Welcome to AI Brief, Episode 169! In this compelling episode, Amine and liya dive deep into the latest groundbreaking advancements in artificial intelligence. Discover how OpenAI's new o3-pro reasoning model is making AI intelligence cheaper than ever while significantly boosting capabilities, outperforming competitors on key benchmarks and PhD-level tasks. We also explore Meta's new superintelligence lab, a strategic move spearheaded by Mark Zuckerberg with Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang, designed to accelerate past rivals despite recent challenges.Hear directly from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman as he shares his bold prediction that humanity has definitively passed the AI event horizon, envisioning a "gentle singularity" where superintelligence reshapes society with manageable, rapid changes and abundant resources by the 2030s. Plus, we cover Mistral's impressive first reasoning models, showcasing their ability to "think" step-by-step and excel in multi-language tasks with remarkable speed.Learn about innovative approaches to agent swarms with Yutori's new platform, Scouts, which allows you to monitor topics like apartment listings or news items, acting as your personal chief-of-staff. We'll also touch on other significant developments, including OpenAI's deal with Google Cloud, Google's new Veo 3 Fast video generation, the tentative SAG-AFTRA and video game companies' deal over AI, xAI's "truth engine" with Polymarket, Apple's new AI model access for developers, and Nvidia's climate prediction model, Climate in a Bottle.Finally, we highlight Today's Trending AI Tools to boost your productivity, including Exa Research Pro for web research, Scoop Analytics for data insights, and Crayo AI for creating viral video clips. Tune in for your essential daily dose of AI breakthroughs and insights!