AI Updates on 2025-12-28

OpenAI's Codex 5.2 shows significant improvements with clearer communication during work, more consistent file editing, greater efficiency, and enhanced intelligence compared to previous versions @gdb
Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.5 demonstrates remarkable intelligence capabilities, with users describing it as approaching AGI-level performance @ericjang11

NVIDIA acquires Groq with employees reportedly receiving very favorable compensation terms, even for those not fully vested @Suhail
India's startup funding reaches $11B in 2025 as investors become more selective in their investment approach @TechCrunch
OpenAI is actively recruiting for a new Head of Preparedness position @TechCrunch
The invention of Claude Code is expected to generate exponentially more side projects than previously possible @Suhail

China introduces new regulations for AI companions requiring providers to identify user emotional states and assess levels of dependence on the service @AndrewCurran_
Concerns emerge about the belief that thinking cannot be outsourced to AI agents, with arguments that models may soon outpace humans in exploring unexplored literature, gathering new information, and drawing inspiration across domains, primarily limited by compute resources rather than capability @Suhail
AI agents produce valuable verified information over long horizons that can be utilized for further exploration, sometimes generating results or information not yet seen by humans or correcting previously reported information @Suhail

Claude Code successfully automated home automation system integration by discovering Lutron controllers on local WiFi, connecting to open ports, retrieving metadata, finding system documentation, guiding certificate pairing, and controlling all home devices including lights, shades, HVAC, and motion sensors @karpathy
Claude demonstrates capability in fictional organizational redesign, successfully proposing reorganization structures, drawing new organizational charts, and suggesting transition plans for complex organizations @emollick
Codex 5.2 shows strong performance in large codebase understanding tasks @gdb

DeepMind's documentary "The Thinking Game" surpasses 200M YouTube views in just 4 weeks, providing behind-the-scenes insights into AGI lab operations and the Nobel Prize-winning AlphaFold project @demishassabis
MIT neuroscientists create the most comprehensive map of the cerebral cortex to date using cutting-edge technology @MIT