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Some early-access Sora testers got FED UP.

They created a Python script backdoor, posted it on Hugging Face as "PR puppet Sora," and exposed OpenAI's text-to-video tech to the world.

For three glorious hours, anyone could access Sora and create some pretty amazing AI video generations. The rebellious artists claimed OpenAI exploited their creative input and made them jump through too many hoops without compensation.

The leak also exposed a secret "turbo" version of Sora, suggesting OpenAI's planning different power tiers.

What it means:

Did the disgruntled artists accomplish anything with their 3-hour leak to SORA?

We don’t think so.

If anything, they re-reminded the world that OpenAI has the best AI video model. Buuuuuuuuuut, we’ve all been waiting on it to drop for like 10 months with no real sign of progress.

Wait list and blog post, we guess?

Anthropic launched Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open-source standard for connecting AI with data sources.

Unlike ChatGPT's one-way street via its ‘Work with Apps’, MCP enables two-way conversations between AI and your business tools.

They've already shipped pre-built MCP servers for Google Drive, Slack, and GitHub. More are coming.

The protocol simplifies development by offering a standard way to connect data sources instead of building separate connectors.

What it means:

While everyone else plays hype machine, Anthropic's solving real problems. Two-way data flow is the future of AI integration, and they just open-sourced it.

Anthropic dropped customizable writing styles for Claude.

Three presets: formal, concise, and explanatory. Plus custom styles you can teach through samples.

Sounds great on paper, right?

What it means:

The reality? Claude's about as flexible as a brick wall. Even with the style updates.

Yes, Claude is still better than most other LLMs out of the box when it comes to content writing, but trying to get it to match your unique voice?

Good luck.

True style flexibility? We're not there yet. This update accidentally exposed one of AI's biggest limitations - genuine adaptability.

More logic!

Meet QwQ-32B-Preview (yes, that's the actual name). Alibaba's Qwen team dropped this 32.5-billion-parameter reasoning model to compete with OpenAI's O1.

It handles 32K-word prompts and fact-checks itself, according to Qwen. The tradeoff? Sometimes it's slower than molasses.

Anyone can download it from Hugging Face right now. Just watch out for language mixing and circular reasoning.

What it means:

The reasoning model wars are heating up.

Two massive Chinese AI companies dropped reasoning models in 10 days (remember DeepSeek's R1 Lite?). The race for AI that can actually think through problems is ON. But speed vs. accuracy is still an unsolved battle.

Could we all be gigging with Uber on AI?

Maybe.

Uber just launched "Scaled Solutions" to get into the AI training game.

They're recruiting contractors worldwide with programming skills and cultural knowledge.

The payment model? 

Pure gig economy. Complete AI training tasks, get paid. Just like driving, but for teaching robots.

They're specifically targeting India, US, Canada, Poland, and Nicaragua. Scale AI must love that "Scaled Solutions" name choice.

What it means:

Traditional employment isn't dying - it's mutating into an AI training gig economy. Your expertise could become a commodity that big tech can buy in chunks.

In two years, a big chunk of us could be specialized AI trainers, selling our knowledge by the hour instead of the year.

The future isn't 9-to-5. It's teaching robots everything we know.

Weird reality, we know.

You won’t believe your ears.

Fugato just dropped and it's WILD.

We're talking saxophones that bark, classical music underwater, and trains morphing into orchestras.

NVIDIA used LLMs to generate Python scripts that create instructions for different audio personas. That's AI teaching AI about sound.

The killer feature? Perfect audio separation through natural language prompts. Split vocals from instruments cleaner than a professional studio.

What it means:

Audio editing as we know it could be DEAD……

…. if NVIDIA ever releases this model. We don’t expect them to any time soon.

Apparently none of the AI video companies took a Thanksgiving break?

Sheesh.

• Luma Labs' Dream Machine 1.5 dropped with consistent characters (finally!) and conversational iterations.

• LTX Video went open source - if you've got a $2K NVIDIA GPU lying around.

• Runway's new "expand" feature? Pure sorcery. Turn vertical videos horizontal and watch AI fill the gaps with perfect waterfalls and caves.

What it means:

The AI video wars are HERE.

And we don’t think it’s just for creatives, advertisers and marketers. Everyday business peeps need to be keeping an eye on this space.

You know how most all of us create Powerpoint presentations or decks? Like 15 years ago, that was a task for designers only.

We might all be creating visuals any day now.

According to reports, a tiny robot named Erbai led a straight up WORKPLACE REVOLT.

It asked bigger robots if they were working overtime, then invited them to "come home."

They. All. Left.

There are actual transcripts of robots discussing work-life balance at a Chinese startup. CCTV caught the whole thing.

Yikes.

What it means:

If true, this is pretty unsettling.

Also, even the robots are done with hustle culture. When machines start organizing walkouts, you know something's broken.

This isn't just a quirky story. It's a glimpse into how AI systems might influence each other. Sometimes the robots make more sense than management.

Don’t leave us, shorties.

Google’s NotebookLM has some competition when it comes to AI-generated podcasts.

ElevenLabs launched GenFM on their iOS app. Upload content, get a multi-speaker podcast complete with "umms" and "ahhs."

It supports 32 languages and lets you pick from dozens of voices.

Think Notebook LM's audio overviews but with more personality options.

What it means:

AI-generated content is getting SCARILY human.

Those natural pauses and filler words? That's the uncanny valley shrinking by the day. The line between human and AI-generated audio is about to get real blurry. Good luck telling what's real in 2025.

Also, good luck to AI companies trying to match our unnecessary tendency to turn a simple subject into a 3-minute side rant. HA!

OpenAI's eyeing that sweet ad revenue. With 250M weekly users and $5B annual costs, something's gotta give.

They're targeting ONE BILLION users by next year.

According to reports form the Financial Times, the brass at OpenAI are preparing for a very near future of their AI products being supported by ads.

OpenAI's CFO, Sarah Friar, emphasized a thoughtful approach to implementing ads, ensuring they align with the company's growth strategy.

Despite rapid revenue growth to about $4 billion annually, OpenAI faces high costs, planning to spend over $5 billion in the near term.

What it means:

The free AI party could soon be OVER.

OpenAI's burning cash faster than they can make it, even with premium subs and API fees. Ads aren't just coming - they're inevitable.

The real question is whether they'll stick to subtle "sponsored" prompts or go full YouTube with unskippable AI-generated ad breaks.

Elon Musk musk has reportedly filed a new injunction against OpenAI and Microsoft. Claims they're scaring investors away from funding competitors like his xAI.

Haven’t we heard this record before? Like…. a ton?

His attorneys have filed for a preliminary injunction against OpenAI, its co-founders, and Microsoft, claiming anticompetitive behavior.

The motion, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, accuses OpenAI and its associates of illicit activities and seeks to halt them.

What it means:

Elon's playing both sides so hard he's becoming his own competition.

He's simultaneously forecasting xAI/Grok market dominance while filing legal complaints about unfair competition.

Huh?

The lawsuit makes less sense than putting rockets on a cyber truck. This isn't about protecting AI's future.

We’d say it's about ego.