Latest AI (Artificial Intelligence) News

📅December 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
December 2025 sees explosive AI advancements: major model releases from Google, OpenAI, xAI, Anthropic; breakthroughs in chips, physics, genetics; surging workplace adoption and research fronts.
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Google Launches Gemini 3 Deep Research Agent

Google released Gemini 3 Pro-powered Deep Research agent on December 11, achieving 46.4% accuracy on Humanity's Last Exam benchmark for multi-step research tasks.Source 1 A new Interactions API enables developers to embed these capabilities into apps.Source 1 Ideal for market analysis and competitive intelligence.Source 1

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OpenAI and Google Release Powerful Models Hours Apart

OpenAI and Google unveiled their most advanced models within hours, marking a watershed in AI development during December 8-14.Source 1 This intensifies the AI model race alongside Grok 4.1 and Claude 4.5.Source 10 Breakthroughs include multi-step reasoning up to 15 steps without coherence loss.Source 10

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Brookhaven Physicist Solves Decades-Old Problem with AI

On December 15, Brookhaven Lab researcher Weiguo Yin used AI to crack a frustrated Potts model, revealing elegant mathematical symmetries and new states of matter.Source 4 AI simplified complex mazes via symmetry, enabling solutions in one day despite errors.Source 4 Applications span quantum devices and high-temperature superconductivity.Source 4

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Stanford-Carnegie Mellon Unveil 3D AI Chip Breakthrough

Researchers from Stanford and Carnegie Mellon presented a 3D chip at the 71st IEEE IEDM, integrating memory and computing to overcome the memory wall.Source 1 Promises 1,000-fold performance gains for AI training and inference in 18-24 months.Source 1 Manufactured in commercial foundries for faster AI hardware.Source 1

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Mount Sinai's V2P AI Tool Predicts Diseases from Mutations

Icahn School of Medicine launched V2P on December 15, identifying genetic mutations and predicting diseases like nervous system disorders or cancers.Source 9 Ranked true variants in top 10 candidates using patient data, aiding diagnostics and drug discovery.Source 9 Future refinements target specific diseases and therapy tailoring.Source 9

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2025 Research Fronts Highlight AI Dominance

China's CAS released the 2025 Research Fronts report, identifying 128 areas where AI features in over half of 18 emerging fronts.Source 2 Includes AI language models in medicine, biomolecular design, and generative AI risk management.Source 2 Signals AI reshaping science across biology, physics, and social sciences.Source 2

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AI Use in Workplaces Surges to 45%

Gallup reports 45% of employees used AI at least a few times yearly in Q3 2025, with growing daily adoption.Source 3 Reflects rapid integration across industries amid model advancements.Source 3 Highlights shifting workforce dynamics.Source 3

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AI in Manufacturing Market to Hit $35.8B by 2030

BCC Research projects the AI manufacturing market growing from $7B in 2025 to $35.8B by 2030 at 38.7% CAGR.Source 1 Machine learning leads with 33.1% share, enabling predictive maintenance and supply chain optimization.Source 1 Key for SMB production efficiency.Source 1

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Grok 4.1, Claude 4.5, GPT-5.2 Advance Reasoning

Late 2025 releases include xAI's Grok 4.1, Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.5, and OpenAI's GPT-5.2 Pro with 93.2% on GPQA Diamond.Source 10 Features togglable reasoning modes and 30-minute autonomous sessions.Source 10 Google's Gemini 3 adds Deep Think mode.Source 10

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CompressARC and KQ-SVD Revolutionize AI Efficiency

December breakthroughs feature CompressARC's 76,000-parameter model excelling via compression, and KQ-SVD reimagining transformer attention.Source 8 Sparse mechanisms remove 99% connections while boosting performance.Source 8 Shifts focus to math principles over scaling.Source 8

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UNU Global AI Network Releases 2025 Ethical Report

United Nations University issued its 2025 report on multi-stakeholder AI collaboration for ethical, inclusive development.Source 7 Emphasizes sustainable AI milestones amid rapid progress.Source 7 Addresses global governance needs.Source 7

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AlphaFold 3 Enables AI-Designed Drugs in Trials

2025 saw AI like AlphaFold 3 predict protein shapes, leading to generative AI antibody ABS-101 entering human trials in record time.Source 6 Accelerates drug discovery from decades to months.Source 6 AI now invents tools like CRISPR alternatives.Source 6