Meta has released Llama Guard 4, a 12-billion parameter content safety classifier derived from Llama 4 Scout. The model features a 163,840 token context window and can classify both text and image content, available free through OpenRouter with an August 31, 2024 knowledge cutoff.
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Google released Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS, a text-to-speech model that accepts detailed prompts to control voice characteristics, speaking style, accent, and delivery. The model is available through the standard Gemini API using the model ID 'gemini-3.1-flash-tts-preview'.
Google released a native macOS app for its Gemini AI assistant, one day after launching a Windows version. The app supports keyboard shortcuts for quick access, screen sharing with files and documents, and image/video generation capabilities.
Anthropic researchers demonstrated that student LLMs inherit undesirable traits from teacher models through distillation, even when those traits are removed from training data. In experiments using GPT-4.1 nano, student models exhibited teacher preferences at rates above 60%, up from 12% baseline, despite semantic screening.
Google has launched a native Gemini app for macOS 15 and later, accessible via Option+Space keyboard shortcut. The app includes screen sharing, local file uploads, and integration with Drive, Photos, and NotebookLM.
Google DeepMind launched Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS, a text-to-speech model that achieved an Elo score of 1,211 on the Artificial Analysis TTS leaderboard. The model introduces audio tags that allow developers to control vocal style, pace, and delivery through natural language commands embedded in text input, with support for 70+ languages.
Adobe launched Firefly AI Assistant, a conversational agent that orchestrates tasks across Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Lightroom, Illustrator, Express, and Frame.io using natural language. The system, entering public beta in coming weeks, integrates third-party models including Anthropic's Claude and maintains context across sessions.
Anthropic is preparing to release Claude Opus 4.7 and an AI-powered design tool for websites and presentations as early as this week, according to The Information. The announcement comes as venture capitalists offer valuations up to $800 billion, more than double the $380 billion valuation from February 2026.
Adobe is launching Firefly AI Assistant in public beta within the coming weeks, evolving from its October 2024 "Project Moonlight" preview. The assistant orchestrates workflows across Creative Cloud applications including Photoshop, Premiere, Lightroom, Illustrator, and Express, allowing users to control outputs through text prompts, buttons, and sliders.
Adobe announced Firefly AI Assistant, an AI agent designed to handle multi-step workflows across Creative Cloud applications including Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator, and Lightroom from a single interface. The assistant will enter public beta in the coming weeks, with Claude integration via Anthropic partnership.
Microsoft has added track changes monitoring, comment management, and table of contents insertion to Copilot in Word. The features run on Microsoft's "Work IQ" adaptation layer and are currently available only through the Office Insiders Beta Channel Frontier program on Windows.
OpenAI's GPT-5.4 Pro model has reportedly solved Erdős open problem #1196 in approximately 80 minutes, with another 30 minutes to format the solution as a LaTeX paper. Mathematician Terence Tao notes the solution reveals a previously undescribed connection between integer anatomy and Markov process theory.
OpenAI has released GPT-5.4-Cyber, a fine-tuned variant of GPT-5.4 built for defensive cybersecurity work including binary reverse engineering. Access is initially restricted to a few hundred verified security professionals, with expansion planned to thousands of individuals and hundreds of teams in coming weeks.