AI Search — Top AI highlights this week
Welcome to the AI Search newsletter. Below are expanded summaries of the top AI stories this week with sources for further reading.
- OpenAI launches Sora 2 Pro: OpenAI introduced Sora 2 Pro with realistic physics, synced audio, and a creation-first social feed; API and Android support are coming soon. Source: The AI Track.
- Anthropic releases Claude Sonnet 4.5: Claude Sonnet 4.5 improves coding workflows with an Agent SDK, VS Code integration, execution checkpoints and browser automation for production coding. Source: The AI Track.
- eBay offers ChatGPT Enterprise to sellers: eBay rolled out ChatGPT Enterprise to 10,000 sellers to help automate listing creation, buyer responses and sales analysis. Source: Crescendo.ai.
- AI actor controversy — Tilly Norwood: The emergence of AI performer Tilly Norwood has drawn criticism from actors and SAG-AFTRA over contract and ethical concerns. Source: The AI Track.
- OpenAI Instant Checkout: OpenAI launched Instant Checkout for in-chat purchases in the U.S., beginning with Etsy merchants and with Shopify support planned. Source: The AI Track.
- xAI accuses OpenAI: xAI accused OpenAI of trade-secret theft related to employee moves and data center practices; OpenAI has denied the allegations. Source: The AI Track.
- AiM Medical Robotics raises $8.1M: AiM Medical Robotics secured $8.1M Series A to develop MRI-compatible neurosurgery robots for precise neurostimulation and cranial procedures. Source: CGSpam. Related products: Amazon robotics search.
- InOrbit.AI Series A: InOrbit.AI raised Series A funding to scale its robot orchestration platform for heterogeneous fleets in industries like manufacturing and logistics. Source: Crescendo.ai. Related products: Robotics & automation on Amazon.
- Synthetic data & multimodal AI advances: New progress in synthetic data generation and multimodal models is improving privacy, training efficiency, and business usability. Source: AIApps.
- Study: romantic AI chatbots on the rise: Research shows growing U.S. use of romantic AI chatbots, prompting questions about loneliness, intimacy and regulation. Source: Crescendo.ai.
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— AI Search