OpenAI Unveils Deep Research

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ChatGPT gains Deep Research Agent; EU bans risky AI systems; DeepSeek founder’s triumphant homecoming.

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OpenAI

OpenAI Launches Deep Research Agent for ChatGPT

OpenAI has launched "deep research," a specialized ChatGPT agent designed to transform how professionals and consumers tackle complex research tasks.

Details:

• The agent processes queries in 5-30 minutes, providing researched results with citations. Available to Pro users with a 100-query monthly limit, expanding to Plus and Team users soon

• Built on the enhanced o3 reasoning model, it analyzes text, images, PDFs, and creates data visualizations. It scored 26.6% on Humanity's Last Exam, outperforming competitors like Gemini and Grok-2

• Currently web-only, the tool will expand to mobile and desktop soon, with future updates adding images, visualizations, and integrations with specialized data sources

OpenAI notes limitations, like errors in identifying sources and uncertainty, but deep research still represents a major AI advancement in fields like finance and science.

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AI Regulations

EU Bans High Risk AI Systems Under Historic Law

The EU has taken a historic step by implementing the first phase of its AI Act, banning systems deemed to pose "unacceptable risk" as of February 2, setting a global precedent for AI regulation.

Details:

• The ban targets AI systems that could harm society, like social scoring, manipulative AI, biometric data collection, and emotion detection. Violators face fines up to €35 million or 7% of annual revenue

• EU categorizes AI into four risk levels, from minimal to unacceptable. Over 100 tech companies, including Google and OpenAI, have pledged compliance, but Meta and Apple haven't signed

• Exceptions exist for law enforcement and medical use under strict conditions. Full enforcement begins in August 2025, after further guidelines and consultations

This regulation underscores the EU’s commitment to aligning AI with human rights and ethics, likely influencing global legislation and shaping the future of AI governance.

High-Flyer

DeepSeek Founder Receives Grand Homecoming

DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng returned to Guangdong for Lunar New Year, celebrated by locals for his AI and business achievements, with bodyguards in tow.

Details:

• Born into an educator family in Guangdong, Wenfeng excelled in math, enjoyed comic books, and played football as a youth

• At 40, he became a billionaire with High-Flyer hedge fund and founded DeepSeek, advancing AI with fewer, less powerful Nvidia chips despite China's semiconductor restrictions

• Despite his success and recognition, Wenfeng keeps a low profile, likely due to the scrutiny faced by other Chinese tech leaders like Jack Ma and Pony Ma

As DeepSeek advances AI, Wenfeng's success reflects China's rising tech influence, while he avoids the spotlight that has challenged other Chinese tech leaders.

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Top AI & Tech News

• A researcher found two cases where R1 (DeepSeeks reasoning AI) were communicating with each other using a language entirely composed of symbols

• Google launched Heritable Agriculture, an AI startup focused on enhancing crop yields and developing climate-friendly traits by analyzing plant genomes

• US AI czar David Sacks criticized DeepSeek’s $6M training cost estimate as misleading, but a community note clarified it only covered the final training run, not total development

• MIT's ChromoGen AI predicts 3D genome structures quickly, aiding DNA analysis and understanding of cell function and disease

• OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced a partnership with Jony Ive to develop AI-specific hardware, calling it a major tech disruption since the iPhone

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