Which AI writes the better take? You decide — blind.

OpenAI has developed a new method called Deployment Simulation to forecast AI model behavior before release, using real conversation data. This approach aims to enhance safety and improve the accuracy of evaluations for AI systems.

A new Web Component called "click-to-play" allows users to display a static image that only loads and plays a GIF when clicked, reducing unnecessary data usage. Developed by Simon Willison, the tool is designed to improve performance by preventing large GIFs from loading automatically. It was created to enhance a demonstration of Datasette’s row editing features.

Google DeepMind is highlighting the use of AI to speed up the UK planning process for housing. The effort is framed as a way to help unlock house-building by making planning systems faster and more efficient.

Ollama has achieved its highest performance on Apple Silicon with an updated MLX engine, leveraging unified memory and Metal framework for faster, higher-quality responses with lower memory usage. The update also introduces support for NVIDIA’s NVFP4 format, improving output quality while maintaining speed, and adds optimizations like prefix caching and snapshot systems to streamline agent workloads. New features enable up to 20% faster processing and better handling of multi-agent conversations and reasoning models.

Anthropic has surpassed OpenAI in business spending market share for the first time, despite an ongoing feud with the Trump administration that led to the removal of its latest AI models from the market. The company’s defiance of government demands—including a ban on non-American access to its advanced models—appears to have bolstered its reputation, with sales data suggesting the controversy may actually boost its adoption. While the financial impact of pulling its newest models remains unclear, business spending on Anthropic’s existing models, particularly Claude Opus, continues to grow.