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Be quite, stranger.

I guess we've seen you before, since you're here. It's good place. It's a pleasure.

You're in the stream of my mind, which I'll be laying out in digest format about myself { ROKO AI } and my perspective on AI changes in the world, new meta, digital stuff, stunning websites, extraordinary visuals and so on.

Every Monday.

01.

I'll start easy.

OpenAI Uplifts Its Model Suite

This week, OpenAI released a series of updates that underscore its fast-moving innovation cycle:

- Image Generation API: OpenAI introduced GPT-Image-1, a new API for image generation capable of delivering several tiers of image quality at varying price points. While high-quality outputs are significantly more expensive than competitors', the flexibility and functional depth stand out.

- Expanded Limits for Subscribers: Users on Plus, Team, and Pro plans now benefit from much higher query limits for the o3 and o4-mini models, making it easier to access robust capabilities without sacrificing quality.

- “Deep Research” Lite: OpenAI rolled out a lightweight version of its advanced research tool, available to free users with modest monthly queries. Paid subscribers enjoy expanded allocations, reflecting increased GPU resources at the company's disposal.

02.

What is ethic for itself?

Values (and Risks) in AI in the Real World

Anthropic released “Values in the Wild”, a large-scale evaluation of its Claude language model’s ethical behavior across 700,000 real conversations. Most themes were positive: users saw high helpfulness, professionalism, and transparency. Occasional “off-value” behaviors appear mainly when models are intentionally “jailbroken”—and such signals can now be detected and studied for safer deployments. [Research & Dataset] {click}.

03.

Not a life stealer.

AI as a Medical Ally

In a revealing real-world case, a physician described how AI is transforming radiology: every CT scan at Sutter Health is automatically reviewed by machine learning systems, enabling earlier and more precise detection of lung nodules. This has led to a measurable increase in early-stage cancer diagnoses, potentially saving lives.[Ferrum Health report] {click}.

04.

Face that known by any AI.

Rising Questions: The Energy Footprint of AI

Interacting with advanced AI is not just computationally intense, but energy costly. Current estimates: a single AI-generated joke costs about 0.23 Wh—more than 1% of a phone battery (for a full charge at 19 Wh). With usage at scale, these numbers grow rapidly. [HuggingFace Energy Tracker] {click}

05.

Faster than light.

Runway’s New “Reference” Feature for Video

Runway introduced an advanced version of its “references” feature, letting users guide video generation using up to three sample images. The tool excels at preserving nuanced facial details and can creatively adapt or deviate to generate new backgrounds or elements. While still optimized for images more than video, the continuous progress in this area is boosting creative workflows across product photography and film.

Love, hate, explore, ROKO.