🤖 Anthropic's new research on AI Consciousness 🤖
Exploring artificial experiences

Anthropic has launched a research program dedicated to "model welfare," exploring whether AI systems might develop consciousness or deserve moral consideration. The initiative studies frameworks for assessing consciousness, indicators of AI preferences and distress, and potential interventions. Their first AI welfare researcher estimates a 15% chance models are already conscious, signaling the company's commitment to addressing these profound ethical questions as AI capabilities continue to advance rapidly.

🎹 Google DeepMind's music AI sandbox 🎹
Empowering musical creativity

Google DeepMind has upgraded its Music AI Sandbox with the new Lyria 2 music generation model and enhanced creation features for professional musicians. The platform now offers "Create," "Extend," and "Edit" functions powered by Lyria 2's higher-fidelity audio generation capabilities, alongside Lyria RealTime for interactive music creation with on-the-fly style blending. Access is expanding to more musicians, songwriters, and producers in the U.S., positioning these tools as collaborative partners for professionals rather than mere novelty generators.

👨‍💻 Lovable App builder upgrade 👨‍💻
Collaboration reinvented

AI app builder Lovable has received a significant update featuring a chat agent that's 10x smarter, enhanced security, and "multiplayer vibe coding" that enables collaboration with colleagues in a shared workspace. These improvements make AI application development more accessible and collaborative than ever before.

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🌐 Perplexity developing specialized browser 🌐

Perplexity is developing its own browser designed to track all user online activity to deliver "hyper personalized" ads. The company believes users will accept this comprehensive tracking in exchange for more relevant advertising experiences. Perplexity has expressed interest in purchasing Chrome if Google were forced to sell and has partnered with Motorola to pre-install its app on Razr devices.

🔎 OpenAI expands Deep Research feature 🔎

OpenAI has released an expanded version of its deep research feature, making it more accessible across user tiers. Plus, Team, and Pro users receive enhanced capabilities, while Free users now have access to a lightweight version powered by o4-mini. The expanded feature includes increased rate limits for all user categories, making the research tool more widely available while maintaining appropriate usage tiers based on subscription level.