Weekly AI News - Sep. 26, 2025

This week on our show, the hosts start with a warning that government AI initiatives are likely to fail without proper workforce upskilling. They then cover product and tool updates, including Figma making its design tools more accessible to AI and the launch of Huxe, a new audio-first research app from former Google devs. The conversation shifts to the competitive landscape, where Alibaba is challenging top US models with its new multimodal AI , and Microsoft is diversifying its Copilot assistant by adding models from Anthropic. The hosts also look at new AI capabilities, as models can now pass the difficult CFA exam in minutes , and AI-generated voices have become indistinguishable from human ones. They explore new features and research, with OpenAI previewing the proactive ChatGPT Pulse , and MIT researchers developing a tool to help AI discover new materials. They conclude with an industry perspective from Thomson Reuters' CPO, who outlines the four essential pillars for professional-grade agentic AI.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.