OpenAI rolls out o3-mini AI model for all users

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In Today’s Newsletter: 😀

• OpenAI rolls out o3-mini AI model for all users

• Gemini can now create charts about your Google Sheets data

• These AI-designed Shoes look like Futuristic Crocs

OpenAI
😃 OpenAI rolls out o3-mini AI model for all users

OpenAI has released o3-mini, its latest reasoning model that shows particular strength in STEM fields while being both faster and more capable than its predecessor. Additionally, o3-mini now works with search to find up-to-date answers with links to relevant web sources.

Insights for you:

• OpenAI has introduced o3-mini, its latest reasoning model that excels at scientific tasks related to Science, Mathematics, and Programming.

• The o3-mini model, which replaced the previous o1-mini model, is now free to ChatGPT users. The "high" version is only available to paying users.

• In coding benchmarks, o3-mini achieves up to 49.3% accuracy and delivers answers 24% faster on average.

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Google
📊 Gemini can now create charts about your Google Sheets data

Google has rolled out a rather handy update to its Gemini which enables the AI tool to do more with the data you have in Google Sheets. Now, Gemini can respond to questions about your data with details about trends or by creating static charts that you can insert into your spreadsheet as images.

Insights for you:

• Gemini in Sheets can now generate charts based on data, which you can insert as static images over cells in your spreadsheet.

• Google says Gemini does all of this by creating and running Python code and then producing an analysis of the code’s results.

• The new capability is rolling out now to most Workspace plans and users on the $19.99-per-month Google One AI Premium plan.

AI Innovation
👞 These AI-designed Shoes look like Futuristic Crocs

A startup called Syntilay is making what they claim is the world's first commercially available AI-designed footwear. The futuristic slides, which look like an even weirder version of Crocs, are 3D printed individually for each customer. Currently, the production is limited to a few thousand pairs

Insights for you:

• A Startup has unveiled the first commercially available shoes designed primarily with AI tools such as Midjourney, Vizcom AI, and generative AI.

• Ben Weiss, a 25-year-old entrepreneur, is leading the project, and Reebok co-founder Joe Foster is an advisor.

• Customers scan their feet with their phone's camera, and manufacturing partner Zellerfeld uses that data to 3D print a customized pair.