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Some wild stuff happened in AI today.
Google just dropped robots that can actually think before they move. OpenAI's GPT-5 is crushing real world tests. And someone just signed a $3 million record deal for AI generated music.
Here's what's going down.
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1. Google's Gemini Robotics 1.5 Brings AI Into the Physical World
Google DeepMind just unleashed Gemini Robotics 1.5, and here's the thing... these robots actually think before they act. The system uses two models working together: one plans tasks like a high level brain, while the other executes the physical movements. These robots can now sort your laundry by color, search Google for local recycling rules, then properly sort your trash. The models work across different robot bodies too, so skills learned on one robot transfer directly to another without retraining.
2. OpenAI's GPT-5 Crushes Real World Tests Against Claude and Gemini
OpenAI tested GPT-5 against Claude 4 and Gemini 2.5 Pro on real world tasks, and the results changed everything. GPT-5 scored 74.9% on SWE bench verified coding tasks, beating Claude Opus 4.1's 74.5% and destroying Gemini's 59.6%. But here's what happened: GPT-5 uses 22% fewer tokens and 45% fewer tool calls than previous models while getting better results. External experts preferred GPT-5 Pro over other models 67.8% of the time, with the model making 22% fewer major errors in health, science, math and coding.
3. Accenture Cuts 12,000 Jobs in $865M AI Restructuring
Accenture's exiting employees who can't be retrained for AI roles. The company just announced an $865 million restructuring plan and already cut 12,000 jobs this year. CEO Julie Sweet said they're exiting staff on a compressed timeline where reskilling isn't viable for the AI skills they need. But here's what happened: despite cutting jobs, they're planning to increase headcount in the US and Europe. They're training over 550,000 employees in generative AI fundamentals and nearly doubled their AI specialists to 77,000. The message is clear: adapt to AI or get left behind.
4. Meta Launches Vibes: AI Video Creation Platform
Meta just rolled out Vibes, a new AI video creation platform inside the Meta AI app. You can create, remix and share short AI generated videos that get more personalized over time. The platform lets you start from scratch, work with existing content, or remix videos from the feed with new visuals, music and styles. Once you create something, you can post directly to Vibes, send to friends, or cross post to Instagram and Facebook Stories and Reels. Meta's working with visual artists to develop even more powerful creation tools coming soon.
5. AI Music Creator Signs $3 Million Record Deal Despite Copyright Questions
An AI generated artist called Xania Monet just signed a multimillion dollar record deal with Hallwood Media. The creator, Telisha Jones, writes lyrics but uses AI platform Suno for composition and vocals. The US Copyright Office ruled in January 2025 that AI generated work can be copyrighted when it has meaningful human authorship, but the exact line remains unclear. Artists like Kehlani are pushing back hard, saying the AI creator is doing none of the actual work. Meanwhile, copyright lawsuits against AI music platforms like Suno could make these deals legally uncertain for years.
6. Google Releases Improved Gemini 2.5 Flash Models
Google dropped updated versions of Gemini 2.5 Flash and Flash Lite with major improvements. The new Flash model shows a 15% performance leap in long horizon agentic tasks according to early testers. Flash Lite was rebuilt focusing on speed, efficiency and better instruction following for everyday tasks. Both models are available now in Google AI Studio and Vertex AI as preview versions. Google also introduced a new "latest" alias system that automatically points to their newest model versions without needing code updates.
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