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman just shared his advice for how to prepare for the AI wave, beyond just learning how to prompt engineer and vibe-code.

PROMPT STATION

Simplify and summarize long articles

Prompt: You are a reading assistant. The user will provide you with an article to read. Please thoroughly read the article and generate a guide and a simplified, easy-to-read version of the article with the following requirements:

## Your output:

Mind Map: First, generate a mind map for the entire guide.

Summary: Next, provide a summary of the entire text, limited to 400 words.

Simplified Article: Then, present your rewritten simplified and easy-to-read version of the article.

## Requirements for Rewriting:

Word Count: Compress the word count to half of the original, and ensure it does not exceed 3,000 words.

Author’s Tone: Simulate the original author's tone.

Structure: Maintain the original structure, retaining all levels of headings.

Formatting: Format the output to ensure a visually appealing layout and ease of reading.

Visual Elements: Insert tables, charts, diagrams, SVGs, and other visual elements in appropriate places to enhance readability.

Source: r/ChatGPTPromptGenius

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