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Microsoft Hires Former Allen Institute AI CEO Ali Farhadi and Research Team

Microsoft hired Ali Farhadi, the former CEO of the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2), along with members of his research team. Farhadi will join Microsoft Research to work on foundational AI research. The Allen Institute, founded by the late Paul Allen, has been a major contributor to open-source AI research including the development of influential models and datasets. The hire signals Microsoft's continued investment in AI research talent beyond its partnership with OpenAI.
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Figma opens code layers beta to all users

Figma made code layers available in open beta to 100% of users, allowing teams to run and compare code-backed prototypes on its shared design canvas. The company also says its Figma agent is now generally available.

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OpenAI rolls out GIF generation across ChatGPT and Codex

OpenAI is rolling out Images 2.6 globally across all ChatGPT and Codex subscription tiers, allowing users to generate GIFs from text prompts or animate uploaded images, Mashable reports. Users can also turn rough drawings into more complete images for animation.

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OpenAI identifies message errors affecting paid ChatGPT users

Some users on paid ChatGPT plans are encountering errors when sending messages, OpenAI said in a status update. The company identified degraded performance affecting conversations and said it was working to implement a mitigation.

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