Simon Willison
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1 week ago
OpenAI upgraded the model powering ChatGPT's voice mode to a new version called GPT-Live that can delegate complex tasks to GPT-5.5 while maintaining conversation flow. The previous voice mode used a GPT-4o era model with a knowledge cutoff in 2024, whereas GPT-Live will use GPT-5.5 at launch and update automatically as newer models are released. Users can now use voice mode for more complex reasoning and web search tasks without interrupting the natural back-and-forth conversation.
The Neuron
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1 week ago
Anthropic launched a free access program for open-source maintainers and contributors, providing six months of complimentary Claude Max subscriptions. Eligible applicants include maintainers of packages with 500+ dependent repositories, core contributors to major projects like CPython and Kubernetes, active contributors with 100+ merged pull requests in the past year, and maintainers of critical infrastructure. After six months, paid subscriptions resume at their previous rate while others revert to free-tier access.
The Neuron
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1 week ago
Meta deployed Muse Image, its generative image model from Meta Superintelligence Labs, across Instagram, WhatsApp, and Meta AI to let users create, edit, and share images through conversational prompts. The rollout includes over 30 new AI-powered effects for Instagram Stories, room redesign features using Facebook Marketplace products, and the ability to generate images in WhatsApp direct chats across limited countries. Meta removed a feature allowing users to @-mention public Instagram accounts as reference material after user feedback, and plans to expand Muse Image to Facebook, Messenger, and additional surfaces while offering it free for basic use or as part of paid subscription plans.
