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1. OpenAI Launches GPT‑5 Globally
OpenAI Launches GPT‑5 Globally, including “Thinking” and “Pro” variants enhancing reasoning and multi-modal capabilities. Developer access and safety briefs were provided.
Along with its global launch, Microsoft announced on August 7th that it was going to incorporate OpenAI's GPT-5 into consumer, developer and enterprise offerings. And as expected that means GPT-5 is now available in GitHub Models.
To know more about how the release of GPT-5 Globally has been thus far, here are some relevant links of the latest:
- Financial Times: Can OpenAI’s GPT-5 model live up to sky-high expectations?
- TechCrunch: Sam Altman addresses ‘bumpy’ GPT-5 rollout, bringing 4o back, and the ‘chart crime’
- The Verge: GPT-5 is being released to all ChatGPT users
- BBC News: OpenAI claims GPT-5 model boosts ChatGPT to 'PhD level'
Other highlights
2. South Korea’s Upstage Debuts Solar Pro 2
A highly efficient frontier LLM outperforming larger models using novel “Depth‑Up Scaling.” Plans to scale to 100B parameters are underway. Financial Times
3. UK’s AI Ambitions Hindered by Energy Costs
Despite plans to drive a $50 bn AI economy, high wholesale electricity prices (approx. $115/MWh) and grid constraints threaten data centre competitiveness. Reuters+1
4. Alan Turing Institute Faces Internal Whistleblowing
over leadership and culture issues. The Charity Commission may intervene amid restructuring and project discontinuations. The Guardian
5. UK Data Centre Investment at Risk
Outdated grid infrastructure and slow planning could jeopardise AI-related data centre projects, despite London’s appeal as an investment hub. The Times+1
6. AI Tools in English Councils Show Gender Bias
downplaying women’s health concerns—raising ethical questions about AI use in public decision-making. The Guardian
7. UK Launches £4M AI Energy Bill Initiative
Part of the “Plan for Change,” this programme aims to lower household energy bills via AI-enabled demand management. thesun.co.uk
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