Last Week in AI #224 - OpenAI is for-profit! Cursor 2, Minimax M2, Udio copyright
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Nov 5, 2025 OpenAI has undergone a significant for-profit restructuring, redefining its partnership with Microsoft. Qualcomm enters the AI chip race, pushing boundaries against industry giants like Nvidia. New tools like Cursor 2.0 and Claude's memory features are revolutionizing coding and interaction. Legal battles over AI-generated content persist, highlighted by Universal Music Group's licensing deal with a music startup. Meanwhile, Google teams up with Anthropic for substantial cloud computing resources. Innovations in AI tools and ongoing copyright discussions mark an exciting era in technology.
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Coding IDEs Gain From In-House Models
- Cursor 2.0 shows coding IDEs can gain advantage by training in-house models tuned to product data.
- Composer trades top-tier accuracy for speed and cost-efficiency, fitting practical developer workflows.
Measure Total Iteration Cost
- Evaluate model choice by total iteration cost, not only raw accuracy or latency.
- Prefer cheaper/faster models if they reduce overall edit cycles versus costlier state-of-the-art models.
Terminal And Web Coding Workflows Converge
- Coding assistants are converging into both terminal and web-agent workflows.
- Web interfaces let users launch supervised agents for routine tasks without manual step-by-step input.