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1. 🚀 OpenAI launches GPT-4.5 preview

2. 💼 In partnership with Innovating with AI

3. 🇨🇦 Canada probes X's AI data

4. 🔥 Baidu Fires Back with Ernie 4.5

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🚀 OpenAI launches GPT-4.5 preview

🚨 Our Report — OpenAI has released a research preview of GPT-4.5, its largest and most advanced language model yet, which reportedly outperforms previous models in natural interaction, knowledge, reasoning, and hallucination reduction.

🔓 Key Points:

• GPT-4.5 was trained using "new techniques for supervision" combined with supervised fine-tuning (SFT) and reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF).

• The model shows stronger reasoning capabilities compared to previous models like GPT-4o, scoring higher on academic benchmarks while also exhibiting greater emotional intelligence and creativity.

• GPT-4.5 is available to ChatGPT Pro users on web, mobile, and desktop, with a rollout to Plus, Team, Enterprise, and Education users in the coming weeks.

🔐 Relevance — The release of GPT-4.5 represents a significant step forward in unsupervised learning and language model capabilities. Its improved reasoning, emotional intelligence, and hallucination reduction make it a powerful tool for a wide range of applications, from writing assistance to complex task automation.

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🇨🇦 Canada probes X's AI data

🚨 Our Report — Canada's privacy watchdog has launched an investigation into X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk, over concerns about its use of Canadians' personal data to train artificial intelligence models. The probe came after the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada received a complaint alleging potential violations of federal privacy laws.

🔓 Key Points:

• The investigation will focus on X's compliance with Canadian privacy law for its collection, use, and disclosure of personal information to train AI models.

• Opposition lawmaker Brian Masse called for the investigation, emphasizing the importance of transparency and preventing the manipulation of algorithms to spread misinformation.

• The probe comes amid increased tensions between Canada and the US over trade, border security, and digital services taxes on American tech firms.

🔐 Relevance — The investigation into X highlights growing concerns about the use of personal data in developing AI technologies. The outcome of this probe could set a precedent for how social media platforms and tech companies handle user data in the context of AI development.

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🔥 Baidu Fires Back with Ernie 4.5

• Chinese tech giant Baidu is set to launch the next generation of its AI model, Ernie 4.5, in mid-March 2025, promising enhanced capabilities in reasoning and multimodal processing.

• Baidu CEO Robin Li acknowledged that DeepSeek's popularity prompted the company to shift towards an open-source approach, with plans to make Ernie 4.5 open source from June 30.

• The launch of Ernie 4.5 is part of Baidu's efforts to stay competitive in the fierce AI race, as rivals like Alibaba also announce open-sourcing their AI models.

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