Alibaba’s QwQ-32B-Preview: A Bold Challenger in the AI Arms Race The competition among AI giants is intensifying as Alibaba steps onto the stage with QwQ-32B-Preview, a groundbreaking reasoning AI model that is already being positioned as a direct rival to OpenAI’s o1 series. With its formidable capabilities, semi-open accessibility, and a clear focus on complex reasoning, this new entrant could...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming diverse fields, ranging from robotics to medicine to political science, by enabling systems to make meaningful decisions in complex scenarios. These applications hold immense potential, such as improving urban traffic flow, enhancing medical diagnoses, and optimizing supply chains. For instance, an AI system designed to control traffic in a congested city could reduce travel...

Perplexity has unveiled a new feature for its Pro subscribers, enabling seamless shopping directly within its AI search engine. U.S.-based Pro members can now use a “Buy with Pro” button for eligible products, streamlining the checkout process by utilizing saved shipping and billing details. Buy with Pro: A Simplified Shopping Experience The new “Buy with Pro” option allows Pro users...

On Wednesday, Reuters reported that Safe Superintelligence (SSI), a new AI startup cofounded by OpenAI's former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, has raised $1 billion in funding. The 3-month-old company plans to focus on developing what it calls "safe" AI systems that surpass human capabilities. The fundraising effort shows that even amid growing skepticismaround massive investments in AI tech that so far have failed to be...