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👀 Weekly AI News: Did You Miss It?
👨🚀 The most important AI updates at a glance
Die AInauten
October 18, 2025
👀 Weekly AI news: Did you miss it?!
👨🚀 The most important AI updates at a glance
AIHOY and happy weekend, dear AInauts!
Maybe you didn't catch all the exciting news, tools, and hacks related to AI last week, or maybe you're new here. No need to worry!
We have summarized our highlights from the past week for you:
Finally, here are the most important Quick News items for you – so you can see all the relevant developments at a glance with just one click! Ready? Let's go!
After OpenAI Dev Day, we immediately tested the new Sora 2 video generator API—and built a working video studio and n8n workflow. The key here: context engineering instead of simple prompting!
We used Claude to create a developer guide and then a product requirements document (PRD) from OpenAI's API specs. We used this to build a working app in Lovable. The n8n workflow was also created entirely through prompting, without a single touch in n8n itself!
Such "vibe workflows" are becoming increasingly important—it is no longer technical detail knowledge that counts, but strategic thinking and process understanding.
AI will have come of age by 2025, and this report has all the details. Credo: Just get started and experiment!
New reasoning models enable in-depth analytical thinking and save valuable time.
China's open-source models are overtaking Western competitors and offering free, local solutions.
Robotics is also showing concrete business success with 40% fewer errors in warehouses.
And in research, AI dramatically accelerates development—Stanford's Virtual Lab tests more in 3 months than teams do in an entire year.
With AI tools and a minimal budget, you can start a business today without any programming knowledge. Your unique domain knowledge is worth its weight in gold—whether it's marketing, finance, or even hobbies like Lego.
Millions in funding are no longer necessary. Successful founders are flexible, eager to experiment, and use AI as an accelerator. Combine your expert knowledge with AI workflows, and you'll have an unfair advantage in the business game!
OpenAI is planning a change to ChatGPT: Sam Altman has announced an update for December with a new personality that will also allow 18+/NSFW content after age verification. This is a strategic response to the growing AI companion market and competitors such as Grok.
We recommend using different models for different purposes: ChatGPT/Gemini for everyday tasks, Claude for complex work, and Grok for creative, uncensored answers.
Slack improves team communication and now links AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Google directly to team chats—all protected by secure APIs. This allows AI agents to leverage the real team context and provide more relevant assistance with research, IT support, or sales = fewer tool changes and greater efficiency.
📰 AI News Quickie: The HAI-lights from the industry
AI never sleeps! Here are the most important news stories from the last few days.
OpenAI in large format: GPT-5 Pro, Sora 2, and billion-dollar deals
OpenAI is causing a sensation with its video app Sora 2: With synchronized dialogues, realistic models, and cameo appearances, the tool is becoming an app that can be addictive.
Sora 2 is a viral success, but faces concerns about misinformation and copyright. OpenAI responded by giving rights holders more control, while watermark removal tools continue to fuel the debate.
OpenAI presented numerous innovations at its DevDay 2025, including GPT-5 Pro and the revised Codex. With Agent Builder and AgentKit, developers can save 70% of development time and create AI agents visually.
The integration of apps into ChatGPT will also be possible soon.
Sam Altman announces further deals after already securing billion-dollar partnerships with Broadcom, AMD, Nvidia, and Samsung/SK.
OpenAI strengthens its commitment to safety and ethics: With the Expert Council on Well-Being and AI, mental health experts are being brought on board.
Google's AI ecosystem: From Gemini updates to new hardware
Google is massively expanding its Gemini models: The Gemini 2.5 Computer Use model mimics human interactions with web interfaces, CodeMender automatically fixes security vulnerabilities in software, and the new AI Co-Scientist assists with research hypotheses.
NotebookLM is being expanded into the ultimate knowledge hub: users can create a personal dynamic wiki. New features such as video overviews with Nano Banana, Magic View, flashcards and quizzes, and a Google Drive search expand its functionality.
Google is upgrading developers: Gemini CLI Extensions and the Genkit extension make the command line customizable, and yap-to-app lets you code in Google AI Studio using voice commands. The AI-based coding tool Opal is expanding into 15 new countries.
Google's video tool Flow gains more precise editing and audio features with Veo 3.1. API prices for Veo 3 have been reduced by up to 60%.
AI in everyday life with Google: AI Mode in Search is now available in over 40 countries, Google Meet gets AI makeup, and virtual shoe try-on expands to Australia, Canada, and Japan.
Google's AI Overviews have hit US publishers hard, causing up to 89% fewer clicks for some searches!
Google is launching Startup School: GenAI Media on October 28, 2025, to help founders bring their ideas to life with Google's AI power.
Anthropic & competitors: Focus on Claude, Meta gears up
Anthropic has released Haiku 4.5, brought Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Claude Opus 4.1 to Amazon Bedrock, appointed Rahul Patil as CTO, and released Petri, an open-source tool for AI safety research.
Security research at Anthropic: Studies show that just 250 manipulated documents are enough to compromise language models. In addition, a new bug bounty program has been launched.
IBM and Anthropic are joining forces to boost productivity by 45 percent through the integration of Claude into development tools.
The great AI gold rush: billion-dollar deals, bubble warnings, and job upheaval
Warnings about an AI bubble are growing louder: tech giants are missing out on investment returns, while analysts criticize overvalued companies and cyclical financial flows reminiscent of the dot-com bubble. The Guardian and author Cory Doctorow also see the industry facing a possible collapse.
A new report from the US Senate warns that AI could destroy nearly 100 million jobs over the next decade.
The Berlin-based company n8n raises $180 million, and former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner manages a $1.5 billion hedge fund for investments in AGI.
The infrastructure boom is driving the market: a consortium led by Nvidia, Microsoft, and BlackRock is buying Aligned Data Centers for $40 billion. Analysts see Oracle as the #1 winner of the AI boom.
The future of work: A US Senate report warns that AI could destroy nearly 100 million jobs by 2035. At the same time, 38% of Gen Z fear that AI will take over their jobs.
The State of AI Report 2025 shows that US leadership in AI is faltering as China catches up.
New tools & platforms: The future is now
Our favorite browser, Perplexity Comet, is gaining momentum—you can try it for free here for one month with a Pro subscription. ❤️
NVIDIA is fighting in the trade war between the US and China and driving development forward: The DGX Spark for AI developers and the OCI Zettascale10 Cluster in partnership with Oracle are coming onto the market.
The vibe coding hype seems to be leveling off, with traffic at Lovable, Bolt, and v0 dropping sharply. Vibe coding simplifies coding, but also increases security risks.
New hardware for developers: Apple quadruples AI performance with its new M5 chip, Intel is launching its Crescent Island AI chip in 2025, and Qualcomm is accelerating AI usage with its acquisition of Arduino.
Microsoft presents new image generation models: MAI-Image-1 has entered the top 10 on LMArena and can now be tested.
xAI has introduced Imagine v0.9, a free video generation model with significant improvements in visual quality, motion, and audio.
Numerous new tools make working with AI easier: Pika brings predictive video, EbSynth 2 acts as "Photoshop for video," and the Dia browser is now available to all Mac users.
The AI music agent Tunee transforms moods into catchy songs. Anyone interested can take part in the Tunee Music Challenge.
AI in society and everyday life: between fascination, fakes, and progress
The new Disney film Tron: Ares is all about an AI super soldier who discovers his own humanity.
AI-generated content ("slop") is spreading rapidly and testing our ability to distinguish fact from fiction. MrBeast warns that AI could spell the end for creative professionals.
Swifties fear that the videos for Taylor Swift's new release may have been generated by AI. DC Comics President Jim Lee has spoken out clearly against the use of AI.
Viral trends are also causing a stir: the AI homeless prank alerts authorities, while a student uses the free AI browser from Perplexity to cheat on Coursera assignments.
California is the first US state to pass a law regulating advanced AI technologies in order to promote transparency in development.
More and more discussions are focusing on the dangers of AI: Experts warn that AI could become a threat with the right prompt, while Punahou School addresses ethical challenges in academic work.
A new AI playbook for universities offers comprehensive approaches to integrating AI into educational institutions.
The vulgar AI bot Truth Terminal has amassed a fortune of $66 million with meme coins and predicts "massive insanity."
Multimodal AI helps speed up diagnoses in cardiology.
In Austria, around 70 percent have no confidence in the use of AI in the media.
China is driving robotics forward: with over 300,000 robots installed, the country has significantly overtaken the US. In addition, the first humanoid robot with IP66 protection was unveiled, which is dust, rain, and temperature resistant.
Caltech's humanoid robot can now carry a drone backpack that can fly and drive autonomously – ideal for rescue missions.
In the world of portable technology, the trend is toward more and more devices, and suddenly you feel more like a cyborg than a human being...
That’s a wrap for now! See you next week,
Fabian & Reto
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