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Musk is merging his companies, OpenAI is opening its vault, and Higgsfield is turning TikTok into a deepfake playground.
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April 1st, 2025
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This Week In AI:
AI just made three major power moves; each one aimed at influence, control, and the future of content.
OpenAI is finally dropping an open-weight model for the first time since GPT-2. Elon Musk is merging X into xAI in a deal that screams “all in.” And Higgsfield, a quiet startup, just launched a mobile-first AI video model that could redefine social media.
The message this week: Own your model, own the moment.
Let’s dive in.
In This Issue:
TL;DR:
OpenAI announced plans to release a new open-weight language model with reasoning capabilities, its first since GPT-2. They’re inviting researchers and developers to give feedback before launch.
Our Take:
This feels like OpenAI trying to reconnect with the open-source community before the gap grows too wide. It’s a smart PR and dev play, but also a signal that open models are becoming too important to ignore. If you’re building on open infrastructure, this is one to watch closely.
TL;DR:
Higgsfield just launched a mobile-friendly generative video tool that turns selfies into stylized, AI-generated clips, complete with emotion control, expressions, and cinematic lighting. It’s built for creators and designed to run on phones.
Our Take:
This is TikTok + AI + deepfake wizardry, but slick. Higgsfield isn’t building for researchers; it’s building for virality. If you create, market, or influence online, you’ll want to keep your eye on this space. The line between video editing and AI generation is officially gone.
has acquired @X in an all-stock transaction. The combination values xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion ($45B less $12B debt).
Since its founding two years ago, xAI has rapidly become one of the leading AI labs in the world, building models and data centers at
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk)
9:20 PM • Mar 28, 2025
TL;DR:
Elon Musk is merging his AI company X (formerly Twitter) into xAI in an all-stock deal. The goal: combine AI development, distribution, and user engagement under one roof.
Our Take:
This is Musk locking in vertical control model, product, and platform. It’s a bold, “own the stack” play, and it might just give Grok a serious advantage in adoption. Whether you love or hate it, this is a reminder: the biggest winners in AI won’t just build models, they’ll distribute them at scale.
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