🇨🇳 DeepSeek’s ‘self-improving’ AI agent

Today’s Highlights:

• 🇨🇳 DeepSeek Preps Advanced AI Agent for 2025

• 🧠 Alibaba Unveils 1T+ Parameter Qwen-3 Model

• 🧑‍💻 OpenAI Acqui-Hires Team Behind Alex for Codex

• 🤖 Tesla Shows New Optimus Robot with Grok AI

• ⚖️ Anthropic Settles Author Lawsuit for $1.5B

• 💰 OpenAI Plans $115B Spend by 2029

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DEESEEK

🇨🇳 DeepSeek Preps Advanced AI Agent for 2025

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is preparing to launch its most powerful AI model yet — a self-improving agent system aimed at automating complex tasks with minimal human input. It’s shaping up to be a direct challenge to OpenAI and Google in the global agent race.

The Details:

• New model expected by late 2025, built for autonomous multi-step workflows

• Will support adaptive learning, refining outputs from past actions

• Designed to go beyond static chatbots — no constant prompting needed

• Could offer lighter, more efficient deployment than existing agents

• Part of China’s wider push to lead in next-gen AI infrastructure

Why it matters:

AI agents are the next frontier — and DeepSeek is going all-in. If they succeed in launching a leaner, smarter alternative to today’s heavy models, it could shake up the playing field and solidify China’s role in the future of autonomous AI.

ALIBABA

🧠 Alibaba Unveils 1T+ Parameter Qwen-3 Model

Alibaba just dropped its biggest model ever — Qwen-3-Max-Preview, crossing 1 trillion parameters. The Hangzhou-based giant is now firmly in the same league as OpenAI and Google DeepMind when it comes to massive frontier models.

The Details:

• First trillion-parameter model in Alibaba’s Qwen3 family — released on OpenRouter and Alibaba Cloud

• Outperforms Qwen3-235B and even rivals Claude Opus 4, Kimi K2, DeepSeek V3.1 in internal benchmarks

• Major boosts in Chinese-English comprehension, instruction-following, open-ended reasoning, and multilingual support

• Not open-source; API pricing set at $0.861 (input) and $3.441 (output) per million tokens

• Part of Alibaba’s $52B AI infra push; Qwen models have seen 20M+ downloads on Hugging Face

Why it matters:

Alibaba just stepped into trillion-token territory with real force. While the model isn’t open-source, it shows China’s ambition to lead in scaled, reasoning-capable AI — and puts serious pressure on Western rivals in both performance and pricing.

OPENAI & ALEX

🧑‍💻 OpenAI Acqui-Hires Team Behind Alex for Codex

OpenAI just brought in the tiny but mighty team behind Alex, the popular AI coding assistant for Xcode. They’re now part of OpenAI’s Codex division, pushing deeper into developer tools for Apple platforms.

The Details:

• Alex integrated AI models directly into Apple’s Xcode before native ChatGPT support

• Founded in 2024, backed by Y Combinator, and built a “Cursor for Xcode” experience

• Founder Daniel Edrisian says the team will join OpenAI’s Codex group

• The Alex app will stop new downloads on Oct 1, but continue support for current users

• No new features planned; app will remain functional for existing customers

Why it matters:

OpenAI is quietly building a dev ecosystem beyond the browser. With Codex now absorbing Xcode-native talent, Apple developers could soon get a first-party GPT coding assistant — and this move shows OpenAI isn’t waiting for Apple to lead.

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AI & TECH NEWS

💻 OpenAI, xAI Eye Cursor’s Code Data Goldmine

OpenAI and xAI are in talks to tap Cursor’s AI code editor data—billions of real coding completions, edits, and bug fixes. The rich, behavior-based data could supercharge dev-focused models far beyond generic web text.

💰 OpenAI Plans $115B Spend by 2029

OpenAI told investors it may spend up to $115B by 2029—$80B more than expected—to build its own data centers and chips. The move signals a massive push to control infrastructure and lead the next wave of AI development.

🤖 Tesla Shows New Optimus Robot with Grok AI

Tesla revealed a gold-toned Optimus robot prototype powered by Grok AI. Unveiled during Elon Musk’s meeting with Marc Benioff, the bot walked, answered questions, and flexed new human-like hands with forearm actuators—marking steady progress in Tesla’s humanoid ambitions.

⚖️ Anthropic Settles Author Lawsuit for $1.5B

Anthropic will pay $1.5B to end a landmark copyright suit over using books to train AI. The case set key precedent: AI training requires legally obtained data—marking a shift toward paid licensing for creators in the AI era.

🚁 Alef’s Flying Cars to Launch in California

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