Every interaction with a language model must fit inside a limited working space called the context window. It contains the tokens the model can consider at one time, including instructions, conversation history, retrieved documents, and the response being generated. When the total exceeds the model’s limit, older or less important material must be removed, summarized, or processed separately. A larger context window can support long reports, extended conversations, and analysis across many files, but capacity alone does not guarantee that the model will use every detail correctly. Information placement, prompt structure, retrieval quality, and computational cost still matter. Context windows differ from permanent memory because their contents apply to the current request unless another system explicitly stores them.
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants will discontinue remote exams from March 2026, citing rising misconduct linked to AI tools. Most candidates will return to in-person test centers.
OpenAI is hiring a Head of Preparedness to study emerging risks tied to rapidly advancing AI models, including mental health impacts and cybersecurity threats. The move reflects rising concern over how frontier capabilities could be misused as models grow more powerful.
OpenAI is rolling out “Your Year with ChatGPT,” an annual review feature that summarizes how users interacted with the chatbot over the past year. The tool is available to eligible users across several English-speaking markets, including the United States.
Chinese generative AI startups MiniMax and Zhipu AI have disclosed their financials ahead of potential Hong Kong listings, highlighting modest revenues and mounting losses compared with U.S. peers.
Amazon is reportedly in early talks to invest up to $10 billion in OpenAI in a deal tied to the use of its AI chips. The discussions reflect a broader trend of circular partnerships shaping the AI infrastructure market.
Adobe’s Firefly app adds a new video editor supporting precise prompt-based edits, along with integration of third-party models including Black Forest Labs’ FLUX.2 and Topaz Astra for enhanced video and image generation.
Zoom introduced AI Companion 3.0, a federated AI solution integrating internal and third-party models to streamline meetings, documents, and personal workflows. The update adds agentic AI features, a web interface, and enhanced productivity tools.
Nvidia is reportedly planning to increase production of its H200 AI training chips following approval to sell them in China.
OpenAI has released GPT-5.2, a new model series designed to improve professional knowledge work with major gains in reasoning, coding, long-context analysis, and vision. The update brings enhanced performance to ChatGPT and the API across Instant, Thinking, and Pro variants.
Disney and OpenAI announced a three-year licensing deal allowing Sora to generate fan-inspired short videos featuring over 200 Disney, Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars characters.