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OpenAI’s hinting at something big, Meta dropped Llama 4, and Stanford’s latest AI Index just changed the conversation. Here’s what actually matters.
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April 8th, 2025
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🔥 This Week In AI:
We just got a glimpse of where AI is headed and who’s sprinting toward the lead.
Sam Altman teased the biggest model release yet, Meta officially dropped Llama 4 (and yes, it’s multimodal), and Stanford’s 2025 AI Index laid out where the industry really stands.
Between the power plays and the data, this week isn’t just noise: it’s a roadmap.
Let’s break it down.
📌 In This Issue:
change of plans: we are going to release o3 and o4-mini after all, probably in a couple of weeks, and then do GPT-5 in a few months.
there are a bunch of reasons for this, but the most exciting one is that we are going to be able to make GPT-5 much better than we originally
— Sam Altman (@sama)
2:39 PM • Apr 4, 2025
🔹 TL;DR:
Sam Altman just said OpenAI is prepping “the best model we’ve ever made.” No name, no timeline. Just a clear flex that something major is coming.
🔸 Our Take:
This is Sam pulling the spotlight back, just as Meta and Anthropic are getting loud. If you’re building in AI, this is your two-week warning to freeze major model decisions. OpenAI’s next move might rewrite the leaderboard.
🔹 TL;DR:
Meta has officially launched Llama 4, with open weights and multimodal capabilities, able to process both text and images. The company also teased Llama 400B (yes, billion) coming soon.
🔸 Our Take:
Meta’s done playing second fiddle. Llama 4 is fast, flexible, and most importantly, free to build with. This isn't just an open model; it's Meta’s way of winning the dev community. If you're not testing it yet, you're behind.
🔹 TL;DR:
Stanford HAI released its annual report detailing the global state of AI: U.S. still leads in top talent, China leads in deployment, and open models are closing the gap with closed ones, fast.
🔸 Our Take:
This is the best sanity check in the AI space. We scroll the headlines, but this report shows the real shifts, like how much faster models are training and how much VC money is shifting toward open AI. If you're making bets this year, read it twice.
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