EP 157 : NYT Strikes First AI Deal with Amazon, Cutting-Edge Image Editing, AI Achieves Peer Review

Welcome to episode 157 of AI Brief with your hosts, Amine and Liya! This week, we dive into major developments shaping the AI landscape. The big news: The New York Times just signed its first-ever AI licensing deal with Amazon, allowing them to use NYT editorial content across platforms and to train AI models. This marks a significant shift for a major journalistic voice amidst ongoing lawsuits.We also explore impressive new AI models, including Black Forest Labs' FLUX.1 Kontext for image editing, which uses text commands and maintains character consistency up to 8x faster than rivals. In research, Intology AI's Zochi made history by becoming the first AI to independently achieve peer-reviewed publication at a top natural language processing conference. This autonomous research capability is set to accelerate discovery.Plus, catch up on updates from Perplexity Labs, advancements in realistic AI voice cloning from Resemble AI and Hume, and DeepSeek's surprising performance boost on its R1 model. We also cover Tencent's HunyuanVideo-Avatar, Manus Slides, Kuaishou's Kling 2.1, Factory's Droids, and Meta's retail plans. Finally, don't miss our segment on the Today's Trending AI Tools, including DeepSeek R1, Neon, Gemini in Drive, and more. Tune in to stay updated on the latest in Artificial Intelligence!