Want to sound smart at your holiday party? Our weekly AI news wrap-up gives you the lowdown on infighting at Meta, another underwhelming OpenAI launch, a tale of scammer revenge, and more.
Welcome to PCMag’s AI wrap-up, where every week we’ll catch you up on the AI news that matters, dig into the trends shaping the industry, and finish up with something weird from the internet. Because we might as well have some fun before the machines take over, right?
This week, after declaring a „code red“ about competition from Google, OpenAI is back in the spotlight with some big announcements. But that doesn’t mean the company has it all figured out. In fact, the entire tech industry is in a heavy experimental phase with AI, marked by controversial executive shakeups, backdoor deals, and mixed results on product releases. Headlines You Need to Know
OpenAI’s GPT-5.2 wants to automate your job. A new AI model is now available for the paid versions of ChatGPT. It dropped late Thursday, and is meant for white-collar tasks, like coding, making spreadsheets, and building presentations. „GPT-5.2 feels like the biggest upgrade we’ve had in a long time“, says CEO Sam Altman, which might not be a stretch given the disappointing launch of GPT-5.
Google teases first AI smart glasses with Gemini. We’re closely watching the AI hardware space, particularly smart glasses. While the Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses are the most well-known, Google is preparing to launch devices based on its Android XR platform next year. PCMag’s Will Greenwald recently went hands on with Project Aura from XRreal, an Android XR device expected next year, and he came away impressed.
Infighting at Meta. What happens when you mix new recruits lured by $300 million pay packages with company veterans? Conflict. As The New York Times reports, Meta is struggling to develop a unified AI strategy as its new AI boss works toward superintelligence while other execs appear more focused on applying AI smarts to existing Meta products.
Trump signs executive order to bypass state AI regulations.
