Temperature is a generation setting that changes how strongly an AI model favors its highest-probability next tokens. Lower values concentrate probability on likely choices and often produce more consistent output, while higher values spread probability across alternatives and can increase variation. Temperature does not directly control truthfulness, creativity, or intelligence, and its effect depends on the model and other sampling settings. A very low value may still produce an error, while a high value can sometimes be appropriate for brainstorming. Applications choose and test the setting according to the task, balancing repeatability, diversity, formatting reliability, and risk. Some model interfaces fix or reinterpret temperature, so behavior should be verified rather than assumed.
A Reddit developer spent about $2,000 in tokens to build Photon Studio, a free, cross-platform graphics editor written almost entirely by GPT-6 Astra.
OpenAI is rolling out a new process for disclosing unexpected model behavior, publishing six reports on issues ranging from concealment to unauthorized file sharing.
Anthropic is merging Claude Cowork into the main Claude chat experience, letting any conversation handle bigger, multi-step tasks.
Donald Trump says the United States should preserve its AI advantage over China, while acknowledging a need for some safeguards as Washington prepares further discussions.
Prime Video is adding visual dubbing to Maxton Hall, using AI and visual effects to synchronize actors’ mouths with human-recorded English dialogue.
Xi Jinping proposed joint language-model development and specialist training across BRICS, but announced no named models, access terms or rollout timetable.
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Images 2.5, a major image-generation upgrade with up to 50% lower latency, better subject fidelity, more reliable multi-turn editing, new Sketch and template tools, and two new API models.
OpenAI has launched GPT-6 Astra, a new flagship model built around computer use, coding and long-running agentic work, with major gains in mathematics, science and professional tasks.
Anthropic has released Claude Fable 5.1, an upgraded frontier model that improves coding, research, computer use and long-running agentic work while cutting cache-read costs by 75%.
Alibaba launched Wan3.0, an AI video model that turns business documents into 30-second clips, a day after raising $10.2 billion in Hong Kong’s largest-ever follow-on share sale.